They were already handed their own land in 1947 by the UN but lost it in a war - admittedly the fault of other Arab states as well as people living in the area.
SORT OF AN IMPORTANT FACT, RIGHT? I MEAN THEY ATTACKED THE VERY NEXT DAY.
They have also been living there just as long as any of the Jewish people who were handed their own state at the same time.
YES. INTERESTING THAT ONLY ONE SIDE ACCEPTED THE TERMS, RIGHT?
I know Palestine has never been an independent state insofar as being recognized by the international community but that's largely due to the influence of Israel and big brother America on the UN preventing it.
IT'S ALSO DOWN TO PALESTINE NOT ACCEPTING TERMS - FOR 70 FUCKING YEARS.
The number of states who recognize the Palestinian State are massive and "of the 193 member states of the United Nations, 134 (69.4%) have recognized the State of Palestine as of 27 September 2013. Their total population is over 5.5 billion people, equaling 80 percent of the world's population."
COOL. YET THEY ARE PRESENTLY RULED BY HAMAS - AN ORGANIZATION THAT USES ITS OWN CITIZENS AS HUMAN SHIELDS, DOESN'T BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY AND HAS LAUNCHED MISSLES INTO ISRAEL ABOUT 1 OUT OF EVERY 3 DAYS IN 2014 WITH THE SPECIFIC INTENT TO KILL CIVILIANS.
Why otherwise bright people like you try to equivocate on this issue is beyond me.