Israel Palestine Relations

WASHINGTON -- A Palestinian effort to seek statehood at the United Nations later this month may be the last, best hope for a negotiated two-state solu...

The Senate passed an AIPAC-drafted resolution warning the Palestinians of dire consequences if they go to the UN to seek recognition of their state. Opposition to the Palestinians going to the UN is absurd. What alternative do they have?

The lobby's determination to change the subject from the existence of the occupation to the existence of Israel makes sense strategically. The leading delegitimizer is Netanyahu, whose rejection of peace is turning Israel into an international pariah.