Tuesday, December 11, 2012


The Circle of Lies

The vote at the UN to grant “Palestine” the status of an observer state is, at the end of the day, meaningless. It does not create a “state” that did not exist before- it is only a political gesture. If anything it is more a step toward the greatest irony that the world could see- the creation of a brand new terrorist state. “Palestine” does not meet any of the requirements of International law to even be considered a candidate for statehood. While that is the reality we can’t ignore the symbolic value of the UN move. The vote does bring the Palestinians one more rung up the ladder of politics (and world sympathy.)

The vital issue that seems to bother no one at the UN is the very request to be considered for statehood puts the Palestinians in breach of the Oslo accords. It was in Oslo that the question of statehood was discussed between Israel and the Palestinians and they signed an accord stating that future statehood questions would be negotiated. Once again we see the real truth about negotiating with the Palestinians. Once again it is a one sided affair- Israel gives and gets nothing in return. That would be reason enough to disdain the recent vote and the UN in general. I don’t know why we continue to spend millions of dollars to host an organization that does not really promote peace or justice. I for one would be glad to let the UN relocate.

In addition to these points I wish all the wise people of the UN would consider this question: while the UN can take all the votes it wants to, will there ever, could there ever, be a Palestinian state? Does that seem like a strange question? Consider the historical truth- there has never been a Palestinian people, there has never been an identifiable national body representing the majority of “citizens.” Even now many critics of the two-state solution are not against the idea of two states. They are simply realizing the fact that there is no comprehensive body that speaks for the Palestinians. The “Authority” represents only a minority of the population. Hamas should never be considered a legitimate body to deal with international issues and, in certain pockets, there are still local leaders who command their own private armies. If the UN wants to wave a magic wand to create a state who do they expect to pop out of the magician’s hat as the leadership? At this point the only thing statehood would grant the Palestinians would be the status to have their own civil war.

The circle of lies continues at the UN. The fact that this body of “international fellowship and justice” continues to entertain and actively support Palestinian statehood only proves that it has no real interest in a lasting and just peace. By putting Israel in a corner from which there is no escape the UN only shows that it agrees with the Palestinians- peace in the Middle East means a Middle East without Israel.

 

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