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In breaking news Abbas has given Netanyuhu a one month deadline or he will return to the UN.
With The UN card a somewhat of a new Palestinian card never played. Point granted, as long as the US is willing to Veto the Palestinian Statehood in the security council, Israeli is safe, but when the bulk of the the UN General assembly seemingly supports a Palestinian Statehood bid, the USA risks alienating all Arabs and most of the world in casting its Veto.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...to-our-peace-plan-or-we-return-to-un-1.423290
As for Abbas, he has has bowed to Arab and US pressure to keep engaged in Israeli negotiations that have led to zero Israeli concessions while Israel only accelerates it settlements in disputed territory programs. Any Arab advanced negotiation initiatives died after Jordan gave it one more chance and still gained zero Israeli concessions.
Meanwhile overall US foreign policy is taking an overall beating in the mid-east, two largely failed quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan, problems with Iran, Turkey, Syria, and even Egypt, while the EU increasingly demands an end to Israeli settlement. The question is somewhat should Abbas wait until US elections or take it to the UN now? We now have our answer, Abbas is opting to do it before the US elections, as the Palestinian Statehood card will be always in future be a UN issue.
With The UN card a somewhat of a new Palestinian card never played. Point granted, as long as the US is willing to Veto the Palestinian Statehood in the security council, Israeli is safe, but when the bulk of the the UN General assembly seemingly supports a Palestinian Statehood bid, the USA risks alienating all Arabs and most of the world in casting its Veto.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...to-our-peace-plan-or-we-return-to-un-1.423290
As for Abbas, he has has bowed to Arab and US pressure to keep engaged in Israeli negotiations that have led to zero Israeli concessions while Israel only accelerates it settlements in disputed territory programs. Any Arab advanced negotiation initiatives died after Jordan gave it one more chance and still gained zero Israeli concessions.
Meanwhile overall US foreign policy is taking an overall beating in the mid-east, two largely failed quagmires in Iraq and Afghanistan, problems with Iran, Turkey, Syria, and even Egypt, while the EU increasingly demands an end to Israeli settlement. The question is somewhat should Abbas wait until US elections or take it to the UN now? We now have our answer, Abbas is opting to do it before the US elections, as the Palestinian Statehood card will be always in future be a UN issue.
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