Monday, November 7, 2011

Palestine Versus the United Nations

he acceptance by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization of the Palestinian bid for state recognition last week has left almost all involved parties in a quandary: how to transform this unusual, confusing vote into a positive public relations outcome.

The UNESCO gambit was spearheaded by Palestinian chief negotiator Sa’eb Erekat, a veteran of the international political scene, who hoped to regain traction and public recognition after a dispiriting month and a half in which the Palestinian Authority’s claim to be recognized by the UN itself lost some oomph.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/israel-and-palestine/111107/un-unesco-palestinian-state-israel-united-states