By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
The Palestinians have officially begun the process of declaring Statehood in the United Nations and of becoming a full member state.
A formal letter has been sent by the PA to UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
In the letter they explain that their Declaration of Palestinian Statehood is an issue of human rights and self determination. They explain that this is not a question of foreign affairs or foreign relationships with the United States or with any other country. It is a question of relieving the Palestinian people's suffering.
The Palestinians are framing the issue in the context of human rights and have asked the Secretary General for support in helping to move the process along.
The problem is that the Declaration will not have a legal impact. It will be voted on by the General Assembly. The Palestinians believe that they will get 140 countries to vote in support of their Statehood making it an overwhelming majority of member support.
There is no question that this proposal will not be approved by the Security Council.
The only way for the Palestinian Authority to become a full member of the United Nations is to first have the proposal passed in the Security Council and then bring it to the General Assembly.
This vote will not only pass in the General Assembly but it will also alienate Israel and the United States as well as most other Western nations - all the countries who reject the linkage between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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