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Recognition of a Palestinian State - Premature, Legally Invalid, and Undermining any Bona Fide Negotiation Process
(Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Alan Baker - The acts of recognition of a Palestinian state in 1967 borders by Brazil, Argentina, and possibly other Latin American states have no significance other than as a political expression of opinion. These acts run counter to statements by Brazil and Argentina in the UN Security Council in 1967 in favor of freely negotiated borders between the parties and an internationally sponsored peace negotiation process as set out in Resolution 242. The unceasing efforts among states by the leadership of the Palestinian Authority to attain recognition of unilateral statehood within the 1967 borders, and thereby bypass the accepted negotiation process, runs counter to their commitments in their agreements with Israel, as witnessed and guaranteed by members of the international community. The hostile actions and statements of the Palestinian leadership lack bona fides and prejudice any reasonable negotiating ambiance between parties that seek to establish peaceful relations between them, and are indicative of an utter lack of a genuine will to reach a peaceful settlement. The writer is a former Legal Adviser to Israel's Foreign Ministry and former Ambassador of Israel to Canada.