Several websites assert that Israel is the 51st state due to the annual funding and defense support it receives from the United States. An example of this concept can be found in 2003 when Martine Rothblatt published a book called Two Stars for Peace that argued for the addition of Israel and the Palestinian territories surrounding it as the 51st state in the Union. The American State of Canaan, is a book published by Prof. Alfred de Grazia, political science and sociologist, in March 2009, proposing the creation of the 51st and 52nd states from Israel and the Palestinian territories. COUNT 4
QSN1 Why is Israel referred to as the 51st state? ANS1 the annual funding and defense support it receives from the United States QSN2 What book did Martine Rothblatt publish? ANS2 Two Stars for Peace QSN3 When was Two Stars for Peace published? ANS3 2003 QSN4 Who wrote the book The American State of Canaan? ANS4 Alfred de Grazia