Palestinians See U.N. Bid as Best Option Available

The Palestinian decision to apply for full United Nations membership at the Security Council, announced Friday by President Mahmoud Abbas, was the most viable of the only options possible: surrender, return to violence or appeal to the international community, a senior Palestinian official said Saturday.
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Sat, 2011-09-17 12:21 — Abdallah Abdallah

From the article: "Mr.

From the article: "Mr. Netanyahu’s office seemed eager to sound open to renewing talks even after Mr. Abbas presents his membership request letter to the United Nations. It labeled the application useless rather than terminal and added, “When the Palestinian Authorityabandons these futile and unilateral measures at the U.N., it will find Israel to be a genuine partner for direct peace negotiations.”

Haha yeah right.  Does anyone actually believe that anymore?  The Isrealis have done nothing but frustrate the peace process and are not interested in seeing a Palestinian state.

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From the article: "Mr. Netanyahu’s office seemed eager to sound open to renewing talks even after Mr. Abbas presents his membership request letter to the United Nations. It labeled the application useless rather than terminal and added, “When the Palestinian Authorityabandons these futile and unilateral measures at the U.N., it will find Israel to be a genuine partner for direct peace negotiations.”

Haha yeah right.  Does anyone actually believe that anymore?  The Isrealis have done nothing but frustrate the peace process and are not interested in seeing a Palestinian state.
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