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| Palestinians secure UN vote for ‘state’ |
| 2012-11-29 |
| The Palestinians won an overwhelming diplomatic victory at the UN on Thursday after 138 out of 193 member states voted to upgrade their status at the global body, sending one of the strongest signals yet in favour of an independent Palestinian state. Speaking before the vote at the UN General Assembly, Mahmoud Abbas, the veteran Palestinian leader, described the resolution as the “birth certificate” of the Palestinian state. He said Palestine was in “desperate need of peace” and insisted that the UN move was intended “to launch a final serious attempt to achieve peace” with Israel. The resolution will raise the status of the Palestinian delegation from that of a non-member observer “entity” to that of a non-member observer “state”. It falls short of full UN membership and most analysts say it is unlikely to affect the balance of power between Israel and the Palestinians in the near future. Palestinian officials argue, however, that the upgrade will allow them to join other UN agencies as well as the International Criminal Court – a prospect that has alarmed Israel and that may give the Palestinians greater political leverage. They hope that Thursday’s vote will bolster their position in negotiations with Israel, and strengthen the increasingly fragile political position of Mr Abbas himself. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 Personally, I'm more worried about the state of Jordan on this news, i.e. helping to inspire not only de facto "Jordan Spring" but also inspiring Jordan's large Paleo community to rise up in attempt to unify wid their Gaza-West Bank cousins. * See also RELATED DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > UN VOTE RECOGNIZES STATE OF PALESTINE. * SAME > BBC NEWS - PALESTINIANS WIN UPGRADED UN STATUS BY WIDE MARGIN. * EARLIER SAME > UN SET TO IMPLICITLY RECOGNIZE PALESTINIAN STATE, DESPITE [US] THREATS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-11-29 23:58 |
| #4 I'm actually for this. That way when more rockets are launched from Palestine, Israel can declare legal war and crush the fuckers. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-11-29 23:50 |
| #3 Goody. So much for the clever diplomacy of The Smartest Man In The Room. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2012-11-29 20:20 |
| #2 never question "The 'Stache" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-11-29 20:17 |
| #1 Bolton was right |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2012-11-29 20:12 |