A German government spokesman said on Friday that his country currently has no plans to recognise the state of Palestine as it would undermine any efforts to reach a negotiated two-state solution with Israel.Counterproductive for two-state solution“A negotiated two-state solution remains our goal, even if it seems a long way off today… The recognition of Palestine is more likely to come at the end of such a process and such decisions would now be rather counterproductive,” the spokesperson said during a press conference.Australia, UK, France and Canada to recognise PalestineIn recent weeks, several countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada, have announced their intentions to recognise the Palestinian state, leading to a sharp response from Israel and the US.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had singled out French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for their decision to recognise Palestine.“Your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on this antisemitic fire. It is not diplomacy, it is appeasement. It rewards Hamas terror, hardens Hamas’s refusal to free the hostages, emboldens those who menace French Jews and encourages the Jew-hatred now stalking your streets,” Netanyahu wrote in a letter to Macron.Last month, Macron said France would formally recognise a Palestinian state during a UN meeting in September.Americans support recognition of PalestineIn a recent interview with Sky News, Netanyahu also hit out at Albanese, claiming that his record would “forever be tarnished” by his decision to recognise a Palestinian state.Story continues below this ad“When the worst terrorist organisation on earth, these savages who murdered women, raped them, beheaded men, burnt babies alive in front of their parents, took hundreds of hostages, when these people congratulate the Prime Minister of Australia, you know something is wrong,” Netanyahu said.So far, around 145 countries have recognised the state of Palestine, and in a recent Reuters-Ipsos poll in the US, the majority of the respondents said they believe the UN member countries should recognise the state of Palestine.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd