International recognition of Palestine: Is history repeating itself?

(JNS) — It is astonishing and sometimes discouraging to see how history echoes itself in the formative events of our time.

Recent statements by various Western countries expressing their intention to recognize a Palestinian state coincide with an escalation in jihadist terrorism, mass demonstrations and the growing influence of anti-Israel lobbies in key European capitals and decision-making centers. This familiar dynamic, which we have seen recently in Spain, France and the United Kingdom, illustrates the way in which pro-Palestinian organizations operate in an organized manner to weaken Isra...