The Palestinians’ Imaginary State
4th August 2011
In a few weeks, an overwhelming majority in the United Nations General Assembly will likely vote for collective recognition of a Palestinian state. But which Palestinian state? Of the three Palestinian states the assembly could recognize, two are real and arguably could meet the requirements for statehood. But it is the third, purely imaginary one that the assembly will endorse, one that neither has a functioning government nor meets the requirements of international law.
Palestinians are Arabs, and Arabs already have a state — actually, about a dozen of them.
August 5th, 2011 at 08:40
Jordan was carved out as the Palestinian state. They just refuse to accept the people hovering on Israels border.