https://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2012/11/29/un-palestine-is-now-a-non-member-state-reality-palestine-will-continue-to-be-a-non-existent-state/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 11:06:07 -0400<![CDATA[Twenty-four years ago, almost to the day, in 1988, I stood in a large hall in Algeria and saw Yasir Arafat declare the independence of a Palestinian state. And that was forty-one years, almost to the day, after the UN offered a Palestinian state in 1947. Twelve years ago Israel and the United States officially offered a Palestinian state as part of a compromise at deal in the Camp David summit of 2000.]]>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:24:52 -0500<![CDATA[Barry Rubin]]>https://pjmedia.com/barry-rubin/2012/11/29/un-palestine-is-now-a-non-member-state-reality-palestine-will-continue-to-be-a-non-existent-state-n133436