'Palestinians' turn down UN non-member status

Israel Radio reports (3:00) that Abu Mazen has told a news conference in Lebanon that the 'Palestinians' have turned down non-member status or status like the Vatican has in the UN.

They claim to have commitments from 9 Security Council members and 126 General Assembly members to vote in favor of a 'Palestinian state.'

What could go wrong?

Here come the concessions

Please tell me that Israel is not going to make a series of dangerous unilateral concessions to try to convince the 'Palestinians' to come back to the conference table. Yes, I hear those rumblings in the background.... High-ranking members of the Israeli defense establishment have recommended that Israel offer the Palestinian Authority a series of goodwill and economic gestures in an effort to

Annex Judea and Samaria now!

Likud MK Danny Danon has set up a Facebook page calling for Israel to annex all of Judea and Samaria in response to the 'Palestinian' unilateralism at the United Nations. If you click on the link, it will take you directly to that page's wall, where you can 'like' the page. You can tell that it's just getting started: Right now, it has less 'likes' than I have (that's okay - you can like me too).

Another 'Palestinian' dud?

After looking at how got himself into his current predicament, Washington Post columnist Jackson Diehl looks at the possibility that the 'Palestinian' statehood bid in September will just be a dud (Hat Tip: Soccer Dad). Hence, Abbas’s appeal, first delivered in Ramallah late last month, for “mass action, organized and coordinated in every place,” to accompany the U.N. vote. The idea is to

'Palestinians' want peace, just not with Israel

This article by George Jonas does a great job (in 1,000 words or less) of summarizing why there is no peace between Israel and the 'Palestinians' (Hat Tip: Herb G). Israel declared itself a state on May 15, 1948, and within about five hours the “rejectionist” Arab states attacked it. That is the war that continues to this day. It’s a conflict the Arab world can afford to lose over and over again.

Surprise: Peres undermining Netanyahu government

Two weeks ago, I reported that Israel's favorite space cadet had met with 'Palestinian' chief negotiator bottle washer Saeb Erekat. Now, it turns out that Peres also held four 'secret' meetings with 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen. President Mahmoud Abbas revealed he held four secret meetings with his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres in a bid to revive stalled

September scenarios: Israeli police to be unarmed?

Haaretz is reporting that Israel's police are going to evict the tent cities sprouting up around the country by the end of the month, in order to free up resources to deal with 'Palestinian' rioters in September. It should be noted at the outset that Haaretz's report on this issue seems like pure conjecture.
Three thousand, three hundred and eighty-three tents. That was the figure national police

Good cop, bad cop

The 'Palestinians' tried to play the good cop, bad cop game with Congress this week, with unelected Prime Minister Salam Fayyad playing the good cop and 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen playing the bad cop. The Palestinian leadership sent mixed messages to a Democratic Congressional delegation visiting Ramallah, with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad

Finally: Israel to build 4,300 housing units in Jerusalem

On Wednesday night, Prime Minister Netanyahu had what his office described as a 'friendly' phone conversation with American President Barack Hussein Obama. When Obama awakens on Thursday morning, he is likely to be in a much fouler mood 9and he might have even been awakened during the night in Washington to hear about this: Interior Minister Eli Yishai gave final approval on Thursday to the

'Palestinians' preparing for 'peaceful demonstrations' in September

Here are 'Palestinian police' in training for the 'peaceful demonstrations' they expect in September. Yes, this is the picture that went with the full article, which is here.

'Nuff said.

Over 150 Italian parliamentarians sign letter opposing 'Palestinian' unilateralism

Led by Fiamma Nirenstein, over 150 Italian MP's have signed on to a petition opposing planned 'Palestinian' unilateralism at the UN in September. The same letter has been presented in several States worldwide by the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians, chaired by Italian MP Fiamma Nirenstein.

The document, launched in Italy by the board of the Italy-Israel Parliamentary Friendship

Video: Act naturally

Now that it's after mid-day in Israel, here's a cute video about how the 'Palestinians' act naturally.

Let's go to the videotape (Hat Tip: Huffington Post Monitor).

The coming intifada

Jonathan Schanzer discusses the likelihood of another 'Palestinian' intifada (uprising) when the bid for unilateral 'statehood' fails in September. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, architect of the statehood drive, is also pushing for the protests. With plans to retire soon, he views the UN maneuver as his legacy to the Palestinian cause.

He insists that the rallies be peaceful -- but, as

If this winds up in the High Court of Justice...

If this winds up in Israel's High Court of Justice, we could have a major problem.

The Association of Civil Rights in Israel (our version of the ACLU) has called on Defense Minister Ehud Barak to allow the 'Palestinians' to 'demonstrate' in September. In particular, they want the army and the police to apply civilian rather than military law in dealing with the 'demonstrations' that are likely

Obama has sabotaged the 'peace process'

Barry Rubin posts four questions and answers about the 'Palestinians' unilateral bid for a 'state' at the UN next month. Here's question 4. 4) What role Obama has played in this process? He looks less pro-Israel than other U.S. presidents?

While unintentionally, Obama has systematically sabotaged the process. There have been a long list of errors that explain the fact that while he has been

Why Honduras is voting for 'Palestinian' statehood

Two years ago, the United States backed Hugo Chavez-admirer Manuel Zelaya in his bid to become President for Life in Honduras. Now, the elected government of Honduras, led by Porfrio Lobo (pictured) has announced that it will back the 'Palestinians' bid for 'statehood' at the United Nations in September. This stunned Israel, because under the Obama administration, Israel, like Honduras, is a

NY Times calls for 'imposed solution'

In an editorial that says that 'all share the blame' for the Middle East impasse - and then conveniently forgets Barack Hussein Obama's role in the impasse - the New York Times concludes that the United States 'and its partners' must impose a 'solution.' The best way, likely the only way, to head off this debacle is with the start of serious negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. The

Australia to vote against 'Palestinian' unilateral declaration of statehood?

In what could be a major coup for Israel, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has come out against the 'Palestinians' unilateral declaration of 'statehood,' to be voted on in September at the UN. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd favors abstaining. Gillard seems likely to win the argument (she toppled Rudd last year as Prime Minister), but even if she does not, Australia will be another western

Lieberman's warnings

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has warned of 'unprecedented violence' in the wake of a unilateral declaration of a 'Palestinian state' by the United Nations in September. Lieberman has urged Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to cut off all relations with the 'Palestinian Authority.' Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in a press conference Sunday he will ask the government to cut off all

How to live with the status quo

In a lengthy article in Saturday's Toronto Globe and Mail, it took until the fourth computer screen to reach some semblance of balance. But the truth is that this is probably the best solution at the present time. Settlers may be split on whether the hilltop youths’ tactics are justified, but they and their supporters share a sense of urgency. As was the case in 1973, when pressure was building