European recognition of a Palestinian state is not an act of solidarity but a betrayal of Palestinian liberation – Mondoweiss

“Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.” – Toni Morrison

The recognition of the State of Palestine is not a gesture of solidarity—it is my enemy. Most Palestinians disagree with a two-state solution, which is what all the recent moves to recognize a Palestinian state are contingent on. It is only the Palestinian Authority (PA) elite, who continue to subcontract the Israeli colonial regime, who embrace this recognition in order to fulfill their role in a…