Israel unilaterally declared sovereignty when they got solid assurances Pres Truman would recognize the new state as soon as it declared, thus circumventing UN protocols and thus almost assuredly ending any hope of a 2-state solution as proposed by the LoN and UN.
My rebuttal is for Palestine to declare sovereignty and lay claim to eastern Jerusalem as its capitol as well as set the boundaries. At this moment I suspect every Muslim country may recognize Palestine as a sovereign state.
If it is good for Israel, certainly it must be good for Palestine.
