Palestinian diplomats have requested the European Union to ask the United Nations Security Council to declare the West Bank and Gaza Strip as an independent state. American, Israeli, and even EU officials balked at the idea. As the United States is a permanent member of the Security Council, the U.S. has veto power, so the idea likely would not get far. Palestine also unilaterally declared independence in November 1988, which did not gain widespread recognition.
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I do wish you would keep your pro-Israel bias out of your column, Matt.
Why don’t you start a separate blog for your disgusting double standard. I’m sure the Israeli government would even host it
Plastenians deserved the right to run their own state once and forall, so much that the Israels need to have peace at their doorsteps.
the question that matters is, who is to bring about peace?.
Palestinians being thrown out from their country in 1948 by the USA, Britain, France and the rest of the gang, being massacred by the Zionists, for more than 60 years, have the right to have now an independent state.
Sami Alamuddin
Lebanon
Come on. It’s very obvious that Matt is simply stating facts here. Take your slanted politics to a relevant blog.
Palestinians don’t want peace – they want the elimination of a legitimate, sovereign nation.
This won’t only not get far, it will go right in the UN trash bin… where it belongs.