Rhetoric aside, here are the legal ramifications of the status change with the Palestinian Authority: UN vote turns terrorists into ‘freedom fighters’ and disputed land into ‘occupied land’.
By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Two Palestinian goals at UN:
Have all disputed land declared “occupied”
and have terrorists declared legitimate freedom fighters
The Palestinian Authority wishes to achieve a number of political gains by having the UN vote today, recognizing “Palestine” as a non-member observer state. First, all lands that are disputed and whose future must be negotiated according to the Oslo Accords, the PA wants declared Palestinian “occupied territory.” Continue Reading »
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