Recognizing a Palestinian state would mean recognizing that Palestinians exist, and Israel has always refused to do so.
Ori Goldberg on X explains the mindset: "The goal for most Israelis: forget about Palestinians' very existence. We can never forgive them for engraving themselves upon our retinas. This is less about the horrors we experienced on Oct 7 and more about our inability to continue denying the reality we have created."
https://www.newarab.com/analysis/how-israel-has-always-rejected-palestinian-state