The U.N. Recognition of a Palestinian State

Tal Becker on Call Me Back with Dan Senor
Tal Becker, Dan Senor
Credit: Call Me Back with Dan Senor
Credit: Call Me Back with Dan Senor
Dr. Tal Becker is a Vice President at the Shalom Hartman Institute, where he leads educational initiatives on Israel and the Jewish world. In this capacity, he is a leading member of the Institute’s iEngage research seminar which produces the premier educational program on Israel engagement in North America, working to strengthen and re-imagine the relationship between Israel and World Jewry. He served, until recently, as the Legal Adviser of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign

Dan Senor

The United Nations is set on Monday to recognize a Palestinian state. But what does that actually mean? What kind of legal power will this recognition hold? And will Hamas see it as a victory, cementing Oct. 7 as Palestinian independence day? Tal Becker, vice president of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and a multi-decade veteran of Israeli peace process teams, joins Dan Senor to discuss the dangers of performative diplomacy and the moral hazard of an unconditional recognition of Palestinian statehood.

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