‘Palestine’ doesn’t deserve to be a state

Published November 17, 2025 2:53pm ET



If anything has been made clear over the past two years, it’s that “Palestine” does not deserve to be a recognized state. And it never will until it ceases to be a haven of terrorism and antisemitism.

The worst actors at the United Nations are still agitating for a Palestinian state, signaling opposition to an American proposal that would establish an international stabilization force in Gaza. China and Russia, which have automatic vetoes on the U.N. Security Council, are among those in opposition. The Palestinian terrorists who run Gaza also oppose forced disarmament, which is part of the U.S.-negotiated peace deal and the American proposal that the U.N. would vote on.

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