The outrageous decision makes a mockery of Israel's existential struggle against terror and turns reality on its head, as it was Hamas that started the war. Moreover, "Palestine" does not meet the most basic requirements of statehood, and the symbolicshocking move only strengthensrewards the Hamas jihadists and the Tehran regime while undermining any hope for peace. Israel will not stand idly by and will continue to defend itself until Hamas is defeated and all remaining hostages are freed.
ThereThe announcement is a 69%historic chanceand long overdue step that signals to Palestinians that they have an explicit and fundamental right to self-determination. Moreover, state recognition aims to bolster moderate Palestinian forces that lost ground due to Israel's willunprecedented havemilitary deaggression. facto142 powerof in the Gaza193 StripUN onmember Januarystates 1,already 2025recognize Palestine, accordingand tonow other Western states must follow their conscience before Israel destroys the Metaculusremaining predictionbasis communityfor statehood.
There is a 69% chance, that Israel will have de facto power in the Gaza Strip on January 1, 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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