@InfraBlue,
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It isn't only about a Palestinian state, however. The Palestinians' Right of Return as afforded by numerous international resolutions has been steadfastly violated by the Zionists so that they may maintain their ethnocentric state "for the Jews." The two state solution legitimizes the ethnocentrism and necessary discrimination and oppression of that state.
Israel, in many ways, is a made product of the US. Before the fall of the Soviet Union, Israel served as a barrier against soviet clients in the area. The US supplied Israel with the military edge over all she surveyed, turned a blind eye to the many crimes perpetrated against the Palestinians and is still doing so as we speak. The US created in Israel a superpower among all in her neighborhood. No American president will dare speak out against Israel (with the exception of the former president Jimmy Carter) because the US congress would rather sacrifice their mothers before uttering a criticism against the Zionist criminal nation. (Look at the current NJ gov, CC, who today blamed President Obama for the crisis, a conflict which has been going on since Israel has been in existence and will continue until the Zionist nation changes.)
"Voting by an overwhelming majority — 138 in favour to 9 against (Canada, Czech Republic, Israel, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Panama, Palau, United States), with 41 abstentions — the General Assembly today accorded Palestine non-Member Observer State status in the United Nations.
“The moment has arrived for the world to say clearly: enough of aggression, settlements and occupation,” said Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, as he called on the 193-member body to “issue a birth certificate of the reality of the State of Palestine”. Indeed, following Israel’s latest aggression against the Gaza Strip, the international community now faced “the last chance” to save the long elusive two-State solution, he said, adding: “the window of opportunity is narrowing and time is quickly running out.”
"Palestinians came before the General Assembly because it believed in peace, and because its people were in desperate need of it, he said, speaking ahead of the vote. Its endeavour to seek a change in status at the United Nations did not aim to terminate what remained of the long stagnant peace negotiations; instead, he said, it was aimed at trying to “breathe new life” into the process. Support for the resolution would also send a promising message to millions of Palestinians “that justice is possible and that there is a reason to be hopeful”, he stressed."
General Assembly
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The US and Israel were intensely against the Palestinians going before the General Assembly, but the Palestinians did not listen and went anyway. When the Palestinians asked the Zionist nation to stop building settlements in the West Bank to prove it was really for the two-state solution, Kerry said the Israelis did not have to stop building settlements because that could be settled during the final round of peace talks!
Only the US has the power to reign Israel in (at this time) but is unwilling to do so because of politics, money contributed to both parties, GOP and DEM alike by AIPAC and other Jewish interest groups.
The global movement Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS ), against Israel, will be spurred even more by this latest venture against the Palestinians and will not end until Israel complies with international law and Palestinian rights. Israel, btw, is beginning to feel the effects of this movement, but it has a long way to go yet. It brought down South Africa, and it surely will bring about change in Israel....just give it time......
