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On the Palestinian UN Bid – Director’s cut – Great for a basic understanding beyond the headlines.

By Erik Zimerman On September 22, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Against the Wind, Joab's Men

Sept 22 2011 The Director’s Cut to an Article I submitted here: The Palestinian UN Bid; The Danger and Folly The world in large part, with very important exceptions, seems to be backing the PLO Chairman and PNA President Mahmoud Abbas’s UN bid for full or partial membership of a Palestinian State. On the face it, I am sure the world citizen is tempted to ask: “And why not?” Of course to many who are avowed enemies of Israel, this is quite a positive development. But to many well meaning people in many well meaning countries, who in fact wish Israel no harm, it appears so as well. After all, “We”, believers of freedom, self-determination, human dignity and peace should support a people trying to achieve those goals. Beyond that, one may make the easy assumption that this bid for statehood is a watershed moment for ending the bitter, wretched, conflict that has been plaguing both the people of the Levant and the world. The aforementioned perspective is reasonable in light of the typical global media coverage of the conflict. Would all the above be true, it would be extremely difficult to find the Israeli citizen opposed. But like [...]

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