Have the Palestinians Hit a Dead End at the UN?

Whether it is the written lines or the spoken ones, it appears that the PA has hit a road block for now on its bid to get statehood at the UN. Their choices are simple: try it again, go for recognition with UN agencies, as they did with UNESCO recently (but of course that cut off a lot of aid from the U.S. and stopped any increases of aid from countries like Canada), or they can get good and mad and turn to more radical segments of Islam for support -- i.e. Iran who is currently busy pursuing nuclear arms.

What is interesting in this short article and video clip is how the various parties at the Security Council are currently voting or not. Also, of interest, is how all this will play out for Mahmoud Abbas, the PA president and his Fatah party.

Of course, what really matters is what all this means for the peace of Jerusalem in the long run. By the way when you watch the video, presented by Al Jareeza no less, of how tough life really seems for the Palestinians. I didn't see too much hardship but if you do, let us know.

Palestinians mull next statehood step - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

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PA statehood bid on (indefinite?) hold.

Wondering what's going on with the United Nations' Security Council vote on admitting the Palestinians into the UN? This article tells you as much as there is to know. Take a look.

PA statehood bid on hold as UNSC ... JPost - Diplomacy & Politics


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The Very Latest on the Security Council process for Palestinian Vote

They need 9 votes at the Security Council to win a 'moral' victory. Six countries have said they would vote in favor. If they get 9 votes, the U.S. will veto it. Decision could take several weeks. Here are the details. . .

UN council considers Palestinian... JPost - Arts & Culture - Arts

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What Exactly PLO will do at UN next week.

It's official. The PA going for full recognition at the U.N. which means they need to get 2/3rds of the vote in the General Assembly and then Security Council approval. They'll succeed at the Assembly but be vetoed by the U.S. at the Security Council.

The result will they that they'll settle for non-member observer status at the U.N. akin to that of the Vatican. (It's clear whether or not they'll need to re-apply for that.) If they get this status of non-member observer, not much will change tangibly, only politically. And they will have served their goal of making the U.S. the big, bad, ugly bogeyman that is against the Arabs.

Interesting times in the next few weeks. But don't expect the map of the Middle East to change any time soon. The details for the facts of the story are in the link below. You'll need to discern the "truth" as you seek the story's significance and meaning. And you can be sure, there is one -- this is part of the earth that God has a special vested interest in.

PLO to seek full UN recognition - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

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You Didn't Hear About Lebanon's Veto at Security Council on CNN, did you?

By the way, when September 20 comes and the U.S. vetoes the Statehood declaration of the PA at the United Nations' Security Council as they indicated they would some time ago (although very silent about that lately), will anyone remember how the other side uses its vetoes. Anyway, here's one you may enjoy that's very recent.

The interesting thing is we do not hear about these readily on the mainstream media. But we dig them out for you right here on Epistoli. (All this to say "here's more reason for a strong alternative media that's not only right in accuracy, but it's also 'right' in perspective.)

Lebanon prevents UN condemnation of terror attack - Israel News, Ynetnews

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