statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d 
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Such unrest, coupled with growing Israeli military and settler activity, has turned the West Bank into a war zone on the sidelines of the war in Gaza, further eroding the PA's position and throwing into question the very viability of Palestinian statehood.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Palestinian statehood could help bring an end to a war that has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians in Gaza since Hamas’s brutal October 7 attack killed around 1,200 people in Israel almost two years ago, as well as bring home the hostages still being held in Gaza.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
The Palestinian Authority has been pushing for greater international recognition of Palestinian statehood, as a pathway to a future two-state solution involving Israelis and Palestinians.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
Some of the recent recognitions of Palestinian statehood have been predicated on reforming the PA, which is mired in corruption and widely unpopular at home.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Palestinian statehood could help bring an end to a war that has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians in Gaza since Hamas’s brutal October 7 attack killed around 1,200 people in Israel almost two years ago, as well as bring home the hostages still being held in Gaza.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
The Palestinian Authority has been pushing for greater international recognition of Palestinian statehood, as a pathway to a future two-state solution involving Israelis and Palestinians.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
Some of the recent recognitions of Palestinian statehood have been predicated on reforming the PA, which is mired in corruption and widely unpopular at home.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d
: the condition of being a state
especially
: the condition or status of one of the states of the U.S.
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