Kuala Lampur, Feb. 6 -- Despite his administration appearing to backtrack from his shock plan to take over Gaza, with the United Nations warning against "ethnic cleansing" in the Palestinian territory, US President Donald Trump insisted that "everybody loves" the plan.

Now, let this be said loud, clear and in bold: Palestine is a State.

I have said this in "From the river to the sea, Palestine is a State and will be free".

A panel of experts on international law in its report dated May 20, 2024, has also stated that Palestine is a State in accordance with criteria set out in international law. Read the report here, para 13(a) at page 4.

Twenty years before in 2024, the International Court of Justice rendered its opinion that the right...