The Palestinians desire more than anything to be a state. They are trying to be granted statehood by the United Nations, but many are opposing this move, including the United States. Israel is predicting the end of all possible peaceful negotiations between Palestine and themselves if Palestine is indeed granted statehood. But on the other side, after harsh attacks in Cairo by the Palestinians, the Israelis are beginning to lose respect, even from their long term allies and supporters. Palestine believes that after being recognized as a state, they would be able to negotiate boarders more reasonably. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer comments that because Palestine is not yet a state, the communication between Palestine and Israel is being put at a standstill and their only allies at the time is the United States, “and that relationship is strained, too.” Even if Palestine cannot gain entry to the United Nations, being named a state will allow for their participation in the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice, and Unesco. Palestine just getting statehood may allow for a small amount of empowerment, and maybe then they will be able to communicate with Israel more civilly, but with the ongoing struggle between the two, I do not believe Palestine’s admittance with be able to end the conflict.