It was 32 years ago!

It has been 32 years since the PLO recognized the State of Israel's right to exist in peace and security. This historic recognition was made in a letter from Yasser Arafat to Yitzhak Rabin on September 9, 1993. In return, the Israeli prime minister responded by recognizing the PLO as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.

More than three decades later, it makes sense for a State of Palestine to exist, with internationally recognized borders, a Constitution, and a government elected by its citizens. Israel, after the catastrophe of October 7th, will one day recognize that Palestine is a de facto and de jure state. Long before the massacre perpetrated by Hamas, Tel Aviv had been in long-standing talks with Riyadh and other Arab states, moving in this direction.

There was a setback with the massacre and what followed, but Europe's recognition of Palestine is not a political decision against Israel and its citizens. It is a request for normalization, provided the Palestinian Authority can control all Palestinian territory and does not, under any circumstances, permit the existence and dominance of terrorist groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, or the Houthis. Four, simultaneously and in real life. The State of Palestine faces an immense and vast task and is obliged to fulfill this demand.