The Palestinian national movement has yet to accept Israel’s right to exist - opinion

Uri Pilichowski argues that the Palestinian national movement has never accepted Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, citing historical events from 1948 to the October 7, 2023 attack, and concludes that Israel must maintain security until a Palestinian leadership emerges that accepts Jewish sovereignty.

Uri Pilichowski argues that the Palestinian national movement has consistently rejected Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, citing historical events from the 1948 War of Independence through the October 7, 2023 massacre. He claims that Palestinian leadership rejected the 1947 UN partition plan, the 2000 Camp David offer by Ehud Barak, and the 2008 Olmert offer, and that Hamas's charter and public opinion polls show continued support for armed struggle. The article concludes that Israel must maintain security and defensible borders until a Palestinian leadership emerges that accepts Jewish sovereignty. The writer is identified as a Zionist educator.