Palestine: EU bid to avoid UN vote on independence has failedcontinue
ANDREW RETTMAN
Today @ 09:27 CET
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Palestinian leaders have declared that an EU-led attempt to revive Arab-Israeli peace talks has failed, leading them to go full-speed ahead for UN recognition instead.
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas made the statement in Ramallah on Tuesday (11 July) following a meeting with his Greek counterpart, President Karolos Papoulias.
East Jerusalem: control of the city, a holy place for Arabs and Jews, is at the centre of the conflict (Photo: Hadar)
"We will go to the United Nations and we hope the United States will not use its veto, but that we will go with its agreement ... The fact that there is no statement from the Quartet is a negative indication that there is deep division between them," he said.
His remarks come after the Quartet - the EU, Russia, the UN and the US - met on Monday in Washington at foreign minister level to establish parameters for new negotiations, such as the EU idea that a two-state solution should be based on borders before the 1967 war.
The Quartet did not issue a communique as expected.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Annexation
If the fakestinians declare statehood in the UN then all bets are off. Israel should annex Judea and Samaria.
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The Palestinians have made the decision to formally void Oslo. Israel should respond in kind.
When Israel annexes Judea and Samaria, it should simultaneously annex Texas...just to remind everyone that annexing foreign territory is hardly uncommon.
If Obama is re-elected, Texas might accept.
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