A standard criteria for recognition is . . .

In Reply to: Palestinian nationhood posted by blindness on April 22, 2024 at 11:31:10

. . . undisputed borders.

It's part of the rules for joining NATO as well . . . and part of the reason Ukraine does not yet qualify.

And before you knock Biden, please remember that he's the primary world leader working to make the two-state solution viable again.

Biden has been working the Middle East for 50 years. He knows all the players personally. He knows enough to know Hamas is not Palestinians and Natanyahu is not Israel. The problem is not Israelis and Palestinians but their terrible leadership. I think Biden senses an opportunity now for that leadership to change.

And finally, at noon on January 20th, 2025, one of two men will take the oath of office: Biden or Trump. However much people want to resist that thought, the idea that there is any alternative to that dichotamous choice is PURE FANTASY. People need to start thinking about what a Trump presidency would mean for Palestinians. DJT would probably be just fine with genocide. And decry as antisemitic anyone who opposed it.

Follow Ups:

• Undisputed borders as criteria for recognition DSCBruin 16:50:20 04/22/24 (19)
  • If Palestine has no clear borders, neither does Israel blindness 16:58:45 04/22/24 (10)
    • Israel's strategy is to keep the borders disputed DSCBruin 10:19:59 04/23/24 (1)
      • They also perpetually undermine emerging Palestinian blindness 11:05:27 04/23/24 (0)
    • Re: If Palestine has no clear borders, neither does Israel Dr.J 17:26:43 04/22/24 (7)
      • So they’re doing what Russia is doing with Ukraine, I guess* Fuzzy 17:52:30 04/22/24 (1)
        • Re: So they’re doing what Russia is doing with Ukraine, I guess* Dr.J 18:30:11 04/22/24 (0)
      • I am guessing the operative word in Blu's post blindness 17:51:50 04/22/24 (4)
        • The borders are clear enough but not acceptable to extremists Dr.J 18:38:41 04/22/24 (3)
          • From the river to the sea.... blindness 20:05:58 04/22/24 (1)
            • I think that is Netanyahu’s embrace of extremism Dr.J 20:21:13 04/22/24 (0)
          • Another extremist element DSCBruin 19:39:59 04/22/24 (0)
  • A UN resolution partitioned Britain’s mandate in Palestine Dr.J 16:58:40 04/22/24 (7)
    • Despite settlements, Israel stays recognized DSCBruin 17:04:36 04/22/24 (6)
      • Re: Despite settlements, Israel stays recognized Dr.J 17:25:27 04/22/24 (5)
        • True, but there is a lot of evidence that DSCBruin 18:24:30 04/22/24 (4)
          • At what point did Israel become horrible? * ClockBlocker 22:51:51 04/22/24 (3)
            • An official line is usually drawn at the failure of 2000 blindness 09:23:58 04/23/24 (0)
            • When the West Bank stopped being occupation and instead . . BluBlood 07:57:49 04/23/24 (0)
            • Netanyahu in power DSCBruin 00:45:37 04/23/24 (0)
• I am not advocating not voting for Biden blindness 15:55:29 04/22/24 (0)
• It drives me a bit nutty when I hear people say that they are azbruin 15:14:20 04/22/24 (0)

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