Their timing is good, because after every display of “Palestinian” jihadi bloodlust, Leftists are eager to make concession after concession to the “Palestinians” in hopes of preventing another jihad outbreak. These concessions always fail to bring peace, however, as they’re predicated on ignorance of the motivating ideology that is behind jihad in the first place. But the UN can’t note that; to do so would be “Islamophobic.”
“Palestinians to demand full recognition of the ‘State of Palestine’ in upcoming UN session,” by Maurice Hirsch, Palestinian Media Watch, August 10, 2022
In preparation for the September gathering of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the Palestinian leadership is conducting extensive lobbying to achieve full UN recognition for the “State of Palestine.” Such recognition, would contravene international law, as delineated in the 1934 “Convention on Rights and Duties of States,” (see below) and would necessitate a positive recommendation of all 5 of the permanent members of the UN Security Council that would be followed by the approval of two-thirds of the UNGA.
To further this goal, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian representatives have been in contact and raised the subject with world leaders and UN officials.
“Permanent Representative of Palestine at the UN in New York Riyad Mansour said that the [PA] leadership is holding contacts at the highest levels led by [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas, in order to demand full membership for the State of Palestine in the UN, and thus to preserve the two-state solution.
In statements to [the official PA] radio [station] The Voice of Palestine today, Thursday [July 28, 2022], Mansour added that the political and diplomatic processes being undertaken by the leadership led by the president are being carried out with heads of state, including US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, King of Jordan Abdullah II, and members of the [UN] Security Council, in order to demand full membership for the State of Palestine…
He explained that the Palestinian demands were presented in the speech of the State of Palestine during the Security Council’s open meeting, and that they are being examined by the council’s members. A response to them will be given soon.”
[WAFA, official PA news agency, July 28, 2022]
A week later, the PA official daily updated on the initiative saying that Mansour had met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and that Guterres had welcomed the move and promised to assist the Palestinians with the relevant actors:
“Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine at the UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York yesterday [Aug. 3, 2022]. Mansour gave the secretary-general a letter from [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas on the recent developments and the meetings with many heads of states. He mentioned Palestine’s initiative – which the president raised during his meetings with US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, Jordanian King Abdullah II, and others – on [giving] full membership to the State of Palestine at the UN, as a just act and in order to save the two-state solution…
The secretary-general welcomed this initiative and promised that he would help vis-à-vis the relevant parties. He expressed a desire to meet with President Abbas during the session of the UN General Assembly.”
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 4, 2022]
Hosting a delegation from the US Congress, PA Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh also called on Congress to recognize the “State of Palestine” as a means to express the US belief in a “two-state solution”:
“If the current American administration believes in the two-state solution in the 1967 borders, the most beneficial thing is for it to recognize the State of Palestine and vote in favor of recognizing us as a state with full membership in the UN.”
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Aug. 3, 2022]…
commonsense says
State of Palestine, eh? What are its borders, it’s currency, and its population?
commonsense says
Damned.spellchecker.. its, not it’s.
commonsense says
…And how about a description of the Palestinian government? Is Hamas part of it? Or is all of this country of Palestine governed exclusively by the P.A ?
gravenimage says
Good question.
mortimer says
A number of good questions.
Rarely says
I suspect such attempt at recognition would refer to the 1948 boundaries.
James Hoagland says
One major problem for the PA is that they do not maintain social control over any land outside of Ramallah- if that. They also have not held an election in over a decade. All they really have are papers filled with their delusions. As anxious and desperate is Abu Mazen/ Mahmoud Abbas that he is making a complete fool of himself. By committing this action Abbas may be committing political suicide and this foolishness only further strengthens Hamas. The PA has not followed long standing practices as outlined in International Law that demonstrates a viable, functioning State.
gravenimage says
Elections are un-Islamic.
ElderlyZionist says
Too true. Islamic Democracy is a tyrant who rules by bribery, patronage and terror until he alienates do many of his subjects that he is overthrown by an intifada, and replaced with another just like him.
mortimer says
Because every sect of Islam considers itself the correct one, and because every sect of Islam is a political party, only one party can be correct and have the right to rule. All the others are sects of Islam are wrong and ‘deviants’.
Thus, under Islam, a pluralistic, multi-party democracy is impossible. Only one party (the ‘correct’ one) may rule. The Islamic ruling party stays in power through bribery, superior fire power, and preemptive arrests of all opposition leaders. The ideas of other political parties are forbidden and thus there is no free speech in a Muslim-ruled country.
gravenimage says
‘Palestinians’ to demand full recognition of ‘State of Palestine’ at next UN session
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They know that the UN is weak and appeasing.
ElderlyZionist says
Worse, they know that the Biden-Harris-Soros administration is weak and appeasing, and may not veto this resolution. It’s a rare opportunity for the Arabs.
Infidel says
Can we recognize Tibet and Kurdistan as well, while we are at it? Those 2 people really are deprived of their homelands, unlike the Palis
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
What problem does the “two-state solution” solve?
ElderlyZionist says
Any permanent member of the UN Security Council can veto this farcical resolution. The question is, will the United States, under this Biden-Harris-Soros administration, use our veto, or will we step back, as Obama once did, and allow the UN this time to declare the partition of Israel?
Don McKellar says
I predict that Obama will order the same action. Maybe go a step further, then wake Joe up afterwards.
Don McKellar says
Joe Biden’s puppet masters will give their vote for it. Now’s the time. They’ve obviously signaled the “palestinians”.
Jamie James says
If this happens, it will show who is really in charge of the UN and all western countries should leave.
Carl A Goldberg says
Thank you for putting “Palestinian” and “Palestinians” in quotes. Everyone should do this!