{"id":2482707,"date":"2025-09-05T06:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-not-in-a-palestinian-state-of-mind\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T06:55:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:55:37","slug":"trump-administration-not-in-a-palestinian-state-of-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-not-in-a-palestinian-state-of-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration not in a Palestinian state of mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-administration-not-in-a-palestinian-state-of-mind%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2482707&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the Trump governance&#8217;s stance on Palestinian statehood amid ongoing tensions following the Hamas-Israel conflict. While several countries, including the UK, France, Canada, and Australia, might recognize a Palestinian state during the upcoming united Nations General Assembly, the U.S.maintains that such recognition holds no legal weight and could undermine peace efforts. The trump administration views granting Palestinian sovereignty prematurely as a reward for Hamas&#8217;s terrorism, which could strengthen the group&#8217;s bargaining position. <\/p>\n<p>The piece highlights that, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-an-international-arrest-warrant-for-netanyahu-is-legal-trash\/\" title=\"Why An International Arrest ...rant For Netanyahu Is Legal Trash\">international law experts<\/a>, any current Palestinian state would fail to meet the criteria of statehood due to lack of effective governance and territorial unity, given the division between gaza and the West Bank. The U.S. policy under Trump favors a negotiated peace as a prerequisite for Palestinian sovereignty. <\/p>\n<p>A proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maher-were-lumping-in-russian-people-with-their-government-and-if-they-werent-white-we-would-call-that-racism\/\" title=\"Maher: We&#039;re Lumping in Russian People with Their Government, and &#039;If They Weren&#039;t White,&#039; &#039;We Would Call That Racism&#039;\u00a0\">post-war plan<\/a> called the GREAT Trust initiative suggests placing Gaza under a U.S. trusteeship to rebuild and transform the territory economically before a reformed Palestinian government can assume control. Though, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-joe-bidens-mortgage-adjustment-plan-brings-critics-home\/\" title=\"Biden...s mortgage ... faces criticism.\">plan faces criticism<\/a> for possibly requiring Palestinians to abandon claims to their homes and for not advancing genuine statehood.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes concerns from various observers that recognition of a Palestinian state by Western democracies could represent a major diplomatic shift, potentially rewarding Hamas and weakening Israel&#8217;s and the U.S.&#8217;s positions in international law and negotiations. the Trump administration prioritizes ending the conflict and defeating Hamas over advancing Palestinian statehood at this time. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration not in a Palestinian state of mind<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1490397\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>JERUSALEM &mdash;<\/strong> If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Britain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australia<\/a> recognize a Palestinian state during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Nations<\/a> General Assembly&rsquo;s annual Sept. 9-28 meeting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York<\/a>, their actions will have no legal significance. However, they could still undermine U.S. efforts to bring an end to the 23-month Hamas-Israel war.<\/p>\n<p>Believing that even empty promises of Palestinian sovereignty would constitute a reward for Hamas&rsquo;s terrorism and embolden the terrorist group to up its demands at the negotiating table, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">administration<\/a> is determined to show that it is in charge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3789777\/governance-trump-executive-orders-foreign-domestic-policy\/\">Trump&#8217;s governance by executive order will be continued by future presidents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3789581\/trump-regulator-firing-norfolk-southern-union-pacific-railroad-merger\/\">Trump move pushes huge railroad merger down the tracks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3790473\/review-elon-musk-los-angeles-tesla-diner\/\">Retrofuturism with a side of fries: Reviewing Elon Musk&rsquo;s LA Tesla diner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump has a reality-based foreign policy. His priority is to end the war and get rid of Hamas,&rdquo; said Eugene Kontorovich, head of the international law department at the Kohelet Policy Forum. &ldquo;Everyone understands what happens at the United Nations is not recognition of an actual fact but a diplomatic stunt to undermine Israel and reward Hamas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This picture shows tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, Palestine, on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Majdi Fathi\/NurPhoto via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>To underscore the American position, on Aug. 29, the State Department said it denied or revoked visas to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and dozens of other members of the Palestinian Authority, which governs the West Bank, and the Palestine Liberation Organization. However, the Palestinian Authority&rsquo;s mission to the U.N. will receive waivers to attend.<\/p>\n<p>This is because the U.N. recognizes the Palestinian state as a non-member observer state entitled to representation at the global summit. Over the years, more than three-quarters of U.N. member states have recognized a Palestinian state, but the United States has steadfastly refused to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Like his presidential predecessors, Trump believes a sovereign Palestinian state could be the incentivized result of a negotiated peace deal between the Palestinians and Israel, not the starting point.<\/p>\n<p>To be considered a sovereign state under the 1933 Montevideo Convention, an entity must have a defined territory, an effective government, a permanent population, and the ability to conduct international affairs. Although the recognition of other countries is also a key component of obtaining statehood, any Palestinian state established today would not meet the minimal criteria, according to Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and the Misgav Institute.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even if the entire globe recognizes a Palestinian state, it has no effective government. It can&rsquo;t exist if it is divided into two territories, the West Bank and Gaza, with no central government,&rdquo; Michael said. &ldquo;Most importantly, the State of Israel will not enable a Palestinian state as long as such a state endangers the very essence and security of the State of Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Palestinian statehood, &ldquo;I think President Trump is on the same page with Israel,&rdquo; Michael added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to the<em> Washington Post<\/em>, the administration is considering a post-war plan that would turn Gaza into a kind of U.S. protectorate and not a fully autonomous state, at least temporarily. Trump previously said he would like to see Gaza transformed into a &ldquo;Middle Eastern Riviera.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Under that plan, outlined in a 38-page document called the GREAT Trust proposal, which is short for Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration, and Transformation, the territory would fall under a U.S.-run trusteeship for a decade or &ldquo;until a reformed and deradicalized Palestinian Polity is ready to step in its shoes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Public and private investors would develop the Gaza Strip into a center of tech innovation and tourism, with high-rises. Palestinians in Gaza would receive $5,000 and an aid package to relocate. Those who choose to stay would live in designated areas.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, said on social media that the plan has some &ldquo;intriguing&rdquo; ideas, but it &ldquo;does nothing to advance the possibility of Palestinian statehood and independence, something that has long been a precondition for Arab and international willingness to be involved in the coastal enclave&rsquo;s future reconstruction and rehabilitation projects.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Equally problematic, it &ldquo;envisions Palestinians in Gaza giving up their claims to their homes and belongings, either for crumbs as part of a future trust that would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >entail high-rise buildings<\/a> and AI-powered cities, or accept a $5,000 initial payment and a few years of rent and basic food support in exchange for letting go of the ability to ever live in their homes, or Gaza, again,&rdquo; Alkhatib said.<\/p>\n<p>Several world leaders have already rejected the plan and insisted that the only solution is the creation of a Palestinian state once Hamas hands over the hostages and a new Palestinian government takes over. That momentum has become a ground swell.<\/p>\n<p>Hillel Neuer, the executive director of UN Watch, a human rights nongovernmental organization and U.N. watchdog group, is worried by the recognition trend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The declarations won&rsquo;t create a state, but they are more than symbolic,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Neuer added that recognition by key Western democracies &ldquo;marks a profound diplomatic shift.&rdquo; Until now, he said, the recognition by some 150 countries came mostly from Muslim and non-Western states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The danger for Israel is that these new votes will lend legitimacy to a unilateral move that rewards Hamas&rsquo;s Oct. 7 atrocities and entrenches rejectionism rather than fostering genuine peace negotiations and maximizing pressure for the hostages&rsquo; release,&rdquo; Neuer said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3501664\/house-packed-schedule-funding-deadline-epstein-redistricting-dc-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HOUSE RETURNS TO PACKED SCHEDULE, LONG TO-DO LIST, AND EPSTEIN DRAMA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neuer said the U.N. pronouncements &ldquo;are liable to shift the diplomatic battlefield&rdquo; and make Israel and the U.S. more vulnerable to campaigns that delegitimize their positions in international forums.<\/p>\n<p>By recognizing a Palestinian state that does not meet legal standards, France and other countries &ldquo;are corroding the principle that international law must be based on facts,&rdquo; Neuer warned. &ldquo;This makes a mockery of international law and strips it of meaning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Michele Chabin is a journalist whose work has appeared in&nbsp;<\/em>Cosmopolitan<em>,&nbsp;the<\/em>&nbsp;Forward<em>,&nbsp;<\/em>Religion News Service<em>,&nbsp;<\/em>Science<em>,&nbsp;<\/em>USA Today<em>,&nbsp;<\/em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<em>, and the&nbsp;<\/em>Washington Post<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump admin opposes Palestinian state recognition at UN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3569,"featured_media":2482708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WB.WhiteHouse.091025.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32726,18480,3634],"class_list":["post-2482707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-middle-east","tag-palestine","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WB.WhiteHouse.091025.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3569"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2482707"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2482711,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482707\/revisions\/2482711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2482708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2482707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2482707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2482707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}