Israeli-Palestinian showdown shapes up at UN

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Israeli-Palestinian showdown shapes up at UN
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
08/04/2012 16:57
PA foreign minister: Abbas will seek non-member status at next Genenral Assembly meeting.
PA President Mahmoud Abbas addresses UNGA Photo: REUTERS

The UN General Assembly in September is once again shaping up as a “hot front” in Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic skirmishes, with the PA saying it will seek non-state membership in the General Assembly, and Israel responding that such a move would elicit a tough response. Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad Malki announced the move on Saturday.

The PA is hoping that a vote in favor of its application to the General Assembly, where the Palestinians enjoy the backing of more than 130 countries, would pave the way for taking the case back to the UN Security Council to seek full recognition of a Palestinian state. Such a move would have no impact on the ground, but would go a long way toward furthering the Palestinian goal that any future state should be based on the June 4, 1967, lines, something Israel opposes.

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PA to Ask UN for

PA to Ask UN for ‘State’ Status

The Palestinian Authority is planning to renew its bid for United Nations recognition as a state. Next month, the PA will ask the General Assembly to accept “Palestine” as a non-member state, PA minister Riad Maliki announced Saturday. The PA enjoys comfortable majority support in the General Assembly. PA leaders may hope that a General Assembly vote in favor of “state” status will pressure the UN Security Council to grant the PA state status as well.

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PA official: This September will be different
Ramallah source says upcoming UN statehood bid will not resemble last year's; says Abbas will directly turn to General Assembly; Palestinians have been hard at work garnering support for vote
Elior Levy
Published: 08.05.12, 00:28 / Israel News

The Palestinian Authority decided to renew its statehood bid during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly in September, but political sources in Ramallah say that this year's campaign will differ from the previous one. "The decision is not dramatic. What will happen in the upcoming September will not resemble last September; it’s a different story this time," a Ramallah official told Ynet. The difference between the bids is that last year the Palestinians turned directly to the Security Council, which is the only UN body that id authorized to grant the Palestinians the status of a full member in the organization.

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Where the PA is concerned, a lot can happen in between now and September.