Monday, November 12, 2012

Palestinians to Bid For Status Upgrade in UN Ignoring Obama's Request to Wait

More of that 'Smart Power' in action...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/palestinian-president-rejects-us-pressure-to-drop-un-initiative-despite-call-from-obama/2012/11/11/bd86d0b2-2c64-11e2-b631-2aad9d9c73ac_story.html

"The status could add weight to Palestinian claims for a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war from Jordan. Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005.

Palestinians hope to use the status to join additional U.N. bodies, such as the International Criminal Court, where they could attempt to prosecute Israel.

Israel and the U.S. oppose to the move, saying Palestinians should negotiate their statehood via peace talks and not conduct unilateral moves.

On Sunday, President Barack Obama phoned Abbas asking him to abandon the bid.
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