Council of European Muslims Lauds Palestine Recognition

The Coun­cil of Euro­pean Mus­lims (CEM) has laud­ed the recent wave of Pales­tin­ian state recog­ni­tion by the Unit­ed King­dom, Cana­da, Aus­tralia, Por­tu­gal, and France. In a 22 Sep­tem­ber 2025 state­ment, the CEM stat­ed that the recog­ni­tion rep­re­sent­ed a sig­nif­i­cant shift in both Euro­pean and inter­na­tion­al posi­tions, say­ing that it aligned with the prin­ci­ples of inter­na­tion­al law and reflect­ed grow­ing pub­lic pres­sure to end the occu­pa­tion and halt the ongo­ing vio­lence in Gaza. The arti­cle begins:

The Coun­cil of Euro­pean Mus­lims wel­comes the offi­cial recog­ni­tion of the State of Pales­tine by the Unit­ed King­dom, Por­tu­gal, Cana­da, and Aus­tralia. It con­sid­ers this move a sig­nif­i­cant devel­op­ment in both Euro­pean and inter­na­tion­al positions—one that aligns with the prin­ci­ples of inter­na­tion­al law and reflects grow­ing pub­lic pres­sure to end the occu­pa­tion and halt the ongo­ing geno­cide in Gaza. The Coun­cil affirms that these recog­ni­tions car­ry great polit­i­cal and sym­bol­ic weight, rep­re­sent­ing a long-over­due cor­rec­tion in approach. They also reflect the his­tor­i­cal respon­si­bil­i­ty of these coun­tries toward the Pales­tin­ian cause, to which they have been linked for decades. The Coun­cil also val­ues the announce­ment by France and sev­er­al oth­er Euro­pean nations of their inten­tion to pro­ceed with recog­ni­tion of the State of Pales­tine dur­ing upcom­ing Unit­ed Nations meet­ings this week. This, it believes, strength­ens the grow­ing glob­al shift toward pro­tect­ing the two-state solu­tion and affirm­ing the legit­i­mate rights of the Pales­tin­ian peo­ple to free­dom and self-determination.

Read more: https://www.eumuslims.org/en/council-of-european-muslims-recognition-of-the-state-of-palestine-is-a-historic-step-that-requires-practical-action-to-establish-justice/

Key Points

• The CEM laud­ed the recog­ni­tion of Pales­tin­ian state­hood by the Unit­ed King­dom, Cana­da, Aus­tralia, Por­tu­gal, and France, describ­ing it as a his­toric and long-over­due cor­rec­tion in inter­na­tion­al pol­i­cy toward the Israeli-Pales­tin­ian conflict.

• The Coun­cil high­light­ed that these recog­ni­tions aligned with inter­na­tion­al law and respond­ed to increas­ing pub­lic demands for end­ing the occu­pa­tion and address­ing the human­i­tar­i­an cri­sis in Gaza.

• France, Andor­ra, Bel­gium, Lux­em­bourg, Mal­ta, and Mona­co joined the diplo­mat­ic push at a UN sum­mit, fur­ther increas­ing pres­sure for a two-state solu­tion and Pales­tin­ian self-determination.

• With these new recog­ni­tions, over 80% of UN mem­ber states now for­mal­ly rec­og­nize the State of Palestine.

• The Coun­cil called on all Euro­pean gov­ern­ments to assume their polit­i­cal and moral respon­si­bil­i­ties, urg­ing them to take fur­ther prac­ti­cal steps to secure jus­tice and last­ing peace for the Palestinians.

Council of European Muslims: Selective Condemnation and One-Sided Advocacy

The Coun­cil of Euro­pean Mus­lims (CEM) serves as the umbrel­la group com­pris­ing the Glob­al Mus­lim Broth­er­hood in Europe. The orga­ni­za­tion has posi­tioned itself as a dia­logue part­ner for EU insti­tu­tions while coor­di­nat­ing Pales­tine advo­ca­cy activ­i­ties across the con­ti­nent. In April 2021, CEM Chair­man Samir Falah par­tic­i­pat­ed in a vir­tu­al Jerusalem sup­port con­fer­ence along­side pro-Hamas activists, includ­ing for­mer lead­ers of Union of Good mem­ber orga­ni­za­tions, a coali­tion des­ig­nat­ed by the Unit­ed States as a Hamas financ­ing enti­ty. The con­fer­ence was co-orga­nized by the Pales­tini­ans in Europe Con­fer­ence and Euro­peans for Al-Quds, both iden­ti­fied as hav­ing ties to Hamas and the Glob­al Mus­lim Broth­er­hood. Dur­ing the May 2021 vio­lence in Jerusalem and Gaza, CEM issued state­ments con­demn­ing Israeli actions while mak­ing no men­tion of Hamas rock­et attacks direct­ed at Israeli civil­ians. The orga­ni­za­tion’s youth arm, FEMYSO, has devel­oped rela­tion­ships with the Coun­cil of Europe, the Euro­pean Com­mis­sion, and the Euro­pean Par­lia­ment, call­ing on these insti­tu­tions to con­demn Israeli actions and affirm Pales­tin­ian rights.

Exter­nal references:

• Europe Cracks Down on Net­works Accused of Sup­port­ing Hamas — Kharon
• While cel­e­brat­ing ‘Eid, our prayers are for Pales­tine and Afghanistan
• Hamas in Europe: France Edi­tion — Euro­pean Lead­er­ship Network

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