The decision by more and more countries to recognize a Palestinian state is a direct result of the increasing brutality of Israeli actions in Gaza. This is really a massive "own goal" by Israel, who enjoyed a window of international support after October 7th but has more or less completely forfeited that since. As Israel moves further and further from international law, it risks becoming even more a pariah state. Unlike other dysfunctional and cruel states in the Middle East, Israel doesn't have oil and is therefore more dependent on international goodwill than Netanyahu perhaps realizes.
Of course, the US - especially under Trump - will use their veto to thwart full UN recognition of Palestinian statehood, but that could create a ticking clock for Israel. If we assume - and it's an assumption at this point - that we will have free and fair elections in the future and Democrats will once again gain power, why would they wish to protect Netanyahu, who has openly allied himself with the GOP? Yes, Jews are an important constituency for Democrats, but arch-Zionists in America have likely already moved to the GOP. Recognizing Palestine (or at the very least not using the veto) would be A) the right thing to do B) pay back for Netanyahu being a complete prick and C) lay the groundwork for real Palestinian autonomy.
As the US becomes isolated in its full bore support for the Likud government and its policy of ethnic cleansing, I'd like to thank the pro-Palestinian voters in the US who told us there was no difference between Harris and Trump.
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