But the framing also means ignoring the existence of the State of Palestine, which has struggled so hard to come into the world.
And it also, surprisingly, cheapens the recognition of Israel within its borders. If the state's boundaries aren't where it says they are, but wherever the observer defines then, it undercuts that nation's right to define its own geography.
Just saying that the whole place is a hellish mush of Israel/Palestine denies either part the right to exist.