UN Palestine Resolution Killed Oslo
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The UN decision to give ‘Palestine’ non-member observer state status is not likely to have any consequences on the ground. ‘Palestine’ lacks the properties of a state, and words cannot make it one. It is also not surprising that a UN General Assembly vote went against Israel, either. To paraphrase Abba Eban, if Palestine introduced a resolution that the earth is flat and Israel had flattened it, it would get 138 votes. Only 8 countries joined Israel in voting ‘no’, and of those, only the US, Canada and the Czech Republic are important (the others were the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau and Panama).
The Czechs probably remember what it is like to have foreign nations decree that part of their country should be handed over to an evil, racist enemy intent on swallowing the rest; other Europeans, even the Germans (who abstained), seem to have poorer memories.
Some things I noticed:
* Either the US was unable to effectively lobby against the resolution, it didn’t try very hard, or both. * The vote was taken after an ugly speech by Palestinian Authority ‘President’ Mahmoud Abbas, in which he called Israel a racist “colonial occupation” three times.
* Although a great deal of lip service was given in the discussion to the ‘two-state solution’, the argument that the borders of a Palestinian state must be the result of a negotiation that will take into consideration Israel’s security, as implied by UNSC resolution 242 and the Oslo Accords, did not seem to get much traction. Rather, the Palestinian view that everything outside the Green Line belongs to them seemed to hold sway.
* One would think that the fact that Israel had just been viciously attacked by the Palestinians (Gaza is included in ‘Palestine’) would have mitigated the support they received. It didn’t and in fact many of the UN representatives that spoke said that the resolution would promote peace and an end to the conflict! They seem to think that rewarding aggression brings peace (see: Czechoslovakia, 1938).
* The view that ‘settlements are illegal by international law’ seemed widespread.
* Some non-European countries that are touted as having excellent relations with Israel, like India and South Sudan, voted for the resolution anyway. Israel has reacted by announcing that it will not transfer $118 million in tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority, instead applying it to the debt owed to the Israel Electric Company. And it has announced plans to construct housing in the “E1 corridor,” which is between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, about 4 miles away.
These actions will be described as retaliatory and anti-peace, but in fact they are both things that Israel should have done earlier. In the 19 years that have passed since Oslo, years that included several wars and continuous terrorism, the lesson ought to have been learned that the road to peace does not run through cooperating with the murderous PLO and Hamas organizations.
Although it’s often suggested that not cooperating will make things worse – for example, Hamas could overthrow the Palestinian Authority in Judea/Samaria — it may be that the diplomatic (for now) approach of the PLO is no less dangerous than the in-your-face violence of Hamas.
The passage of this resolution, which represents a repudiation and abrogation of the Oslo accords by the PLO, ought to mark the point at which Israel takes a different course from that of the preceding 19 years.
The resolution must be understood as the final statement by the Palestinians and their supporters throughout the world that peace and security for both sides is not their goal. It should be crystal clear now that peace will not be obtained through any diplomatic process.
It therefore frees Israel to unilaterally take the steps that are required to guarantee security. Peace is not at hand — maybe it will never be, but that doesn’t mean that Israel can’t continue to survive and thrive.
tell a friendAbout the Author: Vic Rosenthal created FresnoZionism.org to provide a forum for publishing and discussing issues about Israel and the Mideast conflict, especially where there is a local connection. Rosenthal believes that America’s interests are best served by supporting the democratic state of Israel, the front line in the struggle between Western civilization and radical Islam. The viewpoint is not intended to be liberal or conservative — just pro-Israel.
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Simply great! Thanks!
Oslo Was dead on arrival–and I knew it at the time!
As a former teacher I believe that actions should have consequences.
Israel agreed to live in peace with Jordan under the 1948-1949 armistice.
From 1948 to 1967, Jordan attacked Israeli Jerusalem, and broke it's promise of allowing Jewish worship at Judaism's holiest sites.
The consequence was Israeli control of all of Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.
Now the PA is violating the Oslo Accords and the consequence will be that Jews in the Jerusalem area will live in E1 and all over the Jerusalem area.
lets see how long this politic by ignorant religious fanatics will carry on and lets see how long israelis will still live in palestinian areas.
The current American government stands against Israel. It is on the wrong side of this issue and will suffer for it.
The Oslo Accords are only dead, if someone wants to officially cancel them. Both sides have not, so they are still very much alive.
Wrong!
Who cancelled them? The State of Israel or the Palestinian Authority.
It seems to me that Israel is canceling itself by stupid servitude to the west… too sad. They are playing with milions of jewish lifes for what?!!! Fuck that!!! Like some of jewish entities in the 30's supporting Hitler! Grose! Its enough already!
Fuck off with 'Palestine' and 'Palestinians', 'two state solution' and the rest of idiocy! It will bring no good to us excep final solution again! Kick them all out and story finished!
Several Islamic Sates have just decided to boycott the Czech Republic! No pity for the bastards from Prague!
See the Zionist propaganda!
The voting was symbolic diplomatic act without any effect in grassroots. If some ethnic groups hate each other and when both can base their views and claims to selected parts of hundreds or thousands of years so basically there only two peaceful solutions: to train tolerance for generations developing same time living conditions or separate the groups by ethnic lines. Unfortunately especially Palestinian side trains more hate speech than tolerance so first option goes opposite direction. (More about earlier cases e.g. in “Gaza War: Could Balkan history show way out” – http://arirusila.wordpress.com/2009/01/01/gaza-war-could-balkan-history-show-way-out/).
As Westbank Arabs seem not have any intention for negotiation so Israel could concentrate to talk solution with Egypt and Jordania. I have propagated long for “three-state” approach, where Gaza is returned to Egyptian control and the West Bank in some configuration reverts to Jordanian sovereignty. From my point of view this solution is now more actual than ever as two-state solution is more and more utopia and road map towards it has been death for years. (More in “The Three-State Option could solve Gaza Conflict” http://arirusila.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/the-three-state-option-could-solve-gaza-conflict/ ).
A 3-state option??? U think as a thief! This is your sick mentality! Your problem is related to the fact that you face the best educated people among Arabs: proud Palestinians!
palestinians do not have to negotiate. israel has to fall back onto reality and appologize for massmurder, for crimes against humanity, for war crimes and for invading this palestinian country in the first place. get back into ur history class and start reading history darling. what u propagate or not is none interest to the world. the world is fed up with the israeli terror. u will get moved soon, if it does not stop.
Way to Go Israel! Way to Go…
…to hell!
get out of palstine and u will no longer feel oppressed. the day it was anounced that a group of religious fanatics a state israel for no reason, was the day palestinians got up to defend their country. they will do that til the end of time. your ancestors knew that and that's y they started the genocide and holocoust on palestinian people. your wrong
Good riddance oslo! Better to fight on your feet than die on your knees.
Mr Rosenthal we need more people like you to speak out for Israel, Thank you!
People such Rosenthat are a shame for Jews! There is no chance for peace with such vamps!