recognition of Palestinian state

Palestinians vote during the Palestinian local elections, in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh, April 25, 2026. (Flash90)

A dubious PA election could be the political opening Palestine needs

Driven by international pressure that lets Israel off the hook, the upcoming vote still gives Palestinians a rare chance to confront an obstinate leadership.

By Omar H. Rahman August 10, 2026

A Palestinian flag hangs on a building in Amsterdam, Holland, June 20, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Between a revolution and a whisper

For Palestinians in Israel, self-censorship has long been a survival mechanism, our silence the condition of our citizenship. But encountering solidarity abroad, I realized my body forgot what it feels like to speak freely.

By Thawra Abukhdeir October 6, 2025

View of graffiti painted by artists of different backgrounds, supporting the Palestinians, seen painted on the separation wall in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, October 21, 2024. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90

Forget symbolic statehood — the world must recognize Israeli apartheid

The push to recognize a Palestinian state creates the illusion of action, but delays the real remedies: sanctioning and isolating Israel's apartheid regime.

By Alaa Salama August 29, 2025

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Israeli petition to European lawmakers: Recognize Palestine

Prominent Israelis call on European parliamentarians to formally recognize a Palestinian state. But what kind of impact can European votes have when the real power broker in Israel-Palestine relations is still the U.S.? Nearly 700 prominent Israelis, including former ambassadors, academics, IDF officers, top playwrights and poets, winners of the Israel Prize and Nobel Prize winner…

By Dahlia Scheindlin November 15, 2014

Demonstrators in support of Palestinian statehood, Jerusalem, 15 July 2011 (Photo: Dahlia Scheindlin)

Israeli response to Palestinian statehood: Three scenarios

The country may be riveted by the social protests, but the September deadline is still approaching. When the Palestinians declare statehood and take their request to the UN, there are two things Israel could do, regardless of the (largely predictable) UN outcome. Israel could reject the Palestinian declaration – including by ignoring it – or…

By Dahlia Scheindlin August 25, 2011

Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity movement, march in support of Palestinian independence, Jerusalem, 15 July 2011 (Photo: Dahlia Scheindlin)

Photo Essay: March for Palestinian independence

The demonstration today in Jerusalem in support of Palestinian independence was attended by anywhere from 2000 to 4500 people (according to a Facebook post), who marched from the Old City’s Jaffa Gate to Sheikh Jarrah. I was there and organizers announced 3,000 attendees at the end, but Channel 2’s evening news reported “over 1000.” I…

By Dahlia Scheindlin July 15, 2011