Britain, Canada and others are recognising a Palestinian state. Why now?

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  Hey there, Tristan.

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  I am heading up to New York this week.

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  On the Amtrak train.

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  The good old Amtrak indeed.

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  Well,

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  I'm heading up to New York

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  because a bunch of world leaders are gathering there for the annual United Nations meetings.

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  And the United Nations as a whole, in theory, just to explain to folks,

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  is a place where world leaders come together to ostensibly solve really complex international problems.

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  And at the General Assembly meetings that take place every September here in New York,

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  lots of presidents and prime ministers get together.

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  There will be lots of speeches, banquets, meetings.

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  But at the same time, a lot of it has felt over the years like just political theater.

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  Yeah, I agree.

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  I mean, you know, I don't think people always realize what the UNGA is actually supposed to be for.

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