ATFP Resources on September UN Initiative

The following is an extensive set of resources on a possible Palestinian UN initiative in September, covering Palestinian and pro-Palestinian, Israeli, American, Arab, European and other international perspectives, as well as general news items. This resource list is in chronological order within each category, beginning with the most recent items, and will be updated daily.

An earlier ATFP backgrounder on legal and political issues involving potential Palestinian UN initiatives can be accessed here:

http://www.americantaskforce.org/resources/2011/06/24/1308888000

[NOTE: Signed opinion articles are indicated by bylines]

Palestinian and pro-Palestinian perspectives:

Palestinian leadership considering French proposals on peace process: official (Xinhua, 9/22/11)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/22/c_131154458.htm [2]

Abbas presses Palestinian case with new defiance (Reuters, 9/22/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/newsmaker-abbas-presses-palestinian-case-with-new-defiance/ [3]

PLO to give UN council time to mull bid (Ma'an, 9/22/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=422427 [4]

Palestinians' U.N. gamble could backfire by Saree Makdisi (LA Times, 9/22/11)

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-makdisi-palestine-20110922,0,3489569.story [5]

Why Palestinian leadership should remain firm by John Whitbeck (The Arab News, 9/21/11)

http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article504778.ece [6]

Arafat Aide: Abbas Making a Mistake (The Daily Beast, 9/21/11)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/21/palestinian-statehood-bid-a-mistake-arafat-aide-says.html [7]

Thousands rally in Ramallah to back Palestinian statehood bid (Ha'aretz, 9/21/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/thousands-rally-in-ramallah-to-back-palestinian-statehood-bid-1.385760 [8]

Palestinians Back Statehood Bid With West Bank Rallies (Bloomberg, 9/21/11)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-20/israel-presses-palestinians-to-resume-talks-warns-of-funds-cut.html [9]

A UN showdown the Palestinians can't afford to lose by Claude Salhani (The National, 9/21/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/a-un-showdown-the-palestinians-cant-afford-to-lose [10]

Palestinian statehood bid: Why Hamas has stayed on sidelines (CSM, 9/20/11)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0920/Palestinian-statehood-bid-Why-Hamas-has-stayed-on-sidelines [11]

Palestine between fact and fiction by Hussein Ibish (Now Lebanon, 9/20/11)

http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=313426 [12]

How The Palestinian Statehood Bid May Backfire by Hussein Ibish (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 9/20/11)

http://www.rferl.org/content/how_the_palestinian_statehood_bid_might_backfire/24334579.html [13]

Official: Palestinians may delay vote (Politico, 9/20/11)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63903.html [14]

Abbas says willing to meet with Netanyahu during stay in New York (Ha'aretz, 9/20/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/abbas-says-willing-to-meet-with-netanyahu-during-stay-in-new-york-1.385404 [15]

Malki: Talks can't resume until Israel accepts PA's terms (JPost, 9/20/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=238688 [16]

Last-minute deal could avert a collision course at the UN by Hussein Ibish (The National, 9/20/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/last-minute-deal-could-avert-a-collision-course-at-the-un [17]

A new paradigm by Ghassan Khatib (bitterlemons, 9/19/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=144 [18]

UN move more loss than gain by Saleh Abdel Jawad (bitterlemons, 9/19/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=146 [19]

Al-Wazir: PA could collapse if US withdraws aid (Ma'an, 9/19/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=421727 [20]

Palestinians seek state and trappings of a state (BBC, 9/19/11)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14973608 [21]

Is Abbas going for broke? by Walid M. Awad (Ma'an, 9/19/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=421147 [22]

A Formal Funeral for the Two-State Solution by Ali Abunimah (Foreign Affairs, 9/19/11)

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/68268/ali-abunimah/a-formal-funeral-for-the-two-state-solution [23]

The Case for Palestinian Statehood by Ismail Khalidi (The Daily Beast, 9/19/11)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/19/the-case-for-palestinian-statehood.html [24]

Poll: Palestinians support UN bid, fear consequences (Ma'an, 9/19/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=421205 [25]

Palestinians See U.N. Bid as Their Most Viable Option (NY Times, 9/17/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/world/middleeast/palestinians-see-united-nations-appeal-as-best-option-available.html?_r=1&hp [26]

U.S. envoys' paper emboldens Abbas to go before U.N. (LA Times, 9/17/11)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/09/west-bank-a-us-paper-had-reverse-effect-on-abbas.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BabylonBeyond+%28Babylon+%26+Beyond+Blog%29 [27]

Hamas, Islamic Jihad dismiss Abbas speech (Ma’an, 9/17/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=420813 [28]

'Abbas working on deal with EU, US to avoid statehood bid' (JPost, 9/16/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=238220 [29]

Al-Malki, PA Officials Paint US Loser in Palestinian UN Gambit (The Media Line, 9/15/11)

http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=33251 [30]

Palestinians to seek full UN membership Sept. 23 (AP, 9/15/11)

http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/palestinians-to-seek-full-un-membership-sept-23-1857927.html [31]

Palestinians express doubts and fear over UN statehood bid (The National, 9/15/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/middle-east/palestinians-express-doubts-and-fear-over-un-statehood-bid [32]

The moment of truth by Ghassan Khatib (Bitterlemons, 9/15/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=139 [33]

Bluff called, pressure on by Omar Rahman (Bitterlemons, 9/15/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=142 [34]

Palestinians Say a U.N. Gamble on Statehood Is Worth the Risks (NYTimes, 9/14/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/world/middleeast/palestinians-say-un-gamble-is-worth-the-risk.html?ref=middleeast [35]

Palestinians trying to dodge pre-UN vote face-off with Obama (Ha'aretz, 9/14/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/palestinians-trying-to-dodge-pre-un-vote-face-off-with-obama-1.384293 [36]

PLO official voices criticism of UN membership plan (Ma'an, 9/14/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=420031 [37]

18 years after Oslo, Palestinians try a new tack (LA Times, 9/14/11)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/09/west-bank-on-oslos-18-year-anniversary-the-count-is-still-on.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BabylonBeyond+%28Babylon+%26+Beyond+Blog%29 [38]

Gazans have mixed feelings over Abbas U.N bid (Reuters, 9/14/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/gazans-have-mixed-feelings-over-abbas-un-bid/ [39]

Pro-Palestinian activists in U.S. optimistic about UN vote (Ha'aretz, 9/13/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/focus-u-s-a/pro-palestinian-activists-in-u-s-optimistic-about-un-vote-1.384173 [40]

For Hamas, Silence on Statehood Is Golden (The Media Line, 9/12/11)
http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=33220 [41]

Hamas leaders oppose UN bid, official position still undecided (Xinhua, 9/12/11)
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/12/c_131133100.htm [42]

Abbas Will Go to U.N. General Assembly for Statehood Bid, Diplomats Say (Ha’aretz, 9/11/11)
http://forward.com/articles/142655/
[43]
Palestinian Leader Says U.S. Is 'Too Late' on U.N. Bid (NY Times, 9/9/11)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/world/middleeast/09palestinians.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast

[44]

Abbas vows to proceed with statehood bid despite U.S. warnings (Washington Post, 9/9/11)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/abbas-vows-to-proceed-with-statehood-bid-despite-us-warnings/2011/09/08/gIQAoK2mCK_story.html [45]

U.S. vows to veto Palestinian statehood bid (Ma'an, 9/9/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=418748 [46]

Train Wreck in Turtle Bay by Ziad Asali (Foreign Policy, 9/8/11)

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/09/08/train_wreck_in_turtle_bay [47]

Palestinians deny submitting official statehood request to UN (Ha'aretz, 9/8/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/palestinians-deny-submitting-official-statehood-request-to-un-1.383261 [48]

Palestinians: Differences with US on UN bid 'still wide' (Ma'an, 9/8/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=418375 [49]

Palestine leadership stands up to pressure by Daoud Kuttab (Jordan Times, 9/8/11)

http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=41082 [50]

Palestine statehood won't cancel right of return (The Daily Star, 9/8/11)

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Sep-08/148218-interview-palestine-statehood-wont-cancel-right-of-return.ashx#axzz1XGiyexPm [51]

Palestinian Statehood and the International Law of Democracy by Guy Goodwin-Gill (Jurist, 9/7/11)

http://jurist.org/forum/2011/09/guy-goodwin-gill-palestine-statehood.php [52]

Palestinians deploy Obama speech in UN campaign (Ma'an, 9/7/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=418260 [53]

New poll suggests that most Palestinians prefer continuing negotiations with Israel rather than a UN initiative (Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, 9/6/11)

http://www.pcpo.org/polls.htm [54]

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat on statehood moves at U.N. (LA Times, 9/6/11)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-palestinians-un-qa-20110907,0,4589846.story [55]

Palestinian official: Abbas met Israel's Barak (Ma'an, 9/5/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=417877 [56]

Abbas Affirms Palestinian Bid at U.N. (NY Times, 9/5/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/world/middleeast/06palestinians.html?smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto [57]

Palestinians keeping options open on UN (Ma'an, 9/5/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=417843 [58]

Why the United States should vote 'Yes' (Ma'an, 9/5/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=417656 [59]

Fatah official: 140 countries to recognize Palestinian state (Ma'an, 9/4/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=417667 [60]

Shaath: Palestinian leaders have clear strategy post-September (Ma'an, 9/4/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=417543 [61]

Palestine 'will not accept' UN observer status (Ma'an, 9/3/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=41727 [62]

What could a state change for refugees? by Annie Slemrod (Daily Star, 9/3/11)

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Sep-03/147789-what-could-a-state-change-for-refugees.ashx#axzz1WtuWaJ7t [63]

Popular apathy and cumulative skepticism over September by Akram Atallah Alaysa (Ma'an, 9/2/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=417219 [64]

Palestinian statehood and the UN vote by Fr. Raymond G. Helmick and Dr. Nazir Khaja (Arab News, 9/2/11)

http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article496723.ece [65]

Does the Palestinian UN bid threaten refugee rights? (Ma'an, 9/1/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416930 [66]

Abbas says Palestinian UN bid came after Israel rebuffed int'l treaties (Xinhua, 9/1/11)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/31/c_131087244.htm [67]

Analysis: Implications of Palestinian statehood by Abdel Razzaq Takriti (Ma'an, 8/29/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416887 [68]

Analysis: Protecting Palestinians after we join the UN by Francis Boyle (Ma’an, 8/29/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416466 [69]

Palestinians see progress in EU stance on UN bid (AFP, 8/28/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416757 [70]

Ashrawi: UN statehood bid no threat to PLO (Ma’an, 8/27/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416202 [71]

Legal opinion challenges PLO statehood bid (Al Jazeera, 8/25/11)

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/08/2011825222044579764.html [72]

UN statehood bid 'threatens Palestinian rights' (Ma’an, 8/24/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=415804 [73]

Don't believe the hype by Ghassan Khatib (Bitterlemons, 8/24/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=131 [74]

Palestinian PM denies U.S. threat to cut aid (Xinhua, 8/21/11)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/21/c_131064417.htm [75]

Abbas: We refuse observer status at the UN (Ma'an, 8/19/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=41435 [76]

Palestinians can still negotiate after the UN declaration by Daoud Kuttab (Jordan Times, 8/18/11)

http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=40518 [77]

PA to soften UN statehood bid? (YNet, 8/17/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4110374,00.html [78]

Abbas makes Arab aid appeal, sees risk to U.N. bid (Reuters, 8/15/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/abbas-makes-arab-aid-appeal-sees-risk-to-un-bid [79]

Palestinians determined to get more recognition (LA Times, 8/13/11)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/08/west-bank-palestinians-determined-to-get-more-recognitions.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BabylonBeyond+%28Babylon+%26+Beyond+Blog%29 [80]

Palestinians to Seek UN Statehood Vote Next Month (Reuters, 8/12/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/palestinians-to-seek-un-statehood-vote-next-month-fm/ [81]

The UN Vote and a Viable Two-State Vision by Farid Abdel-Nour (Dissent, 8/9/11)

http://dissentmagazine.org/online.php?id=51 [82]

Marwan Barghouti warns of protests if US wields veto (Ma'an, 8/10/11) http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=412156 [83]

Why the US must support bid for Palestinian statehood by Ibrahim Sharqieh (CSM, 8/9/11)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2011/0809/Why-the-US-must-support-bid-for-Palestinian-statehood [84]

Palestinians study UN status options (Ma'an, 8/9/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=411801 [85]

The costs and benefits of Palestinian UN options by Hussein Ibish (Ibishblog.com, 7/29/11)

http://www.ibishblog.com/blog/hibish/2011/07/29/costs_and_benefits_palestinian_un_options [86]

The Palestinian Statehood Strategy by Ali Younes (Al-Arabiya, 7/29/11)

http://english.alarabiya.net/views/2011/07/29/159859.html [87]

PLO central council backs Abbas' determination to approach UN (Xinhua, 7/28/11)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-07/29/c_131016419.htm [88]

Abbas not deterred by U.S. threats regarding Palestinian state recognition (LA Times, 7/28/11)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/07/palestinian-territories-abbas-not-deterred-by-us-threats.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BabylonBeyond+%28Babylon+%26+Beyond+Blog%29 [89]

All systems are on go for Palestine’s march to the UN by Daoud Kuttab (Jordan Times, 7/28/11)

http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=39882 [90]

Defusing Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN by Hussein Ibish (The Atlantic, 7/27/11)

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/07/defusing-palestinian-statehood-bid-at-the-un/242619/ [91]

Palestinian president launches campaign for state recognition (Xinhua, 7/23/11)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-07/23/c_131004629.htm [92]

Abbas: UN approval will allow us to treat Israel as equals (JPost. 7/22/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=23048 [93]7

Palestinians face a dangerous U.N. clash on statehood by Ziad Asali (Washington Post, 7/21/11)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/palestinians-face-a-dangerous-un-clash-on-statehood/2011/07/19/gIQAJcnhSI_story.html [94]

Abbas: UN bid will not affect peace process (Ma'an, 7/21/11) http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=407197 [95]

Economic crisis looms as Palestine nears UN push in September by Omar Rahman (Al-Arabiya, 7/21/11)

http://www.americantaskforce.org/daily_news_article/2011/07/20/1311134400_14 [96]

PA should delay UN statehood bid, says PLO official (JPost, 7/20/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=230151 [97]

Abbas to bypass US opposition to UN bid (Ma'an, 7/19/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=406425 [98]

The Long Overdue State of Palestine by Hussein Ibish and Saliba Sarsar (Huffington Post, 7/18/11)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hussein-ibish-phd/state-of-palestine_b_901442.html [99]

Palestine’s Split Over Statehood (The Daily Beast, 7/14/11)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/07/14/mahmoud-abbas-and-salam-fayyad-disagree-on-palestinian-u-n-representation.html [100]

Palestinians call on US to support UN bid (AFP, 7/14/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=405018 [101]

Palestinians more determined to approach UN for vote (Xinhua, 7/13/11)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-07/13/c_13983097.htm [102]

FM: Palestinians could withdraw UN bid (Ma'an, 7/13/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=404688 [103]

Palestinian Options at the United Nations by Camille Mansour (Al-Ayam/IPS, 7, 10/11)

http://www.palestine-studies.org/columndetails.aspx?t=1&id=34 [104]

Erekat in Washington: UN bid continues despite pressure (Ma'an, 7/7/11) http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=403129 [105]

Palestinian official: UN vote on statehood won't contradict peace process (Ha'aretz, 7/7/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/palestinian-official-un-vote-on-statehood-won-t-contradict-peace-process-1.371831 [106]

A Palestinian View: We are ready for freedom and independence by Ghassan Khatib (Bitterlemons, 7/4/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=107 [107]

Abbas adviser: Palestinians ready to replace UN bid with talks (Ma'an 7/1/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=401400 [108]

Palestinian PM skeptical of UN bid (AP, 6/28/11)

http://www.americantaskforce.org/daily_news_article/2011/06/28/1309233600_7 [109]

Sha'ath: PA optimistic about UN statehood bid (Ma'an, 6/28/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=400519 [110]

The European position is key by Ghassan Khatib (Bitterlemons, 6/20/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=99 [111]

The Long Overdue Palestinian State by Mahmoud Abbas (New York Times, 5/16/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/opinion/17abbas.html?_r=1 [112]

Israeli perspectives:

Peace Now, or Never by Ehud Olmert (NY Times, 9/22/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/opinion/Olmert-peace-now-or-never.html?ref=opinion [113]

The Palestinians are the new Jews by Gideon Levy (Ha'aretz, 9/22/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/the-palestinians-are-the-new-jews-1.385928 [114]

Palestine an Israeli interest by Frances Raday (YNet, 9/22/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4125683,00.html [115]

Poll: 70% of Israelis say Israel should accept UN decision (JPost, 9/21/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=238855 [116]

'Americans to blame for Palestinian UN bid' (YNet, 9/21/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4125484,00.html [117]

Political war between Israel and Palestinians enters critical stage (Ha'aretz, 9/21/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/mess-report/political-war-between-israel-and-palestinians-enters-critical-stage-1.385658 [118]

U.S. should recognize Palestinian state by Zvi Bar'el (Ha'aretz, 9/21/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/u-s-should-recognize-palestinian-state-1.385694 [119]

Israel May Hold Palestinian Taxes on UN Vote Move, Steinitz Says (Bloomberg, 9/20/11)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/09/20/bloomberg_articlesLRUOS36S972A.DTL [120]

Diplomats: Israel failed to prepare for Palestinian statehood bid (Ha'aretz, 9/20/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/diplomats-israel-failed-to-prepare-for-palestinian-statehood-bid-1.385407 [121]

Obama is stuck between a veto and a hard place by Natasha Mozgovaya (Ha'aretz, 9/20/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/focus-u-s-a/capitol-letter-obama-is-stuck-between-a-veto-and-a-hard-place-1.385427 [122]

Maybe the whole world isn’t against us? by Gershon Baskin (JPost, 9/20/11)

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=238624 [123]

The real meaning of the Palestinian UN bid by Yossi Alpher (bitterlemons, 9/19/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=143 [124]

Palestinian statehood: a new status and its implications by Zvi Bar'el (bitterlemons, 9/19/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=145 [125]

Dear U.S. Jews, please don't let Netanyahu deceive you by Yossi Sarid (Ha'aretz, 9/19/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/dear-u-s-jews-please-don-t-let-netanyahu-deceive-you-1.385241 [126]

Playing a dangerous game by Jeff Barak (JPost, 9/18/11)

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=238475 [127]

Abbas' U.N. fantasy by Ron Prosor (LA Times, 9/19/11)

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-prosor-un-20110919,0,7053865.story [128]

Prosor: Security Council vote on PA state bid unclear (JPost, 9/19/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=238520 [129]

Israel still has a Palestinian partner for peace (Ha'aretz, 9/18/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/israel-still-has-a-palestinian-partner-for-peace-1.385083 [130]

Abbas has shown Israel he is not like Arafat by Avi Issacharoff (Ha'aretz, 9/18/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/mess-report/abbas-has-shown-israel-he-is-not-like-arafat-1.385071 [131]

Israel PM: Palestinian statehood bid will fail (AP, 9/18/11)

http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/israel-pm-palestinian-statehood-bid-will-fail-1864720.html [132]

Defense establishment doesn’t want to punish PA (JPost, 9/18/11)

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?ID=238362&R=R1&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter [133]

Abbas' historical gamble by By Avi Issacharoff (Ha'aretz, 9/17/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/mess-report/abbas-historical-gamble-1.384980 [134]

A Palestinian State Even the Securocrats Accept; 'Half Cup' Better Than Chaos, Ex-Mossad Chief Says (The Forward, 9/15/11)

http://www.forward.com/articles/142822/ [135]

Why Israel should vote for Palestinian independence by Isaac Herzog (Foreign Affairs, 9/16/11)

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/68271/isaac-herzog/why-israel-should-vote-for-palestinian-independence [136]

Netanyahu: Israel will agree to upgrade of Palestinian status, not statehood (Ha'aretz, 9/16/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/netanyahu-israel-will-agree-to-upgrade-of-palestinian-status-not-statehood-1.384716 [137]

Savir's Corner: Israel - ‘Yes’ by Uri Savir (JPost, 9/15/11)

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=238143 [138]

Israel does not want a Palestinian state. Period. by Gideon Levy (Ha'aretz, 9/15/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/israel-does-not-want-a-palestinian-state-period-1.384559 [139]

The US is making a mistake by Yossi Alpher (Bitterlemons, 9/15/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=138 [140]

International efforts will fail because western policy is bad by Barry Rubin (Bitterlemons, 9/15/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=140 [141]

Israel warns of 'harsh' consequences of Palestinian UN bid (AFP, 9/14/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=420153 [142]

Ten reasons Palestine is right to bring its case to the UN by Bradley Burston (Ha'aretz, 9/14/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/a-special-place-in-hell/ten-reasons-palestine-is-right-to-bring-its-case-to-the-un-1.384256 [143]

Israel's new tactic: Use Cairo embassy attack to argue against Palestinian statehood (Ha'aretz, 9/13/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-s-new-tactic-use-cairo-embassy-attack-to-argue-against-palestinian-statehood-1.384108 [144]

PA's UN bid may lead to ICC action against settlers (YNet, 9/13/11)
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4121579,00.html [145]

Turn crisis into opportunity (JPost, 9/9/11)
http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Editorials/Article.aspx?id=237245 [146]

Netanyahu renews call for direct peace talks (Reuters, 9/5/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=417893 [147]

Livni: It's not too late for Israel and Palestinians to resume negotiations (Ha'aretz, 9/5/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/livni-it-s-not-too-late-for-israel-and-palestinians-to-resume-negotiations-1.382680 [148]

Peres can't save Netanyahu from UN debacle (Ha'aretz, 9/1/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/peres-can-t-save-netanyahu-from-un-debacle-1.381853 [149]

Can Netanyahu still engage with Palestinians' UN bid? by Carlo Strenger (Ha'aretz, 9/1/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/strenger-than-fiction/can-netanyahu-still-engage-with-palestinians-un-bid-1.381579 [150]

‘Acceptance of PA’s UN bid will push back talks for years’ (JPost, 9/1/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=236237 [151]

Israel braces for Palestinian statehood bid at United Nations (Washington Post, 8/31/11)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/israel-readies-for-palestinian-statehood-bid-at-united-nations/2011/08/31/gIQAJ3sUsJ_story.html [152]

Steinitz: Palestinian UN bid 'greater threat' than Hamas (AFP, 8/30/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=417023 [153]

Palestinian UN bid – a blow to Israeli economy? (YNet, 8/30/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4115688,00.html [153]

Israeli Amb.: Palestinian statehood vote could end all PA agreements with Israel and the U.S. (FP, 8/30/11)

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/08/30/israeli_amb_palestinian_statehood_vote_would_end_all_pa_agreements_with_israel_and_ [154]

New Palestinian strategy document will make it difficult for U.S. to oppose UN vote by Akiva Eldar (Ha’aretz, 8/30/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/features/new-palestinian-strategy-document-will-make-it-difficult-for-u-s-to-oppose-un-vote-1.381426 [155]

The day after Palestine (YNet, 8/30/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4115514,00.html [156]

I call it national suicide by Gershon Baskin (JPost, 8/29/11)

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=235906 [157]

Who will endorse Palestine? (YNet, 8/27/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4114432,00.html [158]

September report to remain secret? (YNet, 8/25/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4113900,00.html [159]

September can still produce something useful by Yossi Alpher (Bitterlemons, 8/24/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=130 [160]

Israel must do everything to neutralize implications of UN recognition of Palestine by Eitan Haber (YNet, 8/17/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4110324,00.html [161]

Netanyahu urges: Oppose Palestinians' UN bid (YNet, 8/15/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4108924,00.html [162]

A Pyrrhic victory for the Palestinians by Shai Bazak (Boston Globe, 8/18/11)

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/08/18/a_pyrrhic_victory_for_the_palestinians/ [163]

Preparing for the worst, hoping for the best (JPost, 8/15/11)

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=233785 [164]

Israeli leaders in hysterics ahead of September (Ha’aretz, 8/12/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/israeli-leaders-in-hysterics-ahead-of-september-1.378260 [165]

IDF concerned UN vote on Palestinian state may lead to tensions with Syria (Ha’aretz, 8/11/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/idf-concerned-un-vote-on-palestinian-state-may-lead-to-tensions-with-syria-1.378070 [166]

Don’t annul Oslo Accords by Dov Weissglas (Ynet, 8/10/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4107261,00.html [167]

Beyond September: Lessons from Failed Mideast Diplomacy by Shai Feldman (Brandeis University Crown Center for Middle East Studies, 8/10/11)

http://www.brandeis.edu/crown/publications/meb/meb54.html [168]

PM lobbies world envoys against Palestinian statehood (JPost, 8/9/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=232965 [169]

Israeli minister: Cut ties with Palestinians (AP, 8/7/11)

http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/israeli-minister-cut-ties-with-palestinians-1706698.html [170]

Israel in Quandary of What September Holds (Media Line, 8/3/11)

http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=32884 [171]

FADC: Palestinian UN bid will harm Israel in int'l arena (JPost, 8/3/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=232254 [172]

The Palestinians’ treacherous path to the UN by Alon Ben-Meir (7/29/11)

http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Opinion/Article.aspx?id=231464 [173]

Is Abbas setting the stage for a third intifada? by Douglas Bloomfield (JPost, 7/28/11)

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=231287 [174]

Barak: Focus on Europe to stop UN bid (Ma'an, 7/25/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=408011 [175]

Israel looking into revoking Oslo Accords in response to Palestinian UN bid (Ha'aretz, 7/25/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-looking-into-revoking-oslo-accords-in-response-to-palestinian-un-bid-1.375060 [176]

Force and anti-force in the United Nations by Gidi Grinstein (Ha'aretz, 7/24/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/force-and-anti-force-in-the-united-nations-1.374998 [177]

September: Why Israelis Are Anxious by Bernard Avishai (Talking Points Memo, 7/21/11)

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/20/september_why_israelis_are_anxious/ [178]

Israeli minister says Palestinians losing UN bid (AP, 7/18/11)

http://www.americantaskforce.org/daily_news_article/2011/07/18/1310961600_15 [179]

Israel: Support waning for Palestinian state bid (AP, 7/18/11)

http://www.americantaskforce.org/daily_news_article/2011/07/18/1310961600_1 [180]

Why the Quartet fears the UN track by Yossi Alpher (Bitterlemons, 7/18/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=114 [181]

Herzog: Vote 'yes' to Palestinian statehood (JPost, 7/6/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?ID=228126 [182]

Israeli FM threatens tough response to planned Palestinian declaration of independence at UN (AP, 7/6/11)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/israeli-fm-threatens-tough-response-to-planned-palestinian-declaration-of-independence-at-un/2011/07/06/gIQAtzgK0H_story.html [183]

An Israeli View: Why we are going to the UN by Yossi Alpher (Bitterlemons, 7/4/11)

http://www.bitterlemons.org/inside.php?id=106 [184]

A guide to September by Gershon Baskin (JPost, 6/27/11)

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=226849 [185]

Buying Into Palestinian Statehood by Yossi Alpher, Colette Avital, Shlomo Gazit, Mark Heller (NY Times, 6/24/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/opinion/25iht-edalpher25.html?_r=1 [186]

Israel surveys support for Palestinian state (Ma'an, 6/23/11) http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=399098 [187]

IDF prepares for September declaration (YNet, 6/20/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4084712,00.html [188]

Ashkenazi: Palestine is inevitable, UN state bid is not (JPost, 6/20/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=225726 [189]

Mofaz: Israel must prevent UN Palestinian state bid (JPost, 6/20/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=225745 [190]

Lieberman: Palestinian UN bid undoes Oslo Accords (Ma'an, 6/17/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=397444 [191]

PM: Israel aims to offset PA's UN bid (YNet, 6/15/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4082285,00.html [192]

American perspectives:

Stand up against Palestinians' UN statehood bid: It's dangerous to Israel by Eric Cantor and Steny Hoyer (The New York Daily News,9/22/11)

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/09/22/2011-09-22_stand_up_against_palestinians_un_statehood_bid_its_dangerous_to_our_ally_israel.html [193]

Obama at the UN on Israel-Palestine: Good Politics, Poor Diplomacy by Hussein Ibish (the Atlantic, 9/22/11)

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/09/obamas-un-speech-on-israel-palestine-good-politics-poor-diplomacy/245482/ [194]

U.S. Jews give Obama mixed reviews for 'pro-Israel' UN speech (Ha'aretz, 9/22/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-jews-give-obama-mixed-reviews-for-pro-israel-un-speech-1.386043 [195]

Amb. Rice: Abbas statehood move at UN 'unwise' (AP, 9/21/11)

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2011/09/21/amb_rice_abbas_statehood_move_at_un_unwise/ [196]

The votes the Palestinians (and the Israelis) really need by David Rothkopf (Foreign Policy, 9/ 19/11)

http://rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/09/19/the_votes_the_palestinians_and_the_israelis_really_need [197]

Rick Perry to criticize Obama on Middle East (USA Today, 9/20/11)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/09/rick-perry-israel-palestinian-authority-united-nations-/1 [198]

Senators urge pro-Israel stance from Obama in speech (AFP, 9/20/11)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jywMetrW6W7lvgG_kCh5rm-NVgQw [199]

Face-off at the U.N. (LA Times, 9/20/11)

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-palestinians-20110920,0,16243.story [200]

The Legal Case Against Palestinian Statehood by David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey (Wall Street Journal, 9/20/11)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904106704576578423114178378.html?mod=googlenews_wsj [201]

Joe Walsh To Palestinians: Stop Statehood Bid Or Israel Will Annex West Bank (Huffington Post, 9/19/11)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/19/rep-joe-walsh-palestinian-statehood-israel-west-bank_n_970793.html [202]

Israel’s Self-Inflicted Isolation by Peter Beinart (The Daily Beast, 9/19/11)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/19/israel-s-benjamin-netanyahu-could-have-prevented-un-vote-on-palestinian-statehood.html [203]

U.N. Palestine vote: Time to exhale by Wendy Chamberlain (Politico, 9/19/11)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63794.html [204]

U.S. to Netanyahu: Don't sanction Palestinians following statehood bid at UN (Ha'aretz, 9/19/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/u-s-to-netanyahu-don-t-sanction-palestinians-following-statehood-bid-at-un-1.385233 [205]

Report: US tries to avert veto of Palestinian UN bid (Ma’an, 9/18/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=421068 [206]

U.S. laboring to avoid veto of Palestinian statehood bid at UN, sources say (Ha'aretz, 9/18/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/u-s-laboring-to-avoid-veto-of-palestinian-statehood-bid-at-un-sources-say-1.385055 [207]

The Palestinian Statehood Gambit (Wall Street Journal, 9/18/11)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904265504576568842038912296.html?mod=googlenews_wsj [208]

Palestine May Win a Vote, But Won’t Be a State by Jeffrey Goldberg (Bloomberg, 9/17/11)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-18/palestine-may-win-a-vote-but-won-t-be-a-state-jeffrey-goldberg.html [209]

Congress mulls closing PLO mission in Washington in light of UN bid (Ha'aretz, 9/16/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/congress-mulls-closing-plo-mission-in-washington-in-light-of-un-bid-1.384930 [210]

Palestinian bid at U.N. distracts from the real crisis by Aaron David Miller (CNN, 9/16/11)

http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/16/opinion/miller-palestinian-united-nations/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 [211]

September madness by Henry Siegman (Foreign Policy, 9/15/11)

http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/09/15/september_madness [212]

Why Palestinian statehood is a question for the U.N. by Shibley Telhami and Joshua S. Goldstein (Washington Post, 9/16/11)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-palestinian-statehood-is-a-question-for-the-un/2011/09/15/gIQANupdVK_story.html [213]

Moving Middle East Peace Forward After the U.N. General Assembly (CAP, 9/15/11)

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/09/moving_me_peace_forward.html [214]

Cooperation Could Limit Damage After UN Palestinian Vote (Bloomberg, 9/15/11)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-16/cooperation-could-limit-damage-after-united-nations-palestinian-vote-view.html [215]

Rice: U.S. not involved in negotiations over Palestinian text at U.N.(JTA, 9/15/11)

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/09/15/3089414/rice-us-not-involved-in-negotiations-over-palestinian-text-at-un [216]

U.S. sees wider recognition of need for Mideast talks (Reuters, 9/15/11)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/15/us-palestinians-israel-usa-clinton-idUSTRE78E7DA20110915 [217]

Yes to Palestine by Reza Aslan (LA Times, 9/15/11)

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0915-aslan-palestinian-vote-20110915,0,3871067.story [218]

Will the US declare its independence at UN? by John Whitbeck (The Arab News, 9/15/11)

http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article501651.ece [219]

The UN vote and Palestinian statehood by Robert Danin (Foreign Affairs, 9/14/11)

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/68262/robert-m-danin/the-un-vote-and-palestinian-statehood [220]

The Palestinians' UN Remains of the Day by Marc Ginsberg (Huffington Post, 9/14/11)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/the-palestinians-un-remai_b_962649.html [221]

Pro-Israel groups defend US aid to Palestinian Authority (Reuters, 9/14/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=420020 [222]

Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen tells Haaretz: We must stop Palestinians'

‘dangerous scheme’ (Ha'aretz, 9/14/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/focus-u-s-a/congresswoman-ros-lehtinen-tells-haaretz-we-must-stop-palestinians-dangerous-scheme-1.384332 [223]

Obama: Palestinian statehood vote at UN would be counterproductive (DPA, 9/13/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/obama-palestinian-statehood-vote-at-un-would-be-counterproductive-1.384174 [224]

Israel should support the Palestinian statehood push by Michael J.Weil (JTA, 9/12/11)

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/09/12/3089347/op-ed-israel-should-support-the-palestinian-statehood-push [225]

A Palestinian state must come from negotiations by Mervyn Danker (JTA, 9/12/11)

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/09/12/3089349/op-ed-a-palestinian-state-must-come-from-negotiations [226]

Humpty Dumpty Palestine by Aaron David Miller (Foreign Policy, 9/12/11)

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/09/12/humpty_dumpty_palestine [227]

Susan Rice: Palestinian statehood plans a 'mistaken calculation' (CSM, 9/12/11)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2011/0912/Susan-Rice-Palestinian-statehood-plans-a-mistaken-calculation-VIDEO [228]

Top US lawmaker warns Palestinians on UN push (AFP, 9/12/11)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFeLE6DUs6osBtjMc9CZLgZws74w?docId=CNG.898b5a1f7663b5429a919ec4ad3f596a.2b1 [229]

The Palestinians' U.N. Agenda by Alan Dershowitz (Wall Street Journal, 9/12/11)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903285704576558640428308026.html [230]

The Sword of September (The Forward, 9/12/11)

http://www.forward.com/articles/142549/ [231]

Palestinian Statehood (NY Times 9/11/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/opinion/palestinian-statehood.html?ref=opinion [232]

Obama urged to wield U.N. veto against Palestinians (Reuters, 9/8/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/obama-urged-to-wield-un-veto-against-palestinians/ [233]

Jewish groups say U.N. resolution is inevitable, but its wording isn’t set (JTA, 9/6/11)

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/09/06/3089260/jewish-groups-say-un-resolution-is-inevitable-but-its-wording-is-not-set [234]

U.S. envoys press Palestinians to drop U.N. statehood bid (Washington Post, 9/6/11)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/us-envoys-press-palestinians-to-drop-un-statehood-bid/2011/09/06/gIQAQnlT7J_story.html [235]

U.N. vote for Palestine hurts peace by Steve Huntley (Chicago Sun Times, 9/5/11)

http://www.suntimes.com/news/huntley/7405728-417/un-vote-for-palestine-hurts-peace.html [236]

Christian group launches fight against U.N. vote on Palestinian state (JTA, 9/1/11)

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/09/01/3089206/christian-group-launches-fight-against-un-vote-on-palestinain-state [237]

To protect Israel at U.N., money talks by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Miami Herald, 8/27/11) http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/27/v-print/2377714/to-protect-israel-at-un-money.html [238]

Whose Brilliant Idea Was That UN Vote? by Elliott Abrams (CFR blog, 8/24/11)

http://blogs.cfr.org/abrams/2011/08/24/whose-brilliant-idea-was-that-un-vote/ [239]

Hill fight simmers over Palestinian statehood vote (Politico, 8/19/11)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61638.html [240]

Hoyer: Abbas, Fayyad sent mixed messages on UN bid (JPost, 8/12/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=233507 [241]

Challenging the Insupportable Arguments against Palestinian Statehood by Henry Siegman (National Interest, 8/10/11)

http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/challenging-the-insupportable-arguments-against-palestinian-5734 [242]

Palestinians and the U.N. (NY Times, 8/7/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/opinion/palestinians-and-the-un.html?_r=1&ref=opinion [243]

APN Principles on the Palestinians, International Recognition & the UN by Lara Friedman (APN, 7/26/11)

http://peacenow.org/entries/apn_principles_on_the_palestinians_and_the_un [244]

September critical for Mideast by Joel Brinkley (Newsday, 7/26/11)

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/september-critical-for-mideast-1.3054054 [245]

Israel’s opportunity to stop a train wreck by James Carroll (Boston Globe, 7/18/11)

http://articles.boston.com/2011-07-18/bostonglobe/29787725_1_palestinian-approach-palestinian-negotiator-saeb-erekat-palestinian-state [246]

Congress votes in favor of PA aid suspension (YNet, 7/8/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4092666,00.html [247]

The blunders of Palestinian leader Abbas by Jackson Diehl (Washington Post, 7/21/11)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/the-blunders-of-palestinian-leader-abbas/2011/04/19/gIQAJl09RI_blog.html [248]

US rejects Arab League support for PA statehood bid (JPost, 7/15/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=229484 [249]

With September looming, unity can't wait by Gary Ackerman (JPost, 6/30/11)

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=227229 [250]

Arab perspectives:

No compromise on a Palestinian state by Jawaher Bint Mohammad Al Qasim (The Gulf News, 9/22/11)

http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/no-compromise-on-a-palestinian-state-1.871201 [251]

Washington needs to show maturity by Joseph A. Kechichian (The Gulf News, 9/22/11)

http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/washington-needs-to-show-maturity-1.871198 [252]

Statehood a necessity by George S. Hishmeh (The Gulf News, 9/22/11)

http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/statehood-a-necessity-1.871200 [253]

Time is running out for Israel to salvage a two-state solution by Taufiq Rahim (The National, 9/22/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/time-is-running-out-for-israel-to-salvage-a-two-state-solution [254]

Show, don’t tell (The Daily Star, 9/22/11)

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Editorial/2011/Sep-22/149355-show-dont-tell.ashx#axzz1Yga1sMxB [255]

Palestinian statehood team cause for concern by Nour Samaha (Al Jazeera, 9/22/11)

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/09/201192212910587149.html [256]

Abbas’ legacy to his nation by Daoud Kuttab (The Jordan Times, 9/22/11)

http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=41548 [257]

The U.S. and Israeli stranglehold ends by Rami Khouri (The Daily Star, 9/21/11)

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Columnist/2011/Sep-21/149261-the-us-and-israeli-stranglehold-ends.ashx#axzz1YaRkqxly [258]

Saudi Arabia donates $200 million to the PA (Ma'an, 9/20/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=421757 [259]

Journey from Oslo to New York after 20 Years by George Semaan (Al-Hayat, 9/19/11)

http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/309202 [260]

Cowards and liars (The Daily Star, 9/19/11)

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Editorial/2011/Sep-19/149074-cowards-and-liars.ashx#axzz1Y7RFQPPM [261]

What statehood means to Palestinians by Tariq Al Maeena (The Gulf News, 9/18/11)

http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/what-statehood-means-to-palestinians-1.868553 [262]

Statehood bid (The Arab News, 9/17/11)

http://arabnews.com/opinion/editorial/article502982.ece [263]

Palestine at the United Nations: Sidestepped by both Friends and the World’s Major Players by Raghida Dergham (Al-Hayat, 9/16/11)

http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/308108 [264]

What Peace Process? by Marwan Muasher (Carnegie, 9/14/11)

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/2011/09/14/what-peace-process/54av [265]

Palestinian fate rests on strong institutions (The National, 9/13/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/editorial/palestinian-fate-rests-on-strong-institutions [266]

Arabs pledge to lobby for Palestinian UN membership (AFP, 9/13/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=419710 [267]

Palestinians have the advantage at the UN by Adel Safty (9/12/11)

http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/palestinians-have-the-advantage-at-un-1.864693 [268]

Veto a State, Lose an Ally by Prince Turk al-Faisal (9/11/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/opinion/veto-a-state-lose-an-ally.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss [269]

Palestine at the United Nations...The Long Path of Wisdom by Raghida Dergham (Al Hayat, 9/9/11)

http://www.daralhayat.com/portalarticlendah/305636 [270]

UN Recognition (Arab News, 9/9/11)

http://arabnews.com/opinion/editorial/article499253.ece [271]

'What's Wrong with the Palestinians Appealing to the UN?' (Speigel International. 9/7/11)

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,784815,00.html [272]

Why be scared of a Palestinian state? by Rami Khouri (Daily Star, 9/3/11)

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Columnist/2011/Sep-03/147780-why-be-scared-of-a-palestinian-state.ashx#axzz1WtuWaJ7t [273]

Palestinian statehood opinion causes uproar (Al Jazeera, 9/1/11)

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/08/20118291464077832.html [274]

Jordan urges Abbas to rethink UN bid (YNet, 8/30/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4115922,00.html [275]

Arab League supports Palestinian bid (UPI, 8/24/11)

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/08/24/Arab-League-supports-Palestinian-bid/UPI-62151314186052/ [276]

Arab League: Palestinian statehood bid could be 'dangerous' (Israel Hayom, 8/22/11)

http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=807 [277]

The UN tactic (Arab News, 8/11/11)

http://arabnews.com/opinion/editorial/article487155.ece [278]

Unbridled bias (Daily Star, 8/11/11)

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Editorial/2011/Aug-11/Unbridled-bias.ashx [279]

Reinforcing support (Jordan Times, 8/10/11)

http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=40281 [280]

Arab states to head UN in September (Ynet, 8/9/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4106365,00.html [281]

UN vote piles more pressure on Netanyahu (The National, 8/5/110

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/editorial/un-vote-piles-more-pressure-on-netanyahu [282]

Arab League finalizing PA statehood application for UN (JPost, 8/4/11)

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=232361 [283]

Showdown over statehood bid by Osama Al-Sharif (Arab News, 8/2/11)

http://arabnews.com/opinion/columns/article482055.ece [284]

Something's Got to Give by Marwan Muasher (Foreign Policy, 7/27/11)

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/07/27/somethings_got_to_give?page=full [285]

Arabs to seek full Palestine upgrade at U.N.(Reuters, 7/13/11)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/14/us-palestinians-israel-statehood-arabs-idUSTRE76D21020110714 [286]

All eyes on UN (Arab News, 6/27/11)

http://arabnews.com/opinion/editorial/article462741.ece [287]

Egyptian FM: Palestine UN membership doesn’t negate Israel’s legitimacy (Al-Masry Al-Youm, 6/16/11)

http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/468653 [288]

European perspectives:

Ready for Statehood by Jonas Gahr Store (International Herald Tribune, 9/22/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/23/opinion/23iht-edstore23.html [289]

Sarkozy to UN: admit Palestine as non-member (AFP, 9/21/11)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5imok7DqMq0evlpp9rBQ6pbzsd4Sg?docId=CNG.1e34ff28736599c2db90cc745aa8595f.11 [290]

France Breaks With Obama on Palestinian Statehood Issue (NY Times, 9/21/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/world/middleeast/france-breaks-with-obama-on-palestinian-statehood-issue.html?ref=middleeast [291]

Europe's diluted solution to Palestinian aspirations (BBC, 9/21/11)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15011040 [292]

French want Palestinians to drop UN membership bid (AP, 9/21/11)

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/21/ap/business/main20109315.shtml [293]

The UN bid for Palestinian statehood is irresponsible and counter-productive. But the US must not restrict aid as a punishment by Michael Weiss (The Daily Telegraph, 9/21/11)

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/michaelweiss/100105520/the-un-bid-for-palestinian-statehood-is-irresponsible-and-counter-productive-but-the-us-must-not-restrict-aid-as-a-punishment/ [294]

Obama and Israel: why 'leading from behind' won't work by Daniel Levy (The Guardian, 9/20/11)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/sep/20/obama-israel-lead-behind [295]

A Litany of Diplomatic Failures in US and Europe (Der Spiegel, 9/20/11)

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,787078,00.html [296]

Palestine UN bid difficult, says Nick Clegg (The Independent, 9/20/11)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/palestine-un-bid-difficult-says-nick-clegg-2357752.html [297]

Why the Middle East will never be the same again by Robert Fisk (The Independent, 9/20/11)

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-why-the-middle-east-will-never-be-the-same-again-2357514.html [298]

An American veto of Palestine statehood would be a tragedy by Henry Porter (The Observer, 9/17/11)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/18/henry-porter-palestine-statehood-bid [299]

The case for a Palestinian state is unanswerable and must be supported in the west (The Observer, 9/17/11)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/18/observer-editorial-palestine-statehood [300]

Ten Reasons for a European 'Yes' by Martti Ahtisaari and Javier Solana (International Herald Tribune, 9/16/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/17/opinion/17iht-edahtisaari17.html [301]

"Progress" in Euro-diplomacy for limited UN upgrade (Ma'an, 9/16/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=420696 [302]

EU seeks limited upgrade of Palestinians' UN status (Reuters, 9/16/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/eu-seeks-limited-upgrade-of-palestinians-un-status/ [303]

Only Palestinians can create a new Palestine by Tareq Baconi (The Guardian, 9/15/11)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/15/palestine-un-vote-statehood [304]

EU's Ashton extends mediation trip to Middle East (Reuters, 9/14/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/eus-ashton-extends-mediation-trip-to-middle-east/ [305]

Britain should say yes to Palestinian statehood – and so should Israel by Jonathan Freedland (The Guardian, 9/13/11)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/13/britain-yes-to-palestinian-statehood [306]

E.U. Divided by 'Palestine' Bid at U.N. (NY Times, 9/12/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/world/europe/13iht-letter13.html [307]

EU may 'draft own resolution on Palestinian UN bid' (AFP, 9/3/11)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5idWclR2u8HXSyv5fGShG76fad_9g?docId=CNG.8e3e8af3a6fc02c8a1fde7406092ab00.3a1 [308]

Blair has major, unheralded role in Mideast talks (Reuters, 9/3/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/blair-has-major-unheralded-role-in-mideast-talks/ [309]

A 'tsunami' that would change little on ground by Paddy Smith (Irish Times, 9/3/11)

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2011/0903/1224303422045.html [310]

EU divided over Palestinian statehood bid (Reuters, 9/3/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=417344 [311]

Plan B on Palestine at the UN? Europeans mull alternative resolution (Yahoo, 9/2/11)

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/plan-b-palestine-un-europeans-mull-alternative-resolution-191706340.html [312]

Palestinian statehood bid 'dangerous': France (AFP, 9/2/11)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i74IaVxfxIhGmvdkQjP8rLprapxw?docId=CNG.968293330222a51799fb6e04034c4f2a.341 [313]

EU foreign ministers to meet on PA statehood bid (JPost, 9/2/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=236398 [314]

A bad bill for everyone (The Economist, 9/1/11)

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2011/09/palestinian-statehood [315]

Diplomats: EU split on support of Palestinians' UN statehood bid (Haaretz, 9/1/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/diplomats-eu-split-on-support-of-palestinians-un-statehood-bid-1.381965 [316]

Sarkozy wants united EU voice on Palestine (Ma'an, 8/31/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=417090 [317]

On a Palestinian state by Michael Bröning (Jordan Times, 8/25/11)

http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=40738 [318]

Spain supports Palestinian bid for statehood (Reuters, 8/21/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4111821,00.html [319]

Western diplomat: UN statehood bid will harm U.S.-Palestinian Authority ties (Ha’aretz, 8/10/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/western-diplomat-un-statehood-bid-will-harm-u-s-palestinian-authority-ties-1.377993 [320]

Last roll of the dice for Palestinians at the UN by Frédéric Burnand (swissinfo.ch, 7/28/11)

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Last_roll_of_the_dice_for_Palestinians_at_the_UN.html?cid=30788092 [321]

PM fails to win Bulgarian commitment to oppose PA state bid (JPost, 7/7/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=228315 [322]

Palestinians lobby in the Netherlands for UN recognition vote (The National, 6/28/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/middle-east/palestinians-lobby-in-the-netherlands-for-un-recognition-vote [323]

EU casts doubt on chances of UN vote on Palestinian statehood (The National, 6/24/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/thenational/news/worldwide/middle-east/eu-casts-doubt-on-chances-of-un-vote-on-palestinian-statehood [324]

EU's Ashton to Haaretz: UN vote on Palestinian state not a done deal (Ha'aretz, 6/23/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/eu-s-ashton-to-haaretz-un-vote-on-palestinian-state-not-a-done-deal-1.369149 [325]

Other international perspectives:

Israel and America are on the wrong side of history by Gareth Evans (The National, 9/21/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/israel-and-america-are-on-the-wrong-side-of-history [326]

With 'all hell' breaking loose, is Abbas looking for an exit? by Tony Karon (The National, 9/21/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/with-all-hell-breaking-loose-is-abbas-looking-for-an-exit [327]

Palestine UN bid difficult, says Nick Clegg (The Independent, 9/20/11)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/palestine-un-bid-difficult-says-nick-clegg-2357752.html [297]

Why the Middle East will never be the same again by Robert Fisk (The Independent, 9/20/11)

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-why-the-middle-east-will-never-be-the-same-again-2357514.html [298]

Donor Nations: Palestinians Ready for Statehood (AP, 9/19/11) [328]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/19/donor-nations-palestinians-ready-for-statehood/ [328]

UN vote adds little to 20 years of failure in Middle East peace by Afshin Molavi (The National, 9/19/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/un-vote-adds-little-to-20-years-of-failure-in-middle-east-peace?pageCount=0 [329]

High-stakes diplomacy to avoid UN showdown (AFP, 9/19/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=421441 [330]

Palestinians Turn to U.N., Where Partition Began (NY Times, 9/18/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/world/middleeast/palestinians-turn-to-united-nations-where-partition-had-its-roots.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast [331]

Palestinians build state, but restricted by Israel (AP, 9/18/11)

http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/palestinians-build-state-but-restricted-by-israel-1865110.html [332]

Palestinian bid for statehood divides a people (The Independent, 9/18/11)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/special-report-palestinian-bid-for-statehood-divides-a-people-2356505.html [333]

Palestinian Options at U.N. Lead to Legal Threat to Israel's Military (Wall Street Journal, 9/17/11)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904060604576575002527221120.html [334]

U.S. envoys' paper emboldens Abbas to go before U.N. (LA Times, 9/18/11)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/09/west-bank-a-us-paper-had-reverse-effect-on-abbas.html?dlvrit=99665 [335]

Palestinians' U.N. recognition bid met with apathy on Facebook (LA Times, 9/18/11)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-palestinians-skepticism-20110918,0,3428641.story [336]

Palestinians Set Bid for U.N. Seat, Clashing With U.S. (NY Times, 9/16/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/17/world/middleeast/Abbas-Security-Council-United-Nations-Vote.html?ref=middleeast [337]

Palestinians seek statehood, but Gaza is forgotten (AP, 9/16/11)

http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/palestinians-seek-statehood-but-gaza-is-forgotten-1862383.html [338]

Barack Obama caught between Israel and his Palestinian 'promise' (The Guardian, 9/16/11)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/sep/16/barack-obama-usforeignpolicy [339]

UN chief: Palestinian statehood 'long overdue' (AFP, 9/9/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=418747 [340]

Blair: Palestinian UN statehood bid is unilateral cry of frustration (Reuters, 9/9/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/blair-palestinian-un-statehood-bid-is-unilateral-cry-of-frustration-1.383531 [341]

PM takes wrong course on Palestinian statehood by Peter Rodgers (The Canberra Times, 9/8/11)

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/general/pm-takes-wrong-course-on-palestinian-statehood/2285239.aspx?storypage=0 [342]

The time isn't right for statehood bid by Irwin Cotler (Montreal Gazette, 9/7/11)

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Opinion+time+right+statehood/5367311/story.html [343]

Is Palestine's bid for statehood a wise move? (Sidney Morning Herald, 9/3/11)

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/the-question/is-palestines-bid-for-statehood-a-wise-move-20110902-1jq0s.html [344]

China, El Salvador to back PA's UN bid (YNet, 8/25/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4114095,00.html [345]

Arab MKs seek Africa's support for PA bid (YNet, 8/25/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4113965,00.html [346]

Central America 'battles' over PA's UN bid (YNet, 8/22/11)

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4112571,00.html [347]

Why Australia should back creation of a Palestinian state (The Age, 8/15/11)

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/why-australia-should-back-creation-of-a-palestinian-state-20110814-1isxn.html [348]

General news and analysis items:

Obama Rebuffed as Palestinians Pursue U.N. Seat (NY Times, 9/21/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/world/obama-rebuffed-as-palestinians-pursue-un-seat.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast [349]

Taking a Stand, and Shedding Arafat’s Shadow (NY Times, 9/21/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/world/at-un-a-moment-for-abbas-to-shed-arafats-shadow.html?ref=middleeast [350]

Netanyahu, Lieberman praise Obama’s U.N. speech, but Palestinians pan it (JTA, 9/22/11)

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/09/22/3089530/netanyahu-lieberman-praise-obamas-un-speech-but-palestinians-pan-it [351]

Palestine progress seen up in air with U.N. bid (USA Today, 9/21/11)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-09-20/palestinian-un-campaign/50480758/1?csp=34news [352]

Sources: Quartet powers trying to 'buy time' ahead of UN confrontation (AFP, 9/21/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=422124 [353]

Abbas to meet Obama on sidelines of UN summit (Reuters, 9/21/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=422207 [354]

Abbas meets UN chief Ban Ki-moon; Netanyahu calls on PA to renew talks (Ha'aretz, 9/20/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/abbas-meets-un-chief-ban-ki-moon-netanyahu-calls-on-pa-to-renew-talks-1.385413 [355]

Diplomats Scramble as Palestinians Plan to Apply for U.N. Membership on Friday (NY Times, 9/19/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/world/middleeast/diplomats-scramble-as-palestinians-plan-to-apply-for-un-membership-on-friday.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast [356]

Q&A on Palestinian statehood at the UN by Hussein Ibish and Yossi Klein Halevi (the Guardian and the Forward, 9/15/11)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/sep/15/palestinian-territories-israel [357]

http://forward.com/articles/142769/ [358]

Palestinians Resist Appeals to Halt U.N. Statehood Bid (NY Times, 9/15/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/world/middleeast/palestinians-resist-appeals-to-halt-un-statehood-bid.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast [359]

Israelis, Palestinians headed toward U.N. showdown (LA Times, 9/15/11)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-palestinians-statehood-20110916,0,3625247.story [360]

Abbas to meet U.S. envoy Thursday (Xinhua, 9/15/11)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/15/c_131141164.htm [361]

Palestinian UN bid puts Obama on defensive By Matt Spetalnick (Reuters, 9/15/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/analysis-palestinian-un-bid-puts-obama-on-defensive/ [362]

Q+A: What do Palestinians want from U.N. General Assembly? (Reuters Q+9/15/11)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/14/us-palestinians-israel-un-idUSTRE78D7SP20110914 [363]

Debate: Can Israel Survive Without a Palestinian State? by Ronen Bergman,Daniel Gordis, Shibley Telhami, Arron David Miller, Rami Khouri, Dahlia Scheindlin and Rashid Khalidi (NY Times, 9/15/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/09/14/can-israel-survive-without-a-palestine?ref=opinion [364]

Anxieties mount over Palestinian statehood bid (Washington Post, 9/14/11)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/anxieties-mount-over-palestinian-statehood-bid/2011/09/13/gIQA3uigSK_story.html [365]

U.S. Scrambles to Avert Palestinian Vote at U.N. (NY Times, 9/14/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/world/middleeast/us-scrambling-to-avert-palestinian-vote-at-un.html?ref=middleeast [366]

Palestinians Pressured to Seek General Assembly Vote on Statehood (NY Times, 9/14/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/world/middleeast/palestinians-said-to-favor-general-assembly-vote.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast [367]

Palestinians' UN gambit could spur changes (AP, 9/12/11)

http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/palestinians-un-gambit-could-spur-changes-1848021.html [368]

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Israel and Palestine after the UN (International Crisis Group, 9/12/11)
http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/middle-east-north-africa/israel-palestine/112-curb-your-enthusiasm-israel-and-palestine-after-the-un.aspx [369]

In Seeking Statehood, Palestinians Stir Concern (NY Times, 9/10/11)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/world/middleeast/11palestinians.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast [370]

Palestinians begin campaign fro full member status at UN (The Guardian, 9/8/11)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/08/palestinians-campaign-member-status-un [371]

Palestinians Seeking Statehood at UN May Get Same Rights as Pope (Bloomberg, 9/8/11)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-08/palestinians-seeking-statehood-at-un-may-get-same-rights-as-pope.html [372]

U.S. and Israel step up efforts to block Palestinian statehood bid (The National, 9/8/11)

http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/middle-east/us-and-israel-step-up-efforts-to-block-palestinian-statehood-bid [373]

Q+A: Can Palestine become UN member state? (Reuters, 9/7/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/qa-can-palestine-become-a-un-member-state/ [374]

U.S. Appeals to Palestinians to Stall U.N. Vote on Statehood (NY Times, 9/3/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/world/middleeast/04mideast.html?ref=middleeast [375]

Failed Mideast peace talks moving ball to UN court (AP, 9/3/11)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/09/03/international/i072700D62.DTL&ao=all [376]

Palestinian statehood could end agreements with Israel (Xinhua, 9/2/11)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/02/c_131092465.htm [377]

The Palestinians' Statehood Dilemma: Full U.N. Membership or Observer Status? (Time, 9/1/11)

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2091317,00.html [378]

Israelis, Palestinians brace for massive statehood protests (LA Times, 8/27/11)

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-palestinians-protest-20110818,0,2483570.story [379]

Q+A-Can Palestine become a United Nations member state? (Reuters, 8/26/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/qa-can-palestine-become-a-united-nations-member-state/ [380]

Palestinians talk of protest, little sign of action (Reuters, 8/18/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/analysis-palestinians-talk-of-protest-little-sign-of-action/ [381]

Palestinians insist on approaching UN for establishing state (Xinhua 8/5/11)

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/05/c_131030169.htm [382]

Examining the Palestinians’ Unilateral Bid for Statehood by Maen Areikat, Danny Ayalon, Alan Elsner, Lara Friedman, Shlomo Gazit, David Harris, Hussein Ibish, Gabriela Shalev (Jewish Daily Forward, 8/5/11)

http://www.forward.com/articles/140924/ [383]

PA leaders invited to Washington in bid to avoid UN plan (JPost 8/4/11)

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=232523 [384]

Palestine's U.N. bid: Between history and hot air by Tom Perry (Reuters, 8/4/11)

http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/analysis-palestines-un-bid-between-history-and-hot-air/ [385]

The coming Palestinian statehood by Ian Bremer (Reuters, 8/3/11)

http://blogs.reuters.com/ian-bremmer/2011/08/03/the-coming-palestinian-statehood/ [386]

Israel, US race to avert Palestinian UN bid (AP, 8/2/11)

http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/israel-us-race-to-avert-palestinian-un-bid-1683946.html [387]

US, Israel propose new talks to head off Palestinian UN bid (Ma'an, 8/2/11)

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=410274 [388]

Palestinian UN Vote No Longer A Certainty (Jewish Week, 7/26/11)

http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/international/palestinian_un_vote_no_longer_certainty [389]

Worries Grow Over Palestinian U.N. Bid (NPR, 7/28/11)

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/28/138786610/worries-grow-over-palestinian-u-n-bid [390]

Security Council Debate Offers Preview of Palestinian Bid (NY Times, 7/26/11)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/world/middleeast/27nations.html?_r=1&ref=middleeast [391]

Palestinians may turn directly to General Assembly to better chances for UN recognition (Ha'aretz, 7/17/11)

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/palestinians-may-turn-directly-to-general-assembly-to-better-chances-for-un-recognition-1.373610 [392]

Palestinians' gambit for UN recognition wobbles (CSM, 7/14/11)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0714/Palestinians-gambit-for-UN-recognition-wobbles [393]

Heated diplomacy behind Palestinian statehood bid (BBC, 6/28/11)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13939076 [394]

Pressure mounts on Palestinians to abandon U.N. statehood gambit (6/21/11)

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/06/21/3088237/pressure-mounts-on-palestinians-to-abandon-un-statehood-gambit [395]

Borders and Barriers: An Overview; A look at the major hurdles negotiators face in drawing borders between Israel and a future Palestine (NY Times video, undated)

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/09/06/world/europe/100000001037449/borders-and-barriers-an-overview.html [395]