The UN charade

BY JIM HUTCHENS— As I write, a major focus in Israel is underway, called Palestinian’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence, (UDI). This is an attempt to have the United Nations declare a sovereign Palestinian state without any negotiations with Israel. The U.S has already stated that it will not support this effort. Still, the results of…

The Palestinians' U.N. Agenda

BY ALAN DERSHOWITZ, WALL STREET JOURNAL— As Egypt and Turkey increase tensions with Israel, the Palestinian Authority seeks to isolate the Jewish state even further by demanding that the United Nations accord Palestine recognition as a “state” without a negotiated peace with Israel. President Mahmoud Abbas described his playbook for seeking U.N. recognition while bypassing…

Into the valley

BY STAN GOODENOUGH, JERUSALEM NEWSWIRE— Today, September 13, 2011, will be a momentous day. Today, representatives of 193 countries are coming together on the east side of Manhattan for the opening of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Of the 168 items on their agenda, one towers above the rest, guaranteed to…