“Palestine” would be a dictatorial, racist state that flouts basic human rights.
As the French, the British, the Canadians and the Australians rush to recognize the “State of Palestine,” the question that must be asked is: What would this entity look like?
Based on the experience to date and empty rhetoric aside, the “State of Palestine” would most likely be yet another dictatorship.
In the Oslo Accords, the Palestine Liberation Organization committed to establishing a liberal democracy. Elections for the position of the Palestinian Authority chairman and parliament were meant to take place every four years. In practice, in 30 years, the P.A. has only ever held two elections for the position of chairman (1996 and 2005) and two elections for the parliament (1996 and 2006).