Netanyahu: Everyone knows that I was the one who obstructed the establishment of a Palestinian state. Netanyahu: We will maintain full security control over the entire region west of Jordan.
The United Nations granted Palestine observer status in 2012, and among the 193 member states of the United Nations, 139 countries have so far recognized Palestine as an independent state. In addition to the United States, European countries announced that they were considering recognizing an independent Palestinian state, in a proactive step that would pave the way for the implementation of the two-state solution.