Posts Tagged: Palestinian Statehood
Europe Prays to Paper Peace, Paper God
Cavemen prayed to stones and talismans, but Europeans worship paper gods. Europeans have a bad habit of holding up paper agreements as if they guarantee peace,...
Mahmoud Abbas and the UN General Assembly
Mahmoud Abbas's drive for unilateral Palestinian recognition at the United Nations is like a train running full steam ahead -- except this one is going...
U.S. Reiterates Criticism of Judea, Samaria Development
During a speech at the United Nations Security Council's Open Debate on the Middle East, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Susan Rice outlined...
Terrorism and Palestinian Statehood
The U.N. should insist on a renunciation of violence and a negotiated peace with Israel before recognition. As the Palestinian Authority continues to seek recognition...
Abbas Will not Apply for Palestinian Statehood Recognition at UN
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad Malki said that PA President Mahmoud Abbas has decided not to formally apply for statehood recognition at the United Nations General Assembly session...
Abbas Plans to Bring Statehood Recognition Bid to United Nations
At a meeting with Israeli Members of Knesset, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told MK Zehava Gal-On (Meretz) that he will proceed with...
Newt Gingrich – Democracy’s Blessing or Curse?
In one fell swoop Newt Gingrich focused the world's attention on all of the ignorance that has plagued Israel through more than 30 years of...
Palestinians Pursue Backdoor Statehood Strategy
With a bid for full recognition of statehood still sitting in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the UN's Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...
Israel Loses an Old Friend In Fraser and we Long For His Return
Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister of Australia between 1975 - 1982, coinciding with the period when I was President of the Executive Council of...
Is Israel’s Home Front Ready For September?
When we moved from Jerusalem to Gush Etzion on August 31, 2010, my family and I became official "settlers." The following day Hamas welcomed our arrival...
Palestinian ‘Head of State’ at UN
Get ready for the statehood steamroller. The United Nations showed its hand this week and sent out a provisional list of speakers for the opening...
End the “Durban syndrome,” Start Fighting Real Racism
On September 21, 2011, the United Nations will hold its third World Conference Against Racism, commonly known as "Durban III." In a normal world, that...
How to Block the Palestine Statehood Ploy
Now that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his recent sparring partner Barack Obama are back in their corners, the next Arab-Israeli political flash point...
