Does Israel have a right to exist?

Answer 1

Answer 1

Some do and some don't, because Palestine and Israel are the same place, and some people think that Palestine has a right to exist and some people don't.

Answer 2

Yes. By international law, the Ottoman Empire took the territory from the Seljuks and Abbassids by internationally recognized conquest. The territory was ceded to the British as a Mandate by the Ottomans as a term of surrender in World War I. (Even though the British had promised the territory to both the Arabs and Jews during the War, neither promise is legally binding.) According to the terms of the Mandate, even though the British were in control, the League of Nations had official jurisdiction. In 1947, the British gave direct authority to the League of Nations' successor, the United Nations, in accordance with the terms of their Mandate. The UN passed the 1947 Partition Plan that gave both a Jewish State and an Arab State the Right to Declare Statehood. The fact that the Arabs decided not to immediately declare such a state does not make the Israeli declaration any less valid. (It is important to note that Palestine did declare statehood on these grounds in 1988, which further cements the legality of this view.)

It is important to note that recognizing Israel's Right to Exist does not in any way limit or infringe on Palestine's Right to Exist. In fact, the majority of the world's countries recognize both Israel and Palestine. The only thing required to recognize both is the belief in the viability of a two-state solution.