Palestinians have had a state: Hamas has had full internal control over Gaza 2005-2023. The PA in the West Bank has as much of a state in their enclaves as San Marino or the Belgium/Netherlands border. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baarle-Nassau - You seem to believe that a "state" doesn't exist until someone else recognizes it (like Israel or the USA). False. States can exist on the ground in reality de facto, and that's exactly what Hamas and the PA have had.