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The United States helped establish and continues to recognize the Palestinian National Authority, which is the recognized governing body of what ostensibly woul
by wahern 5y ago
The United States helped establish and continues to recognize the Palestinian National Authority, which is the recognized governing body of what ostensibly would become a Palestinian state. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_National_Authority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_National_Authority
The U.S. also recognizes passports issued by the PNA, though w/ caveats given the lack of nominal statehood.
- LegitShady 5y agoThe PA has no control over Gaza - in fact they were kicked out of gaza by hamas.
- wernercd 5y ago"what would become" and that changes my statement that Palestine has never existed how?
- toast0 5y agoMandatory Palestine certainly existed. Although you may argue it wasn't a country, because it was under the administration of the British. The current State of Palestine exists, and is recognized in many forums, although not by all participants; but it doesn't have de facto sovereignty as it's essentially occupied.
- wahern 5y agoThe point is that the U.S. is fully capable of having a political relationship with entities it doesn't recognize as a sovereign state. Take Taiwan as another example. Both the context and details are completely different from that of the PNA, but it nonetheless contradicts your premise in the same manner.
- wernercd 5y agoTaiwan is a nation with a functioning government and actual borders it controls. Unlike Palestine.