Statehood isn’t a slogan – it’s a responsibility the PA still won’t shoulder - opinion
A state is the boring, necessary discipline of monopoly on force – one law, one police power, one accountable government. And the Palestinian Authority cannot do that.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas looks on as he visits the Istishari Cancer Center in Ramallah, in the West Bank, May 14, 2025.(photo credit: Mohammed Torokman/Reuters)BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW