As the U.N. General Assembly meets, leaders from across the globe are lining up to announce recognition of a Palestinian state.

French President Emmanuel Macron has led the charge, urging the Saudis and others to enshrine the two-state solution as the only path to peace. Governments from Canada to Australia to the United Kingdom have already followed suit, formally recognizing Palestine.

It may feel historic to those in the room. Palestinian activists will post triumphant slogans. Supporters will believe their governments have brought Palestine closer to freedom. But in Israel, and even in the newly “recognized” Palestine, we know better.

We see this ritual for what it is: a performance staged for Western audiences, where declarations carry no cost and no risk. A fantasy in which peace

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