Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The quest for the Palestinian State received acclamatory traction with many nations recognising it penultimate week. Remarkably, western nations and allies of Israel orchestrated this epiphany. The just concluded 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in New York - the biggest global multilateral stage - readily lent itself for this diplomatic triumph.

There are 193 UN member nations. France, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, alongside 153 others led the pack. Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco were African countries that welcomed the decision that these pro-Israeli Western countries have finally aligned themselves with, decades after most in the African and Arab worlds had supported this position.

The Palestini...