I see the Palestinians are likely to get UN recognition. Even those renowned US poodles, the UK and Australia (perhaps even our Merrill Lynch prime minister) are likely to abstain from the vote on whether Palestine should be given "observer state" status.
The Israelis and Yanks are, of course, screeching in unison. They will vote "no" but will have fewer accomplices.
Which should lead to some interesting things. Like Palestine taking Israel to the International Court for its war crimes.
Come sit down beside me I said to myself
And although it doesn't make sense
I held my own hand as a small sign of trust
And together I sat on the fence
Anon. Very anon.
Ah. I see I am a little behind the times I predicted.
That's a rout for the US and Israel.The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to recognise Palestine as a non-member state, giving a major diplomatic triumph to president Mahmud Abbas despite fierce opposition from the United States and Israel.
The 193-member assembly voted 138-9 with 41 abstentions for the resolution which enables the Palestinians to join UN agencies and sign international treaties.
Which are now more isolated in the international community.
But it will give Obama more fodder for his two-state, 1967 borders, with swaps plan he announced a year or more ago.
Netanyahu will be incandescent and the Jews trembling.
Last edited by Awryly; 11-29-2012 at 07:06 PM.
Come sit down beside me I said to myself
And although it doesn't make sense
I held my own hand as a small sign of trust
And together I sat on the fence
Anon. Very anon.
Wow. No veto, huh? The US must be distraught.
The Israelis will have no choice. They lose either way. If they show up they are likely to be judicially convicted of war crimes. If they don't show up they will be equally condemned in the court of public opinion.
Not that they are already not.
Come sit down beside me I said to myself
And although it doesn't make sense
I held my own hand as a small sign of trust
And together I sat on the fence
Anon. Very anon.
The Israelis have never lived up to international obligations imposed on occupying powers. That is why world opinion turned against them. That is why my position was for Israel to let the Palestinians become a state.
Then if Palestine commits an act of war against Israel, Israel can defeat Palestine and end this entire long drawn out mess.
Come sit down beside me I said to myself
And although it doesn't make sense
I held my own hand as a small sign of trust
And together I sat on the fence
Anon. Very anon.
Wow. Of the 9 "no" votes, half of them came from a bunch of insignificant South Sea islands.
The Europeans abandoned the US and Israel en masse. God only knows what hold the US has over the Czechs. Even our government, which - like the UK and Australia - cosies up to the US at every opportunity, did not support them.The countries opposing the move were the US, Israel, Canada, the Czech Republic, Palau, Micronesia, Nauru, Panama and the Marshall Islands.
Last edited by Awryly; 11-29-2012 at 08:16 PM.
Come sit down beside me I said to myself
And although it doesn't make sense
I held my own hand as a small sign of trust
And together I sat on the fence
Anon. Very anon.
Funny how you're all about supposed Israeli war crimes and ignore Hamas war crimes.
In Gaza, it targets Israeli citizens with rockets, then shields its fighters behind Palestinian civilians.
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it provoked Israel to attack a United Nations school from which Hamas was launching its rockets.
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Hamas' tactic of firing rockets from schools, hospitals and mosques dates back to 2005, when Israel ended its occupation of Gaza
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/...,2587090.story
I'm a bettin' Israel say bring it on.
It's ok if you disagree with me. I can't force you to be right.