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Palestinian state
Also known as: Palestinian statehood
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Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org Mar 5, 2025 7 facts
claimRegional allies are unwilling to accept the permanent suppression of Palestinian statehood, the subjugation of the Palestinian people, or Israel's encroachments on the sovereignty and rights of neighboring Arab nations.
accountBenjamin Netanyahu has used the United Nations to promote maps and narratives depicting a polarized region of 'forces of good and evil,' while erasing the concept of a Palestinian state and denying the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.
claimIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's repeated rejection of the two-state solution and denial of the viability of an independent Palestinian state have made Egypt's efforts to promote regional peace and stability increasingly untenable.
claimSaudi Arabia pursued a dual-track foreign policy strategy: strengthening its strategic alliance with the United States, including seeking security guarantees and support for a peaceful nuclear program, while simultaneously exploring normalization with Israel, contingent on Israeli acceptance of a Palestinian state.
claimBenjamin Netanyahu's repeated rejection of the two-state solution and his denial of the viability of an independent Palestinian state have rendered Egypt's efforts to promote regional peace and stability increasingly untenable.
accountSaudi Arabia pursued a dual-track foreign policy strategy: strengthening its strategic alliance with the United States to secure security guarantees and potential nuclear program support, while simultaneously exploring normalization with Israel contingent on the acceptance of a Palestinian state.
claimBenjamin Netanyahu has used the United Nations to promote maps and narratives depicting a polarized region of 'forces of good and evil,' while erasing the concept of a Palestinian state and denying the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.
Power Transition in the Middle East: The Intersection of US Global ... populismstudies.org Mar 15, 2026 2 facts
claimSaudi Arabia stated on February 5, 2025, that it will not establish diplomatic ties with Israel without the creation of a Palestinian state.
claimSaudi Arabia stated that it will not establish diplomatic ties with Israel without the creation of a Palestinian state, in response to actions by Donald Trump.
After the War: Rethinking Regional Security in the Middle ... arab-reform.net Mar 13, 2026 2 facts
claimThe author asserts that Israeli policies in Gaza and the West Bank threaten the existence of Palestinians, endanger Jordan's interest in preserving the territorial basis for a Palestinian state, and threaten Egyptian national security by attempting to forcibly and permanently expel Gazans to the Sinai Peninsula.
referenceThe 2002 Arab Peace Initiative offered Israel full normalization in exchange for withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967, a just settlement of the Palestinian refugee question, and the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Middle East, including the Palestinian Question, April 2026 ... securitycouncilreport.org 1 day ago 1 fact
quoteThe Board of Peace stated that once control of Gaza is transferred to a reformed Palestinian Authority, "the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood."