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Recognizing a Palestinian State? Terrorism Should Be Eliminated, Not Encouraged
(Telegraph-UK) Tzipi Hotovely - The French President declared that France would officially recognize a Palestinian state, much to the delight of the Islamist terrorist group Hamas. Such a decision would have exceptionally dangerous repercussions not only for Israelis but for the West as a whole. Recognizing a Palestinian state in a post-Oct. 7 reality would be nothing less than a reward for terrorism. Islamist extremists are watching closely and the signal that they are receiving is that their violent tactics yield positive results for them in the West. Recognition would be utter folly - terrorism should be eliminated, not encouraged. What concessions are those who call for recognition asking for from the Palestinians in return? Nothing. Our 50 hostages, still languishing in the torturous terror dungeons of Gaza, will not be released. Hamas will continue to be the governing authority in Gaza. It really would be a masterclass in futile diplomacy. The tragic reality is that Israel does not have, and never has had, a genuine Palestinian partner for peace. The history of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process reads as a timeline of missed opportunities for Palestinian statehood due to Palestinian rejectionism and their refusal to accept the existence of a Jewish state within any borders. The last thing the world needs is another failed state. With corruption, jihadi extremists, power vacuums, radicalism, Iranian interference, and a plethora of armed terrorist groups, a Palestinian state would have all the ingredients of a would-be failed state. In the post-Oct. 7 reality that Israelis are living in, what security guarantees are being given to us for our legitimate concerns? I have yet to hear a viable answer. The writer is the Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom.