Professor Keitner Examines Lack of U.S. Recognition of a Palestinian State

In an op-ed published Aug. 7 in The Fulcrum, Professor Chimène Keitner discusses President Donald Trump’s position that recognizing a Palestinian state “rewards Hamas.”

“Those who care about the future of the region and its peoples should not let the mantra of ‘rewarding terrorists’ stop them from supporting efforts to end starvation in Gaza, disarm Hamas, and empower actors on both sides whose vision for the ‘day after’ involves coordination and coexistence, not extermination and expansionism,” Keitner writes.

Professor Keitner is a leading authority on international law and civil litigation, and served as the 27th Counselor on International Law in the U.S. Department of State.