Posted on 11/24/2014 5:18:04 PM PST by Eleutheria5
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon predicted on Monday that the momentum of countries recognizing the state of Palestine will grow.
Ban, who spoke before a UN committee on Palestinian rights, urged Israel and the Palestinian Authority to "step back from the brink" and return to peace talks.
"The Israeli and Palestinian people face a shared fate on shared land. There is no erasing the other," Ban said, according to the AFP news agency.
"Governments and parliaments are taking action. That momentum will grow," said Ban, referring to recent moves by governments in Europe to recognize Palestine.
British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on October 13 in favor of a non-binding motion to "recognize the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel as a contribution to securing a negotiated two-state solution".
Sweden announced on October 30 it officially recognized the state of Palestine, a move criticized by Israel and the United States.
Last week, Spanish lawmakers adopted a motion calling on the government to recognize a Palestinian state, and France has announced an upcoming vote on the matter as well.
"We, as the international community, must assume responsibility for what is a collective failure to advance a political solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," said Ban...
"The mindless cycle of destruction must end. The virtuous circle of peace must begin."
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
the ‘palestinian state ‘ in in the bottom of a toilet bowl
they totally screw up wherever they are , they deserve nothing
Or was that Kosovo?
Sorry Moony, keep up with that crap and one day you will hear from God. Moony I believe is from South Korea which is right next to North Korea. Becareful!
Hey Banki! When are you and your blue-helmeted clowns going to do something about “human rights” violations in Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras?! Get with the program moron!
I recognize “Palestine” as a terrorist state that does not recognize Israel.
Bunki has no comment on Tibet or Zimbabwe or Burma.
The UN will have a right to be called a one-world government when its Secretary General is elected by popular world-wide vote, which will never happen. In the mean time, the seat is occupied by career idiots who have a knack for getting everything fundamentally wrong, and who are rightfully never taken seriously.
I recognize it as Parasitine, the only “country” supported entirely by foreign contributions, most of which are stolen by its “government”. I also recognize it as a threat.
His comments on Israel are worse than no comments.
the UnitedNazis are proving their organization the perfect landing spot for O after 2017
So what?
The UN has degenerated into a dysfunctional group of the worst scum of the earth, with a few exceptions.
They would recognize the Mexican and the Colombian Drug cartels as "legitimate countries," given the opportunity.
So I repeat, 'so what?'
It takes a lot more than the blessing of Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Pakistan, China, Iran, Qatar, U.A.E, Kuwait, Yemen, and a bunch of muslim-led African basket-case countries to pretend that another sad excuse for human animals actually know what a real, functional independent country is!
The UN is the Devil’s compass. Whatever direction it’s going is the wrong direction.
It would be nice if the cycle of stupidity has ended and the cycle of reason has begun... but it seems we are long way off from that day.
What “Palestinian” leaders and many others understand is that if “Palestine” is recognized as a state, it almost immediately stops the special “UN refugee status” to which PA owes their existence and “donations” / “support” money, which are unaccountable - just ask Suha Arafat.
The Palestinian tax base is minuscule, and much of it is derived from the Palestinians who work at Israeli factories or other enterprises.
So they can talk a good game about “independent state” and “occupation,” but financially it would be a disaster for PA and the step down for the people who live there.
The mindless cycle of destruction will end when Islam is eradicated from the earth. This will happen. Islam will be annihilated. If you are a Muslim, there is still time to escape, but you must leave Islam at once. The gates of mercy are still open. Don’t delay.
Moony acts as though he’s from North Korea.
And after milking the world of all it's aide that was forwarded to them. What did the Obola admin give them 1 or 2 BILLION $$$$?
Every “refugee” could have a trip to somewhere else and a home paid for. All on our money.
Then add it the money from the EU countries and it sounds to me like every “displaced” Pali is relatively set for life.
Too late. He’s addicted to stupid. One of the elite few whose brain is so far up their ass that when they fart they think it’s fresh air and keep swimming upstream.
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