By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Palestinian Authority President Abbas gave a speech yesterday explaining that he was bringing the proposal for Palestinian statehood to the UN Security Council. He proclaimed that he would demand the legitimate right of the Palestinians people.
Abbas said: "We are the only legitimate representative of the Palestinian people and we intend to keep going until we secure full independence."
Hamas took exception to the Abbas speech especially the line about being "the only legitimate representative of the Palestinian people."
Hamas wants to remind people that they - Hamas, not the PA - won the plurality in the last election and that they - Hamas - control Gaza and are establishing more and more footholds in the West Bank.
Abbas is keeping his options open. He is clearly see-sawing back and forth. Does he go to the Security Council where he faces certain defeat or to the GA for overwhelming support or should he do both.
Now there is also talk of a softened draft proposal for Palestinian statehood. This soft proposal would be a theoretical acceptance of the idea of Palestinian statehood with an understanding that the details - borders, Jerusalem, refugees, will be handled later.
That softened proposal will be acceptable across the board. It will make all the players happy. Some of the observers, however, might be angered.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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