The announcement on Monday that the Palestinians are pulling their resolution at the U.N. Security Council condemning the Trump administration’s recent Middle East peace plan appears to be a major defeat for the Palestinians, who rejected the plan before it was even presented.
“This was not so much a victory for Israel as it was a defeat for the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization]. It shows he lacks support in the one venue the Palestinians have dominated for decades: the U.N.,” Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS. “This is also a major victory for Trump, as it shows that some of the Arab states that previously would have voted blindly with the PLO are working to ensure that they do not spurn the president.”
The announcement of the delay of the Palestinian vote came after news that Tunisia, one of the resolution’s sponsors, had fired its ambassador to the United Nations over being too critical of the Trump administration’s plans. The Palestinian resolution reportedly did not have the support of the nine members needed for passage and would have been vetoed by the United States regardless.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said at a press conference on Monday that the postponement of the Palestinian resolution is “nothing to celebrate right now,” and that the real “victory or a success will be when we have real negotiations and a peace treaty signed.”
(JNS)
{Matzav.com}
