Never claimed they were. It simply doesn't matter in this instance. This war was kicked off by a monumental terrorist attack by Hamas(spare me the history lesson that absolves Hamas). Israel didn't just march in there with no reason, and say "We're taking it, bitches!". If that was the case, then all this criticism over how Israel is handling it, would have some merit.
Palestinians support these terrorist groups. They're uneducated zealots. Nothing would change by giving them an official state. They would still elect the same dip shit extremist terrorist groups that have them in the mess they're in right now. They're brainwashed idiots, who are taught from the cradle to the grave to hate anyone who isn't like them. An official statehood isn't all of sudden gonna change that, and you'll just wind up right back in this situation in a few years.
Here's an idea. How about someone just wins this never ending war, takes over their shit, and puts an end to it once and for all?