The Palestinian strategy to attain statehood is making significant progress in certain international political circles, but still lacks the necessary coordination and cohesion to bear the desired results.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad have succeeded in unleashing the usual anti-Palestinian arsenal that Israeli hasbara has been using on Palestinian aspirations.

The rejection by the Palestinian leadership of any form of resistance and the focus on building state infrastructure rather than cursing the Israelis has placed Israel in a difficult position internationally. However, it is unlikely that Palestinian statehood can be reached with this partial strategy alone.”

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