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muriel_volestrangler

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7. The Palestinian Authority does recognise Israel as a state

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 03:36 PM

Jul 29

The PLO did so in 1993, and it continues.

The Palestinians do not currently have their own sovereign state. Proponents of the two state solution argue that this should change and that the West Bank and Gaza Strip should form a single Palestinian sovereign state that exists alongside the sovereign state of Israel. That would leave two states: Israel and Palestine.

The idea has been around for decades and steps were made towards it in the early 1990s, with the signing of the Oslo Accord. As part of that agreement, Israel recognised the Palestinian Liberation Organsiation (PLO), led by Mahmoud Abbas, as representing the Palestinian people – with the PLO agreeing in return to end violence and recognise Israel as a legitimate state.

https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-what-is-a-two-state-solution-and-do-israelis-and-palestinians-want-one

“We can no longer accept massacres and famine,” Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told state news agency ANSA on Friday. “Italy is favourable to the solution of two people and two states but the recognition of a new state of Palestine should be done at the same time as the recognition of a state of Israel by the Palestinians.” While the Palestinian Authority does recognise Israel, Hamas does not.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/07/25/macrons-palestine-recognition-does-it-matter

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UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to a ceasefire [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jul 29 OP

Off to read in Depth JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #1

Hamas will NEVER accept a two-state solution. They never have, and they never will. It is in their charter. I wonder lostincalifornia Jul 29 #3

Now I Know JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #6

It is complicated, but most sources indicated an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood was involved. lostincalifornia Jul 29 #15

Nor will Bibi iemanja Jul 29 #22

Hamas does not speak for anywhere near all Palestinians. Big Blue Marble Jul 29 #28

The Palestinian Authority does recognise Israel as a state muriel_volestrangler Jul 29 #7

So Palestine JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #8

Right now... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #9

It's all a problem from hell JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #11

Wish I could rec this statement a million times n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #12

It was elected as the government in Gaza 19 years ago iemanja Jul 29 #23

I never said that Hamas was elected in the West Bank n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #24

You said is was the elected government of Palestine iemanja Jul 29 #25

Fair enough... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #26

As the US voted for Trump iemanja Jul 29 #27

Do any of us who voted for Kamala deserve what we got? Nope SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #30

Did these people vote? Is this what they deserved? iemanja Jul 29 #32

A majority of Americans voted for Trump iemanja Jul 29 #34

Duplicate iemanja Jul 29 #33

The Palestinian Authority is the Palestinian govt... Violet_Crumble Jul 30 #36

No, it wouldn't "have to" muriel_volestrangler Jul 29 #16

The PA has proposed taking over Gaza after the war. Israel rejected it. AloeVera Jul 29 #31

OK... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #17

It's not "irrelevant"; the West Bank has the majority of Palestinians (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 29 #18

So then you want three states? SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #19

No. muriel_volestrangler Jul 29 #20

Does anyone remember when Israel under Labor was comitted to a two state solution, and Hamas and others lostincalifornia Jul 29 #2

News flash: Hamas does not control Gaza; Israel does. Big Blue Marble Jul 29 #29

Hamas controlled it before they started this disaster, and continuues to hold the hostages, and refuses to lostincalifornia Jul 29 #35

bravo UK, and let us ponder bibi's place in history prodigitalson Jul 29 #4

Once again they will all moniss Jul 29 #5

And... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #10

Fair point JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #13

I did say the outside world should impose a solution no matter who doesn't like moniss Jul 29 #14

That slow walk concerns me. That and I don't trust the UK at all -eom vanessa_ca Jul 29 #21