Why the UN's push for a Palestinian state is a dangerous mistake for America and its allies

(JNS) — Some may view a vote this week in the United Nations on a resolution to recognize a Palestinian state as a long-awaited step toward peace. In reality, it is profoundly misguided. It rewards terrorism, abandons American hostages, undermines Israel—our strongest ally in the Middle East—and emboldens adversaries who threaten U.S. national security interests. For U.S. policymakers, the stakes could not be higher.

The Palestinian leadership has rejected every serious peace initiative that required compromise, going back to the Peel Commission of 1937. Instead, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jih...