statehood
noun
state·hood
ˈstāt-ˌhu̇d 
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If Israel is to make meaningful progress on its integration into the region, some path to Palestinian statehood will have to be on the table.
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Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2025
Before that, Idaho executed prisoners by hanging them to death, and did so nine times dating to statehood in 1890, according to the Idaho State Historical Society.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2025
So long as Netanyahu refuses to go along with any of Trump’s grand diplomatic initiatives, which might require him to end the Gaza war or entertain some semblance of Palestinian statehood, Israel has nothing to give Trump other than symbolic trinkets.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
Then, Israel needs to agree to a plan for post-war governance, security and redevelopment with its Arab neighbors that paves the way to full regional normalization, long-term security and Palestinian statehood.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
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Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2025
Before that, Idaho executed prisoners by hanging them to death, and did so nine times dating to statehood in 1890, according to the Idaho State Historical Society.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2025
So long as Netanyahu refuses to go along with any of Trump’s grand diplomatic initiatives, which might require him to end the Gaza war or entertain some semblance of Palestinian statehood, Israel has nothing to give Trump other than symbolic trinkets.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025
Then, Israel needs to agree to a plan for post-war governance, security and redevelopment with its Arab neighbors that paves the way to full regional normalization, long-term security and Palestinian statehood.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 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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