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June 20, 2024

The U.N. Is Against Peace

United Nations Headquarters (UN Photo)
"The UN decision on May 10, 2024 to upgrade the status of the Palestinian state is not surprising. It is a direct continuation of previous UN decisions, most notably that of November 29, 2012, which granted the Palestinian Authority the status of non-member observer state. Since the 1970s, there has been an almost automatic majority for anti-Israel resolutions in the UN. This majority includes Muslim countries and countries that define themselves as part of the "Global South", such as African countries and some South American countries, all of which are known for their invariably critical approach towards Israel. The UN’s recognition of the Palestinian Authority grants the Palestinians an independent state without a negotiated peace process or clearly defined and agreed borders between it and Israel. This is precisely the situation the PLO has been striving for since 1974. The establishment of a Palestinian state without peace with Israel is a sure recipe for instability and perpetual war in the Middle East, and those negative consequences are being deliberately fomented by the UN..."
Date
June 20, 2024
Title
The U.N. Is Against Peace, The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
Author(s)
Shaul Bartal
Original Source
https://besacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2284-Bartal-UN-Against-Peace.pdf
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