Palestine, A State? Good One!

This past weekend, Palestine declared that it's going to try to pressure the UN to recognize Palestinian statehood.  This chutzpah made me think of something significant.  Here I thought that we were already dealing with a [nation-]state.  I then had to think of what qualified one to be considered a state or nation-state.  Whether there is a homogenous people within the given borders is immaterial in this discussion.  (Side note: The Kurds are a nation, but have no state).  In terms of being considered a modern state in the 21st century, aside from having borders, one needs two things: international recognition and sovereingty.  By the Palestinians declaring that they're going to force the UN to recognize them, this already implies that their statehood is not recognized.  As for sovereignty, Yaakov Katz highlighted this very well in his recent Jerusalem Post article entitled "PA Cannot Cope as an Independent State."  Palestine does not have the infrastructure to function as a state--it wouldn't even last a day!  It doesn't have a capital, currency, heck, it doesn't even have a centralized government because it's divided between Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and Fatah-controlled West Bank.  They can try to claim East Jerusalem as its capital, but that claim is so fallacious because there is no historical backing for that.  Essentially, they're dependent on Israel, as Katz outlines.  Furthermore, if Palestine does indeed go this route, Israel will have no choice but to act.  And do you think they're going to remove the barriers between Gaza and West Bank at that point?!  I don't think so!  They're essential for Israeli security because it blocks out terrorists from blowing up innocent Jews.  It's election time in the PA, so I can understand why they feel the need to blow off some steam.  In all probability, this won't go anywhere.  But if they do, it will blow in their faces because they will end up with less land.  Historically speaking, that's an accurate statement.  They had quite a bit of land in the Peel Commission of 1937, and still had a sizable amount in the UN Resolution 181 back in 1947.  [I just want to point out that the UN internationally recognized Israel and its right to exist back in 1947, not to mention other moments where it has been internationally declared that it has the right to exist.  I guess no international body wants recognize Palestine.  C'est la vie!]  But again, Palestinians are frustrated because they still haven't made any progress on their ultimate goal of exterminating the Zionist entity, so I can see why the elections aren't helping with any of that angst.