Contents tagged with Palestinian Authority
Filed in: Israel | by David French | 4:59 PM Sep. 22, 2011
The Palestinian UDI: A Dormant Declaration of War
Rarely do we see American politics achieve such consensus: Republicans and Democrats are uniting to oppose the Palestinian Unilateral Declaration of Independence and even to threaten funding to the PA and the U.N. should the U.N. recognize Palestine. Heck, we even have longtime combatants Eric Cantor and Steny Hoyer writing a joint op-ed opposing the UDI (I can’t decide if this is a positive development or a “dogs and cats living together” moment that Bill Murray said would be ... Continue Reading
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks about his bid for Palestinian statehood recognition at the United Nations next week, during a televised speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah September … more
Filed in: United Nations | by Jordan Sekulow | 6:29 PM Sep. 21, 2011
Palestinian State is Wishful Thinking
The Palestinians, much as they have done for more than the last half-century, are planning to defy their international obligations and international law by unilaterally declaring independence at the United Nations. The legal effect of that declaration will be nil. First, the United States is likely to veto at the Security Council any Palestinian attempt to gain admission to the U.N. as a member state. Second, while the General Assembly can recognize a Palestinian nonmember state, that recognitio... Continue Reading
Filed in: Israel | by ACLJ.org | 2:15 PM Sep. 20, 2011
Palestinian Statehood Poses New Danger to Israel
It is becoming increasingly clear that one of the intentions of the Palestinian Authority in seeking unilateral recognition of statehood at the United Nations is to subject Israel to further frivolous war crimes prosecutions. As this article in the Weekly Standard points out the Palestinian Authority has already requested to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the only thing holding it up is that the Palestinian Territory is not a State. Recognition at the United Nations could give t... Continue Reading
Filed in: Israel | by Jay Sekulow | 10:56 AM Sep. 20, 2011
Did President Obama Promise the Palestinian Authority Statehood?
With a showdown expected this week at the United Nations, where Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to push for complete statehood for the Palestinian Authority (PA), there's a new question being asked today about what President Obama has said about Palestinian statehood in the past. In 2010, President Obama told the U.N General Assembly: "When we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that can lead to a new member of the United Nations, an independent, sovereign state o... Continue Reading
Letter to United Nations Member States Regarding Palestinian Statehood Vote
