https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/234bb672-b534-4aed-ba2e-360b7e4fd7ee Soumaya Ghannoushi argues in her column against the latest wave of Western declarations on recognising a Palestinian state, arguing they amount to diplomatic theatre rather than genuine support for Palestinian rights. France’s Macron and Britain’s Starmer present symbolic gestures as breakthroughs – but what’s on offer is not a sovereign state, Ghannoushi says, but a shell under occupation: no borders, no army, no control over resources. Amid Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and the expansion of settlements in the West Bank, she continues, these declarations are framed as a distraction from real pressure on Israel – with recognition offered not as a right, but as a tool of leverage. “A state that needs its oppressor’s permission to exist is not a state,” Ghannoushi writes. “It’s a diplomatic mirage sold over mass graves.” She warns that every time Palestinians rise up, the “peace process” is revived – not to achieve justice, but to bury it. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:08:18 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/234bb672-b534-4aed-ba2e-360b7e4fd7ee All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.