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When asked if she believes that come September, the US will once again use its veto against establishing a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, Shalev said that there can be no certainty in such an outcome. She commented that the reluctance manifested when the previous veto was given seems to indicate towards a negative outcome in the future, and needless to say, the Obama-led America of today drastically differs from the America under the Bush administration.
Regarding the Palestinian push for statehood, Shalev fears that the Palestinians will use an obscure resolution from the 1950s which states that if the UNSC cannot come to an agreement regarding the Palestinian question, it will be referred to the UN General Assembly whereby the latter can have the power to make “concrete recommendations for ‘collective measures’” – in other words, a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State. Shalev emphasized that such a declaration would inevitably present an unprecedented obstacle to the peace process.
When asked if she believes that come September, the US will once again use its veto against establishing a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, Shalev said that there can be no certainty in such an outcome. She commented that the reluctance manifested when the previous veto was given seems to indicate towards a negative outcome in the future, and needless to say, the Obama-led America of today drastically differs from the America under the Bush administration.
Regarding the Palestinian push for statehood, Shalev fears that the Palestinians will use an obscure resolution from the 1950s which states that if the UNSC cannot come to an agreement regarding the Palestinian question, it will be referred to the UN General Assembly whereby the latter can have the power to make “concrete recommendations for ‘collective measures’” – in other words, a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State. Shalev emphasized that such a declaration would inevitably present an unprecedented obstacle to the peace process.