John Robson: The Flawed Logic of Recognizing a Palestinian State That Doesn’t Exist
Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip release 700 yellow balloons to mark the number of days of captivity, outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art on Sept. 5, 2025. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
It seems odd that four major Western countries, to the extent that such things still exist, just recognized a Palestinian state that does not. There must be a reason, and there is. But as ideas have consequences, dreadful consequences flow from dreadful ideas.
John Robson
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John Robson is a documentary filmmaker, National Post columnist, senior fellow at the Aristotle Foundation, contributing editor to the Dorchester Review, and executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. His most recent documentary is “The Environment: A True Story.”
