Palestine (continuation)

Subject: RE: Palestine 2
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 26 Oct 11 - 02:22 PM

Good idea. Maybe some clone can oblige. That way there could be a discussion along side the tennis match which the original thread has developed into.

Subject: RE: Palestine
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 26 Oct 11 - 06:45 AM

But there is already a thread of identical title to this one down there. Isn't it a bit confusing that two threads of the same title should be ongoing anyhow? Lively Lass, could you not just have entitled this one 'Palestine 2' or some such to obviate our all being driven doolally!

~Michael~

Subject: RE: Palestine
From: GUEST,Don Wise
Date: 26 Oct 11 - 06:36 AM

Surely this belongs in the 'BS' section?

Subject: RE: Palestine
From: GUEST,livelylass
Date: 25 Oct 11 - 10:31 AM

Make that the "pre-election declared position", rather than "promises".

Subject: RE: Palestine
From: GUEST,livelylass
Date: 25 Oct 11 - 10:28 AM

It all depends whether or not Obama IS indeed legally bound (caveat as noted by ArtBrooks above) by prior legislature or not.. Though sadly (and without wishing to indulge in "US bashing" here) it does appear that the current Obama administration is failing - and failing dismally - to make good pre-election promises regards Palestinian statehood.

Subject: RE: Palestine
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 25 Oct 11 - 10:13 AM

Nobody ever gets "forced" to act as a bully.

Subject: RE: Palestine
From: GUEST,livelylass
Date: 25 Oct 11 - 10:11 AM

Good point.

Subject: RE: Palestine
From: artbrooks
Date: 25 Oct 11 - 10:02 AM

As a commenter on that article very correctly responded: "Is it really necessary to point out that the PLO is NOT the Palestinian Authority?" In fact, the latter cannot even be considered to be a successor organization, since the PLO is still alive and very active. I don't really see any reason for those laws, if they do function as a trigger for US withdrawal, to be implemented.

Subject: Hopefully about Palestine
From: GUEST,livelylass
Date: 25 Oct 11 - 09:40 AM

Please forgive the start of a fresh thread, but the two or three most voluminously prolific posters on the other one are evidently not interested in discussing the supposed topic whatsoever. As such perhaps it is best to let them have it. I have my doubts as to how long Mods will see fit to allow the continuance of this thread, but live in hope!

Anyway, serious issues for UNESCO and other subsiduary bodies of the United Nations following a recent vote on Palestinian admittance (yet to continue to go before the UNESCO general assembly), in the form of likely severance of all financial support from the US - a not inconsiderable sum, as it comprises something over 20% of all UNESCO funding.

Isn't Democracy (or perhaps that should more rightly be Plutocracy) a grand thing?

"if UNESCO admits Palestine as a member, the United States will be forced to effectively withdraw from the organization. That would be a huge financial blow to UNESCO, which receives 22% of its budget ($80 million) in dues payments from the United States. With that money, UNESCO promotes world press freedom, is the lead UN agency for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goal number 2 (universal primary eduction) and administers the World Heritage site program, among other things."

http://www.undispatch.com/beyonce-knowles-and-the-looming-crisis-at-the-un