. Odd, your slavery-loving Confederate heros certainly didn't agree with those ”principles”, as they refused to recognize the newly formed state of West Virginia during the Civil War, and continued to claim all the former counties of Virginia as part of the CSA, including the ones that had declared Independence from Virginia and proclaimed themselves the state of West Virginia. They also claimed to "represent” the people of those counties in the CSA.
BTW, in answer to how long it took Israel to be recognized after they declared Independence, the answer is the very same day. The State of Israel was declared and President Truman and the U.S. Congress recognized them the very same day.
Let's say that's absolutely true. (notwithstanding the fact that the US constitution absolutely prohibits another state from being formed out of the territory of an existing state) Does them doing something bad justify other people doing something bad?
What you have put forth is called a "tu quoque" argument. You are claiming that because someone else does something bad, it's okay to do this bad thing. This idea is regarded as a fallacy argument, because one bad thing does not justify another bad thing.
BTW, in answer to how long it took Israel to be recognized after they declared Independence, the answer is the very same day. The State of Israel was declared and President Truman and the U.S. Congress recognized them the very same day.
Wasn't talking about the US. I'm sure Russia recognized the Independence of regions of Ukraine, but that's because it was in their best interest to do so.
Did the rest of the World recognize Israel? How long did that take?