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The expectation is that Palestinians will now be pressured to demonstrate their worthiness of this generous offer.
The most perplexing aspect of this undertaking is its pursuit of an objective that has become unattainable. While once a laudable aim, the pursuit of a two-state solution has reached its conclusion. It faltered due to Israeli inflexibility, Palestinian indecision, American ineffectiveness, and global powerlessness. Its failure occurred even when circumstances were more favorable – when settlements were fewer,Israel’s territorial expansion less invasive,and Palestinian and Israeli political landscapes more promising,with greater public support on both sides. It failed when it had a potential chance, and today, it has none. Starmer’s argument for recognizing a Palestinian state,by citing its diminishing likelihood,inadvertently highlighted the absurdity of his stance. The consistent reiteration of support for two states, whether by Joe Biden recently, Macron and other European officials today, or Arab leaders consistently, is a hollow declaration that repetition will not transform into reality.
This pretense serves as a diversion. The immediate priority is to halt the violence in Gaza. This will not be achieved without imposing tangible consequences on the Israeli government responsible for it and cutting off its supply of weapons. Beyond this, there is a need to devise innovative strategies for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These strategies should abandon deception and pretense, set aside the illusory objective of a strict partition into two states, and instead explore alternative paths toward dignified coexistence for both populations.
The irony is that the recognition of a Palestinian state holds no genuine interest for the people it is ostensibly meant to benefit: the Israelis and Palestinians themselves. They possess a profound and painful history with such symbolic pronouncements. The actual beneficiaries will be others, whose public disputes mask a more self-serving convergence of interests. Recognition benefits the Israeli government by shielding it from more severe punitive measures. It also benefits the French and UK governments by absolving them of the need to implement such measures. Furthermore, it serves the Palestinian political establishment by masking its evident weaknesses with a hollow triumph. For the Palestinian individuals enduring this unimaginable tragedy, this action will ultimately yield no positive outcome, at a significant cost.
