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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20622/palestinian-state-massacres
A Palestinian State Will Lead to More Massacres
(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - Since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has repeatedly spoken of the need for a "pathway" for the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza, and eastern Jerusalem. Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan have already demonstrated that they are capable of making peace with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state. The Palestinians themselves are the biggest obstacle to the establishment of a state of their own. Palestinian leaders have squandered hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid and failed to create adequate state institutions and a free and vibrant democracy. Blinken's claim that a Palestinian state would "isolate" Iran and its proxies is pure nonsense. Iran, its proxies and Qatar would doubtless be extremely happy if the Biden administration would allow them to establish a terrorist state on Israel's doorstep, to be used by Iran and its terrorists as a launching pad for more Oct. 7-style massacres of Israelis. It is Israel - not Iran - that will find itself "isolated" and surrounded by Iran-backed Islamist terrorist groups thirsting for Jewish blood. Blinken's claim that establishing a Palestinian state would bring security and stability to the Middle East is counterfactual. Palestinians had an independent Palestinian state in Gaza. For years prior to Oct. 7, Hamas fired tens of thousands of rockets and mortar shells from Gaza at Israeli cities and towns. The Egyptians accused Hamas of working closely with Islamist terrorist groups in Sinai who were responsible for killing Egyptian soldiers and civilians. The new Palestinian state will not only be used to attack Israel, but also to undermine security and stability in neighboring countries, especially Jordan and Egypt. Moreover, by continuing to obsessively promote the delusional idea of a Palestinian state, the Biden administration is sending a message to the Palestinians that it wants to reward them for launching the deadliest, most sickening, attack on Jews since the Holocaust.