France to Back Palestinians at U.N.

[Icecreamcart]

It's a symbolic gesture. The bid is most likely going to succeed, but the people are taking note how overwhelming the tally could be, especially when pro-Israel countries abstain.

Israel won't punish Palestinians for UN statehood bid - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper

The Foreign Ministry now estimates that at least 150 UN member states will support the Palestinians receiving observer status, including most of the EU member countries. A senior source in the Foreign Ministry said that recent days, when it became apparent that Abbas had no intention of backing down, have seen diplomatic erosion in favor of the Palestinians among the European countries on which Israel focused its diplomatic efforts.

First came France, which informed Israel last week that it intends to vote in favor of the Palestinians. But the most significant blow came from Britain. The government in London put significant pressure on the Palestinians to postpone the vote and even announced that it will not support the move, but on Tuesday Israel realized that this policy is not longer relevant. The British are now inclined to support the Palestinian move, especially in the wake of Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza, which in British eyes strengthened Hamas, meaning that the moderate Abbas should be bolstered by his move in the United Nations.

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But the diplomatic erosion does not stop there. In light of the French and British position, the Foreign Ministry expects Spain to follow suit. Also the Netherlands and Italy, which were expected to vote against the move, will now probably abstain. The Foreign Ministry now expects at least 15 of the 27 EU member states to vote in favor of the Palestinians. Only Germany and the Czech Republic are expected to vote against.

Actually, if they get statehood then Israel can sue them for the billions they've cost Israel in terrorist attacks.
The General Assembly is symbolic at best, you are day dreaming as you usually do.

Israel doesn't want Palestine gaining ICC membership. Period. They've tried to pressure Fatah in adding a clause that prohibits them from applying to the ICC. If they sue Palestine for costs due to 'terrorism', that's a tacit admission of Palestine as a nation-state, which runs contrary to the Israeli stance. So it's never going to happen.

 

[livingdead]

I think its a good thing, israel should support it.

 

[Edevelop]

Just like Latinos are taking over America, Muslims from the Islamic nations are doing the same in France.

 

[PteX]

It's a symbolic gesture. The bid is most likely going to succeed, but the people are taking note how overwhelming the tally could be, especially when pro-Israel countries abstain.

Israel won't punish Palestinians for UN statehood bid - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper





Israel doesn't want Palestine gaining ICC membership. Period. They've tried to pressure Fatah in adding a clause that prohibits them from applying to the ICC. If they sue Palestine for costs due to 'terrorism', that's a tacit admission of Palestine as a nation-state, which runs contrary to the Israeli stance. So it's never going to happen.

If they get accepted as a member of ICC, then Israel will sue them. This centrist government in Israel ends in January, then will the punishment begin.

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

when it comes to diplomacy and clout --- i'll be a bit un-diplomatic here. The French are sissies.


"enhanced status"? WTF does that even mean?