One day after France pledged to vote in favor of Palestine at the UN General Assembly this week, the support keeps coming, with Spain, Austria and Denmark adding their pledges to a “yes” side that now appears to cover virtually the entire planet.
Canada, for its part, has promised to be one of the rare “no” votes, which at this point looks like it will struggle to break into double digits when the vote takes place, likely either Thursday or Friday. The US has promised to vote no as well.
But that’s only if the vote takes place and despite repeated pledges from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to hold the vote, the US hasn’t given up on the idea of pressuring Abbas with meeting after meeting to withdraw the vote from consideration.
193 nations can vote in the UN General Assembly, and there are no vetoes. At present, the US, Israel, Canada, the Netherlands, Italy and the Czech Republic have promised “no” votes. The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which has 120 members, has unanimously endorsed the plan, which in and of itself ensures passage.
They already have a state–Jordan.
They already have a state–Jordan.
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That's the Israeli's subtle way of telling the occupied Palestinians to go to another country. A better PR option than ethnic cleansing, I suppose.
Once again the putative pillar of freedom and democracy, America, finds itself isolated in its oppostion to a people that strive for freedom and democracy. How bizarre and hypocritical!
This isn't about Palestinians, this is about democracy, this is about Justice, this is to prove to the world that israel is not based nor respects the principals in any kind of democracy but their apartheids system that U.S is a regime that would stop at nothing to stop a functioning democracy to flourish, Palestinians have all the rights in this world to have their homeland back, as its been stolen for last 60 years, is about time for the world to wake up and for Obama to give up.
There is only one 'state' in palestine.
Once they figure out what do do with their 'schadlingen und unerwunschten', all will be as it once was in the land they were 'given by Gord'.
Nice and certainly illustrative when (Schmuck) wants to give Jordan to the refugees from Israeli expropriation of the land and homes where they have lived and owned for centuries….. What would he say if we came with guns and took his place.. bye…..bye…??? Oh wait, I forgot, this is Sui generis. As in special, unique…….. (read)….. only for "certain" people….. In reality it's a when the powers that be wish to do things OUTSIDE the law, but NOT set a precedent ….. that THEY will be bound by ever after…. As in for their friends NOT you…. and I…. For those who are "connected"……. meaning not YOU or US… The very antithesis of equality under the law: One set of rules for the rulers and the ruled ……… P.S. The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. constitution… forbids the taking of property "without just compensation"…. So in addition to all the loose talk by Schmuck(s)………. It as yet one more layer of hypocrisy to suggest any taking proscribed by "our" law……. that would protect us against any Schmuck's prescriptions………
once again Harper and John the jaw Baird embarass Canada, standing in the back row tossing tomatoes at the little guy.