RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president is moving forward with his plan to seek upgraded observer status at the United Nations next month, despite American and Israeli threats of financial or diplomatic retaliation, officials said Sunday.
The decision sets the stage for a new showdown at the UN between Israel and the Palestinians after last year’s attempt by the Palestinians to seek status as a full member state. Although that initiative failed to pass the UN Security Council, it caused months of diplomatic tensions with Israel.
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Assad of Syria has murdered tens of thousands of his own people. Iran continues its quest for nuclear weapons. Christians are murdered by Islamic suicide bombers in Nigeria. The Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan disfigure little girls who want to go to school. In light of these facts, should the UN waste its time listening to the complaints of Palestinian "victims"? After all, those Arabs who are citizens of Israel have full political rights. Those Arabs who want their own Palestinian state on the West Bank could have had it years ago. However, they pursued violent intifada against Israel instead. I have no sympathy for those Palestinian Arabs who seek destruction of Israel, not peaceful coexistence with Israel.
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