Will Abbas go all the way?

BY ATTILA SOMFALVI, YNET— As international efforts to try to convince Mahmoud Abbas to give up his plans to file a proposal for recognition at the UN continue, Israeli officials are admitting that the Palestinians’ plans for the coming week remain a mystery. “It is unclear to us whether Abbas intends to go all the…

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Palestinians warn Obama not to stand in way of statehood

BY ISRAEL TODAY— The Palestinian Authority knows all the right buttons to push with Washington. The Palestinian leadership is fully aware of the value US President Barack Obama (like his predecessors) puts on overseeing an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, and has regularly wielding that weakness like a diplomatic bludgeon against the White House. On Saturday, the…

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Erdoğan's Not-So-Sublime Porte

BY VICTOR SHARPE, AMERICAN THINKER— The Muslim and Arab world smells blood. Like sharks circling their prey, many in most of the world’s 57 Muslim states are eager and willing to commit genocide against embattled Israel. With the Palestinian Authority’s leadership pressing ahead with their unilateral bid at the United Nations for a declaration of…

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Wish I'd Said That

“Decisions that are binding on UN members pass through the Security Council. I am convinced that the activity of the US, which is deeply cooperating with us, as well as the activity of other governments with which we are also cooperating, will result in the failure of this attempt.  The UN also has the General…

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The Palestinian obsession

BY CAROLINE GLICK — JPOST — If nothing else, the Palestinians’ UN statehood gambit goes a long way towards revealing the deep-seated European and US pathologies that enable and prolong the Palestinian conflict with Israel. In a nutshell, the Palestinian Authority – or Fatah – or PLO initiative of asking the UN Security Council and…

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PA to Ask UN Security Council for Statehood on Sept 23

BY CHANA YA’AR— The Palestinian Authority has announced it will submit its application to the United Nations Security Council to appeal for recognition as a new country and attain acceptance in the body. PA Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki announced Thursday that the entity plans to submit its bid for full U.N. membership with the Council…

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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…

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It's Really Not About Palestinian Statehood

BY HARRIS DEVOR AND ASAF ROMIROWSKY, JEWISH EXPONENT— As almost everyone knows by now, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is planning to march into the United Nations this month and demand statehood for the Palestinians by way of a Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Such a state would be in lands east of the 1949 armistice…

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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…

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Obama’s top ten offenses against Israel

BY EARL COX— An American TV talk show host has popularized the idea of “Top Ten” lists. Of course, his lists are designed to be humorous and entertaining. Nonetheless, I thought it would be helpful to list the “Top Ten” ways in which our US President Barack Obama has offended Israel. In the process, he…

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Video: Understanding UN bias against Israel

The United Nations has made the democratic State of Israel the target of incessant condemnation while neglecting its mandate in challenging the oppressive regimes around the world. The following film clip uncovers the factors behind the UN’s bias against Israel. We encourage you to view the clip, forward to friends, and partner with us to…

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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…

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