Bereaved Israelis urge Palestinian state recognition ahead of UN summit | International

TEL AVIV, Sept 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - After militants killed his parents duringHamas's October 2023 attack on Israel, Maoz Inon vowed to reject revenge andchoose a path of reconciliation -- for his own healing and his country's. The 49-year-old is among thousands of Israelis now calling on theinternational community to formally recognise the State of Palestine ahead ofa UN summit next week where several Western countries are set to do justthat. For Inon, a tourism entrepreneur who became involved in the peace movementaround 20 years ago, dialogue, recognition and forgiveness on both sides arekey to a secure future for the region. "By revenging the death, we are not going to bring them back to life. Andwe're only going to escalate...