Palestinians Rethink Statehood Bid Media Mention of Hussein Ibish In The Jewish Daily Forward - November 17, 2011 - 1:00am Israelis warned of a “diplomatic tsunami,” Palestinians promised a game changer that would reshape Middle East peacemaking, and the White House and Congress geared up for an all-out battle inside and beyond the United Nations. But on November 11, the Palestinians’ initiative to gain statehood recognition from the U.N. Security Council ended finally not with a bang, but with a whimper. » Read more