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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