Does Israel accept a Palestinian state?
The Israeli government has accepted in general the idea that a Palestinian state is to be established, but has refused to accept the 1967 borders.
Is Palestine legally a state?
There are a wide variety of views regarding the legal status of the State of Palestine, both among the states of the international community and among legal scholars, but there is a general consensus that the State of Palestine is de jure sovereign.
Why Palestine is not considered a state?
Israel has granted Palestine numerous powers in which it has obtained a great degree of self-determination. Palestine is an autonomous entity, not a state. Palestine has not yet met the de facto requirements of statehood. To recognize Palestine as a state prematurely would only further destabilize the area.
Why don’t the Palestinians want a state without negotiations?
Israel would not agree to that in negotiations, which is why Palestinians want a state without negotiations, and without having to make any compromises. In accord with this, at least three times the Palestinians have refused statehood when it was offered to them, most recently just a few years ago. Here are the details:
What if the Arabs and Palestinians had accepted the partition resolution?
The fundamental fact remains that had the Arabs and the Palestinians accepted the Partition Resolution and not violated the UN Charter by attacking Israel, there would be a 63-year-old Palestinian state today next to Israel]
How many times have the Palestinians refused statehood?
In accord with this, at least three times the Palestinians have refused statehood when it was offered to them, most recently just a few years ago. Here are the details:
Does Olmert’s map show a Palestinian state on the West Bank?
Ha’aretz published Olmert’s map, showing a Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza with a free passage route to connect them. The map, which also showed the Israeli territory that would have been swapped with the Palestinians in return for annexing some Israeli settlements to Israel, is reproduced below: 2.