The Palestinian draft resolution submitted to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, calling for Israel to withdraw from "Palestinian territory" and creating a Palestinian state, has failed. Resolutions need 9 votes from the 15-member council in order to pass. While 8 countries (China, France, Argentina, Chile, Chad, Jordan, Russia and Luxembourg) voted in …
Continue reading Breaking News: UN Security Council Says No to Palestinian Statehood
Critical moves have been made over the past few days in the European Union and the UN Security Council, both involving the Palestinians, and both having potentially significant impact on Israel. First, the European Union (EU) voted very strongly in favor of backing Palestinian statehood. They claimed that the resolution "should go hand in hand …
Continue reading Big Moves by the European Union and the UN Security Council
Two major developments regarding Israel are happening right now. First, following internal attacks on his leadership of the Israeli government, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired two cabinet members, creating a dissolution of the current government and a need for elections in March 2015. Secondly, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved an Arab-backed resolution pressing for Israel …
Continue reading New UN Push on Israel; Israel Announces New Government Elections Next March
Following in the footsteps of Britain, Ireland, Sweden and Spain, the French lower house of Parliament voted (by more than a 2-to-1 margin) on Tuesday to recognize a "State of Palestine." Though the vote is non-binding and does not officially change France's foreign policy, I see several reasons for concern: The Muslim and Jewish populations …
Continue reading France Joins Other European Nations in Support of a “Palestinian State”
