Let me ask you-- how can the "Palestinians" ask for recognition as a State when the coalition of their combined Hamas-Fattah leadership is committed to denying Israel's right to exist- in other words sees it's existence as a zero sum in conjunction with the elimination of the State of Israel?
How can any country "recognize" a "state" prior to the existence of a cohesive governmental structure that "controls all the guns" or has a cogent internal independent rule of law or judiciary or other democratic institutions or ability to keep its own peace? None of the usual hallmarks of state recognition currently exist vis-a-vis "Palestine." So its more or less a joke for them unilaterally go to the UN to get "recognition." Recognition for what? Bloody Murderous Chaos?
We can recognize a generic right to self-determination without recognizing that the Palestinians are there yet, because they aren't. Self-determination entails responsibility to self-determine in a manner consistent with international norms and protocols. You cannot blindly support self-determination to be derranged whacko self destructive suicide bombing or intifada blowing up buses. If the Self in Self -determination is corrupt to its core we cannot just adopt for the sake of utopian self-determination.
What can happen is a commitment to establish those hallmarks of statehood, which include a firm vowed recognition of Israel's right to exist in Peace without threat from neighbors and complying with international norms and protocols. Like you don't get to fight legitimate security measures by suicide bombing- and by the way, you don't get to heaven by destroying any part of God's creation, most especially human life.
Until that happens why should Israel give anything to Palestine? You have neighbors that want to kill you off. You are going to say "I recognize your right to do that?" "Knock yourself out" Try to kill us all off while we pray for peace.
There should be negotiations and dialogue and frameworks for discussion established first and they must not be derailed. There needs to be discussion of groundrules.
Two states is not an automatic solution for Peace when one state is determined to annihilate the other. It's a ridiculous proposition.
Two States is only a viable solution if something fundamental changes in the mindset of the Palestinian and the Arab world that backs it- notably, that economic synergies make any destruction counterproductive to one's own self interest. You don't nuke what you rely on to feed you. This entails more generous economic counter incentivization of Israel in mutualy synergistic liason with Palestinians and Palestinian Christian businessmen and women are ideal middle men AND WOMEN to make this happen.
Then the money spent on Arms could be directed toward projects that feed all, nourish all, and sustain all in common community. Walls don't help here. They just breed more contempt than the proximity does.
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