Palestinians need to take responsibility for their own future if they want a state - opinion

When Palestinians stop showing up for the rallies surrounding the Israeli hostage handovers and instead demand Hamas surrender and return the hostages, Palestinians will be ready for their own state.

PRO-PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATORS from Workers for a Free Palestine gather outside the FCDO in London, last July. When the Palestinians take responsibility for their actions and create a peaceful, functional, democratic society, then they will be ready for a state, the writer argues.

(photo credit: HOLLIE ADAMS/REUTERS)

ByALIZA PILICHOWSKI

MARCH 23, 2025 03:15