palestinian unilateralism

Obama and Netanyahu in the Oval Office (photo: Wikimedia commons)

Wild Card – last chapter: Bibi and Obama pave the way for one-state solution

SAVE THE DATE: September 23, 2011. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will give his “truth” speech at the UN General Assembly. The “truth” will actually be the annihilation of a two-state solution, and thus with it, the end of Zionism In October 2010 I started writing the “Wild card” campaign. To make a long story short,…

By Ami Kaufman September 18, 2011

Demonstrators in support of Palestinian statehood, Jerusalem, 15 July 2011 (Photo: Dahlia Scheindlin)

Israeli response to Palestinian statehood: Three scenarios

The country may be riveted by the social protests, but the September deadline is still approaching. When the Palestinians declare statehood and take their request to the UN, there are two things Israel could do, regardless of the (largely predictable) UN outcome. Israel could reject the Palestinian declaration – including by ignoring it – or…

By Dahlia Scheindlin August 25, 2011

Republican presidential candidate wants to destroy UN if it recognizes Palestine

In an op-ed published by the pro-Netanyahu tabloid Yisrael Hayom, Republican Newt Gingrich calls upon the United States to stop supporting the United Nations if it votes for Palestinian independence. “We don’t need to fund a corrupt institution to beat up on our allies,” says Gingrich. Washington should make immediately clear that it has no…

By Noam Sheizaf August 11, 2011

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US Mideast policy: Well on its way to total irrelevance

By following Jerusalem’s lead regarding the Palestinian UN bid, the United State is diminishing its own position in the region, and actually proving that the Palestinians have nothing to hope for in negotiations with Israel A few months ago, there was still speculation in Jerusalem that the White House is behind the new wave of…

By Noam Sheizaf August 10, 2011

The two-state solution will die in September

If all goes as planned, the U.S. will effectively send the two-state solution into oblivion this September, after caving into Israeli demands to torpedo the Palestinian unilateral declaration of independence at the United Nations Sometime in September, in just over a month, U.S. President Barack Obama will effectively close the door on the two-state solution.…

By Ami Kaufman August 1, 2011

WATCH: Palestinian UN envoy breaks down at Security Council

A vivid example of the high emotions felt by Palestinian leadership as the September showdown at the UN draws closer was evident on Tuesday, when during a Security Council meeting, Palestinian observer, Riyad H. Mansour, broke down as he was reading the last sentences in his prepared remarks: Why should the Palestinian people be forced…

By Noam Sheizaf July 28, 2011

US Envoy: Congress will punish UN if it recognizes Palestine (UPDATED)

A little-noticed quote from Susan Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, reveals the depth of the United States’ commitment to Jerusalem’s demands and more importantly, the enormous effect the Israeli lobby has on American foreign policy. H/t to The Progressive Realist for picking up this one (my bold): Discussing the possibility that a resolution recognizing…

By Noam Sheizaf June 23, 2011

It’s official: Bibi’s plan is to wait for the problem to go away

Yesterday we learned of Netanyahu’s plan for the conflict: Do nothing. Oh, and get 30 countries to counter the Palestinian unilateral declaration of independence at the UN Yesterday Haaretz came out with its annual Writers’ Edition, where famous authors replace the paper’s reporters for a day and try their hand at journalism. When they first…

By Ami Kaufman June 15, 2011

U.S. headed for major embarrassment come September

4 comments on the D.C. Debating Championship and what lies ahead 1. What a talent Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech in Congress should be entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. It’s obviously the longest time any human being has taken (45 minutes) to say only one word: “NO”. And if they don’t accept him, then…

By Ami Kaufman May 29, 2011

American-Israeli bluffs and the success of Palestinian unilateralism (UPDATED)

Mahmoud Abbas has told Newsweek he is disappointed with Obama, but the US President has actually done a nice job of revealing the American double-standards with regards to Israel. Meanwhile, Jerusalem’s hawks are suggesting that in response to a Palestinian declaration of independence, Israel should annex the West Bank. Not such a bad idea UPDATE: See…

By Noam Sheizaf April 26, 2011