The Palestinians’ cause is justified considering how they were promised nearly half the territory when Israel was created in 1947, and they came close enough to recognition after the Oslo Accord in 1993. ‘Palestine’ satisfies the statehood recognition criteria of a permanent population, defined territorial boundaries even if they have lost 30 percent of their land since 1967, a government in place and the ability to conduct international affairs. The rest of the world wants the conferment of statehood in their pursuit of a long sought after two-state solution that should, in theory, lead to a more peaceful coexistence of Jews and Arabs. If this symbolic call for recognition at least leads to the renewal of the peace process and a cessation of hostilities by Israel and release of remaining hostages by Hamas, it would have achieved something. It is, however, a burden of Palestinian history that it should suffer one of the most hawkish Israeli regimes in Tel Aviv with a leader who will continue to refuse to yield so long as the USA backs him.