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Israel’s Government Formally Rejects the Unilateral Recognition of a Palestinian State

The Israeli government on Sunday approved a resolution rejecting any international attempts to impose a Palestinian state on Israel. The largely symbolic move followed recent comments from some of Israel’s allies suggesting that they might consider simply recognizing a Palestinian state ahead of any agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. The Israeli government decision concluded that the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks “would be a massive and unprecedented reward to terrorism and would prevent any future peace settlement.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/world/middleeast/israel-palestinian-state.html