Palestinian Leaders to Seek the U.N.’s Blessing

Not for a two-state solution. For a two-stage execution.

Late this month, leaders of the Palestinian Authority are expected to issue a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) and ask, in the wordsof PA foreign minister Nabil Shaath, that it receive “the blessing of the U.N.”

That blessing will not come from the U.N. Security Council: If the Palestinians ask for approval from that body, President Obama is expected to exercise the American veto, though he has not unequivocally pledged to do so. He should — for reasons I will attempt to explain in a moment.

In the General Assembly (GA), however, blessings almost certainly will be bestowed through the passage of a non-binding resolution. The GA has a permanent anti-Israeli (and anti-American) majority. More than 50 U.N. members also belong to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Many other nations are eager to please the OIC’s oil exporters — and not displease its terrorism exporters.
The GA does not have the power to grant statehood in any legal sense. Nor can it admit new U.N. members. The idea, as Shaath phrased it, is simply “to exert pressure on Israel.” Read the rest on:  National Review Online

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