In September 2025, 10 Western countries opted to recognize a Palestinian State, leading many to view this move as risky and believe it can lead to future consequences.
This group includes Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and France, among others. Their decisions come amid international pressure to officially recognize Palestine.
Freshman Hanna Laufer said, “I think that the recognition of Palestine as a state is used to diminish Israel’s authority and sovereignty, but it could lead to the eventual two-state solution, which would be better for both sides, ending a conflict that has ravaged both peoples for decades.”
From Western leaders’ perspectives, the Israeli government has held the West Bank since 1967 without any real policy of annexation. Prime ministers have dedicated themselves to peace, and even Netanyahu pledged his support for the two-state solution years ago.
Israeli control combined with expanding settlements means eventual annexation, which would either mean denying Palestinians rights, expelling them or losing Israel’s political, cultural and national Jewish character by giving Palestinians full rights.
To most people in the world including many Israelis, all three of those options are highly immoral.
Their main argument is that the Palestinian state would not be given to a Hamas-controlled Gaza, but rather to the Palestinian Authority, which Israel signed a peace deal in 1993 to hand over to them the Palestinian territories.
While these countries encourage Hamas’s violence, they are also supporting one of Hamas’ biggest enemies: the Palestinian Authority.
Giving Hamas legitimacy as the group who won Palestinian independence then stripping it of legitimacy as the group without any real backing.
Ultimately, Western leaders recognizing Palestine are holding Israel to its own promises, trying to prevent a Palestinian catastrophe, while recognizing the PA over Hamas.
However, many are skeptical of this decision.
Junior Violet Berman said, “Anti-Zionism already exists in the West so recognition of a Palestinian state would worsen those tensions rather than promote peace.”
Sophomore Zachary Nadel said, “It’s a very dangerous move because it could lead to more killings.”
The danger lies in the fact that it encourages and enables Hamas to continue its campaign against the Israeli people.
Jihadist groups’ leaders commenced the slaughter-invasion of Israel to kill as many people as possible.
New documents show that they wanted to try destroying Israel if Hezbollah and Iran joined in. Their strategy is to maximize the death toll to gain support against the Zionist enemy.
Recognition of a Palestinian state is giving them what they want. The fear is that they will continue to kill Israelis and get Gazans killed.
Also, whereas the PA constantly fights for “real change”, meaning full independence for Palestine, Hamas seems satisfied with useless international support. This is a strictly diplomatic move, so the only ones who get any real benefit is Hamas.
This could turn out to have very beneficial or dangerous consequences for Israel and the Palestinians. This strictly diplomatic move could result in more Israeli and Palestinian deaths or lead to an eventual peace.
