Comments on: The UN Palestine resolution was void from the start http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/ The Marketplace of Ideas Thu, 23 May 2013 08:46:02 +0300 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Anonymous http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-79990 Anonymous Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:37:38 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-79990 It's an interesting theory that a UN resolution is voided if the representative of the country proposing it lacks democratic legitimacy, but unfortunately that has little to do with how the UN actually works.
Moreover, the resolution in question was not introduced by Abbas in the first place. It was introduced by the representative of Sudan, together with a whole host of co-sponsors.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-79992 Anonymous Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:37:38 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-79992 It's an interesting theory that a UN resolution is voided if the representative of the country proposing it lacks democratic legitimacy, but unfortunately that has little to do with how the UN actually works.
Moreover, the resolution in question was not introduced by Abbas in the first place. It was introduced by the representative of Sudan, together with a whole host of co-sponsors.

]]> By: Maurice Ostroff http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-78444 Maurice Ostroff Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:51:46 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-78444 Hi Emanuel,
Do you dispute any of the facts stated in the article?

]]> By: Dianne Culton McCormick http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-78442 Dianne Culton McCormick Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:21:04 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-78442 I have a voice…my thoughts are valid and wish to share them. I believe even if there IS a two state solution and Israel has built on that land, at the very LEAST the Palestinians will have housing. I know what God says about that region and He says do not share the land with people that worship other gods, therefore I have a stake in this too :P

]]> By: עמנואל שחף http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-78050 עמנואל שחף Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:24:13 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-78050 Maurice, this is what commonly is called "wishful thinking". You are smart enough and old enough to know that life doesn't work that way.

]]> By: Brynn Olenberg Sugarman http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-78012 Brynn Olenberg Sugarman Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:54:50 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-78012 "…in the interests of justice and the status of the UN?" Spoken ironically, of course, since the UN is nothing more than an arm of the Arab League!

]]> By: Dror Ben Ami http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-78010 Dror Ben Ami Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:47:45 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-78010 ..$10,000 Challenge: Can you Prove that Judaism Does Indeed Pass Thru the Mother?
http://drorbenami987.hubpages.com/hub/Torah-Metaphors-A-10-000-Challange

]]> By: Jeff Bracey http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-77930 Jeff Bracey Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:38:44 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-77930 When the Arabs stop celebrating hatred there will be peace in the Middle East, in say around one hundred years!

]]> By: Harvey Stein http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-77928 Harvey Stein Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:33:07 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-77928 Snore….the Likud platform of 1999, sounds a lot like the Hamas Charter in reverse:
“The Government of Israel flatly rejects the establishment of a Palestinian Arab state west of the Jordan river. The Palestinians can run their lives freely in the framework of self-rule, but not as an independent and sovereign state. Thus, for example, in matters of foreign affairs, security, immigration and ecology, their activity shall be limited in accordance with imperatives of Israel’s existence, security and national needs”.

]]> By: Russell Gaddin http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-77926 Russell Gaddin Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:20:49 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-77926 There is only one route to follow. Israel must do what Israel must do for Israel's sake as if the "Palestinians" don't exist. In Abba Eban's words, they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. The Palestinians have missed every opportunity to live in peace with the State of Israel. A blind, deaf and dumb person has to understand that on the existing playing fields – nothing will change – they don't want to live in peace with the Zionist/Jews. They honour no agreements. In terms of their religion they don't have to honour agreements with the sons of monkeys and pigs, as long as whatever they do, helps them to achieve their goals of destroying us. They make speeches in Arabic that have nothing in common with their speeches in English. Their contradictory words depends on the ears of the people for whom they're intended. All the twisting and turning and infighting amongst ourselves does not solve our issues with the Palestinians. Enough is enough.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-77924 Anonymous Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:06:07 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-77924 Thank you for this very logical and convincing analysis. I hope that our Ministry of Foreign Affairs reads it.

]]> By: Dave Sweigart http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-77884 Dave Sweigart Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:15:33 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-77884 What goes on in Israel is no more of my buisness than what goes on in the USA is of thiers. It is thier problem & the more anyone outside of it meddles in it the worse it will get. How would you feel if Isael got involved in our internal politics?

]]> By: Michael Davison http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-77806 Michael Davison Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:24:25 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-77806 Spoken like someone who had decided that the Middle East must perpetually be at war.

Like it or not, there will be a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Ideally, it will start at the Jordan River and continue eastward, but there's no guarantee of that.

The real 2-state solution can only come into effect after the Palestinian country suffers total defeat as a belligerent and surrenders unconditionally.

]]> By: Dianne Culton McCormick http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-77802 Dianne Culton McCormick Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:01:16 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-77802 No 2 state solution. Everyone in the region must become Israeli citizens …end of discussion.

]]> By: Dianne Culton McCormick http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-un-resolution-recognizing-palestine-as-a-non-member-state-is-void-ab-initio/#comment-77804 Dianne Culton McCormick Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:01:16 +0000 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/?p=86930#comment-77804 No 2 state solution. Everyone in the region must become Israeli citizens …end of discussion.

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