They may have scored a victory at UNESCO, but the Palestinians are running into new obstacles on their push for statehood recognition at the United Nations.
In the lead-up to the Palestinian application for full membership in the United Nations later this week, we can expect nation after nation to vilify the Jewish state and to walk out when Prime Minister Netanyahu takes the microphone.
Mahmoud Abbas outlined a vision for an independent Palestine that hewed to the two-state formula but also revived rhetoric that hearkened back to an era of Palestinian belligerence.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Palestinians of wanting statehood without peace.
Mahmoud Abbas outlined a vision for an independent Palestine that hewed to the two-state formula but also revived rhetoric that hearkened back to an era of Palestinian belligerence.
A larger-than-life sky-blue chair with the word “Palestine” dominates the center of Manara Square in downtown Ramallah.
A throng of young Palestinians charge the stage with what could easily be seen as malicious intent – if their vigorous stampede hadn\’t been in sync with a performance of Dabke, the traditional Arabic folk dance that literally translates as \”the stamping of the feet.\”
To establish its independence, Israel had to win a war against the combined might of the Arab nations in 1948.
Israelis and Jews around the world are awaiting the Palestinians’ push at the United Nations for statehood with trepidation.
China says it supports a Palestinian plan to seek full membership in the United Nations next month.
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