September 14, 2011 | Filed under: News | Posted by:
Later this month, the Palestinian Authority intends to go before the United Nations to request recognition of an independent Palestinian state. Although there is strong backing for the bid, the United States, in the name of supporting Israel, has stated its willingness to use its Security Council veto power to keep the Palestinians from joining the U.N. as a full voting member. The U.S. has also refused to join in a more symbolic General Assembly vote that could change the Palestinians’ status from a “nonvoting observer entity” to a “nonvoting observer state.” Here are five reasons why the U.S. should support the Palestinian bid and not exercise its veto at the U.N. Negotiations have failed….
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