Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in New York for the UN General Assembly, where Australia has formally recognised the State of Palestine – a step that more than 150 UN member states have now taken.

The move is part of what Australian calls "a co-ordinated international effort to build new momentum for a two-state solution".

But with no active peace process, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to fight calls for Palestinian statehood, and the US attempting to scuttle the process – how much difference will recognition make?

Today, press gallery veteran Paul Bongiorno on whether Australia and others can shift the positions of Washington and Israel.

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Guest: Press gallery veteran, Paul Bongiorno

Photo: AAP Image/Lukas Coch