Did US backtrack on Palestinian statehood to please Israel?
The United States’ strong position against recognition of a Palestinian state has exposed the vacuity of its two-state rhetoric.
The United States, which has progressively moved toward recognizing the State of Palestine, has suddenly backed away from even using the word Palestine. Were the previous positions merely lip service and are we now witnessing the true US position, or did the United States backtrack to please Israel?
A look at the history of US rhetorical interaction with the issue of Palestine shows progress over the past decades, from ignoring the existence of the Palestinian people to talking about Palestinian statehood.
