http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/united-nations-security-council Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/27/syria-violence-un-blames-government-shelling-houla_n_1549486.html 2012-05-27T18:55:00Z 2012-05-27T18:55:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ UNITED NATIONS &mdash; The U.N. Security Council on Sunday blamed the Syrian government for attacking residential areas of the town of Houla with arti... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/houla">Houla</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/un">Un</a>, <a href="/tag/bashar-assad">Bashar Assad</a>, <a href="/tag/un-security-council">UN Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-violence">Syria Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/bashar-al-assad">Bashar Al-Assad</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stanley-weiss/iran-is-to-india-as-pakistan_b_1456383.html 2012-04-27T14:57:01Z 2012-04-27T14:59:04Z Stanley Weiss http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stanley-weiss/ But for a country that aspires to great power status, which actively seeks a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, the Iranian oil crisis is India's first great test of the 21st century: can a true world leader be non-aligned in a globalized world? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/us-indian-relations">US Indian Relations</a>, <a href="/tag/iran-nuclear-program">Iran Nuclear Program</a>, <a href="/tag/sanctions-on-oil">Sanctions on Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/india-iran">India Iran</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-sanctions">Oil Sanctions</a>, <a href="/tag/india-iran-relations">India Iran Relations</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/is-it-possible-to-salvage_b_1453354.html 2012-04-25T15:34:42Z 2012-04-25T15:34:42Z Amb. Marc Ginsberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/ An absence of imaginative, strategic diplomacy as the year-long crisis in Syria unfolded has caught the U.S. with dwindling options as the oxymoronic UN ceasefire collapses. Consequences abound as a result for U.S. interests across the region. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/syrian-national-council">Syrian National Council</a>, <a href="/tag/al-qaeda">Al Qaeda</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/free-syrian-army">Free Syrian Army</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/bash-al-assad">Bash Al Assad</a>, <a href="/tag/arab-league">Arab League</a>, <a href="/tag/lebanon">Lebanon</a>, <a href="/tag/kofi-annan">Kofi Annan</a>, <a href="/tag/damascus">Damascus</a>, <a href="/tag/susan-rice">Susan Rice</a>, <a href="/tag/hama">Hama</a>, <a href="/tag/homs">Homs</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-laurenti/dont-despair-on-annans-sy_b_1441648.html 2012-04-20T19:00:54Z 2012-04-20T19:01:33Z Jeffrey Laurenti http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-laurenti/ While it is important for both Washington and its anti-Assad allies to ready a contingency "Plan B" in case the peace effort does fail -- just having one in reserve can deter the Damascus authorities from aborting the peace initiative -- the "Friends" should not be in unseemly haste to bury it alive. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/giulio-terzi">Giulio Terzi</a>, <a href="/tag/alain-juppe">Alain Juppé</a>, <a href="/tag/ban-ki-moon">Ban Ki-Moon</a>, <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/kofi-annan">Kofi Annan</a>, <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/sergey-lavrov">Sergey Lavrov</a>, <a href="/tag/bashar-al-assad">Bashar Al-Assad</a>, <a href="/tag/france">France</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/14/syria-ceasefire-un-approv_n_1425630.html 2012-04-14T12:11:01Z 2012-04-14T12:17:27Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ UNITED NATIONS &mdash; For the first time since the Syrian conflict began more than a year ago, the U.N. Security Council on Saturday united behind a ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-crisis">Syria Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-ceasefire">Syria Ceasefire</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-wagner/brics-summit_b_1408463.html 2012-04-06T12:46:02Z 2012-04-06T12:46:22Z Daniel Wagner http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-wagner/ As the BRICS push for greater collective influence in the global arena, likewise the West should continue to push for greater democracy within the BRICS countries that are not yet democratic. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/brics">Brics</a>, <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/south-africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/global-economy">Global Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/brics-summit">BRICS Summit</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/un-security-council">UN Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/china">China</a>, <a href="/tag/global-economic-crisis">Global Economic Crisis</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-gharagozli/israel-iran_b_1324873.html 2012-03-06T16:34:17Z 2012-03-06T16:33:26Z Ben Gharagozli http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-gharagozli/ Any Israeli attack on Iran would violate established principles of international law because Israel has not suffered an Iranian armed attack and is unable to prove that such an Iranian attack is imminent. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iran-nuclear-weapons">Iran Nuclear Weapons</a>, <a href="/tag/iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-israel-iran">Obama Israel Iran</a>, <a href="/tag/iran-nuclear-program">Iran Nuclear Program</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/iran-nuclear">Iran Nuclear</a>, <a href="/tag/iran-israel">Iran Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/foreign-affairs">Foreign Affairs</a>, <a href="/tag/israel-iran">Israel Iran</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/un-security-council">UN Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/international-court-of-justice">International Court of Justice</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alon-benmeir/syria-the-lynchpin-to-bre_b_1290902.html 2012-02-21T11:26:17Z 2012-02-21T11:26:19Z Alon Ben-Meir http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alon-benmeir/ For all intents and purposes, Syria has turned into the battleground between the forces of moderation and the forces of extremism in the Middle East. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-general-assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east">Middle East</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/russia-syria">Russia Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/china-syria">China Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-violence">Syria Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-protest">Syria Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/foreign-affairs">Foreign Affairs</a>, <a href="/tag/arab-spring">Arab Spring</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-kraus/today-we-are-all-syrians_b_1258526.html 2012-02-10T18:24:13Z 2012-02-10T18:25:13Z Don Kraus http://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-kraus/ When a nation's rule of law has broken down completely, the international community needs to know exactly how and when to step in to prevent human rights violations from occurring. The ongoing conflict in Syria has pointed out just how far we are from truly fulfilling our Responsibility to Protect. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-protest">Syria Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/assad">Assad</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-violence">Syria Violence</a>, <a href="/tag/arab-spring">Arab Spring</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-zunes/syria-russia-un-veto_b_1267495.html 2012-02-10T00:53:42Z 2012-02-10T16:03:25Z Stephen Zunes http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-zunes/ Official Washington has been rife with condemnation at the decision by the governments of Russia and China to veto an otherwise unanimous UN Security ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/international-law">International Law</a>, <a href="/tag/us-foreign-policy">u.s. Foreign Policy</a>, <a href="/tag/human-rights">Human Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/china">China</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evelyn-leopold/syria-united-nations-russia_b_1255055.html 2012-02-05T07:44:36Z 2012-02-05T07:45:56Z Evelyn Leopold http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evelyn-leopold/ "How many more dead and maimed will it take to finally force this Council into action?" <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-crackdown">Syria Crackdown</a>, <a href="/tag/gerard-araud-france">Gerard-Araud-France</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-ambassador-mark-lyall-grant">UK Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-ambassador-susan-rice">United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice</a>, <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/un-security-council">UN Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/china">China</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-un">Syria UN</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raghida-dergham/russias-concern-over-the-_b_1252899.html 2012-02-03T16:06:59Z 2012-02-03T16:06:40Z Raghida Dergham http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raghida-dergham/ Today, Russia finds itself in a state of calculated siege, emerging through the new semi-alliance between the Americans -- and the West in general -- and the Islamists. The Barack Obama administration seems to be at the forefront of this new alliance. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/raghida">Raghida</a>, <a href="/tag/assad">Assad</a>, <a href="/tag/un">Un</a>, <a href="/tag/arab-league">Arab League</a>, <a href="/tag/arab-spring">Arab Spring</a>, <a href="/tag/china">China</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/dergham">Dergham</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/un-security-council">UN Security Council</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-adams/syria-russia-united-nations_b_1253064.html 2012-02-03T14:10:08Z 2012-02-03T14:10:56Z Simon Adams http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-adams/ Diplomacy is a shadowy and unpredictable business, but one thing is certain. If Russia uses its veto this week to block a second UN Security Council resolution on Syria, innocent people will die. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/syria-russia">Syria Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/un-security-council">UN Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/russia-veto">Russia Veto</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/time-to-reset-russias-syr_b_1247674.html 2012-02-01T15:20:34Z 2012-02-01T15:20:35Z Amb. Marc Ginsberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/ It's high time to toss aside diplomatic niceties and place Russia in the diplomatic stockade for its sheltering of the illegitimate Bashar al-Assad from global wrath. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/syrian-national-council">Syrian National Council</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/free-syrian-army">Free Syrian Army</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-mcfaul">Michael McFaul</a>, <a href="/tag/arab-league">Arab League</a>, <a href="/tag/hezbollah">Hezbollah</a>, <a href="/tag/china">China</a>, <a href="/tag/damascus">Damascus</a>, <a href="/tag/hama">Hama</a>, <a href="/tag/homs">Homs</a>, <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/india">India</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-holewinski/in-libya-a-legacy-up-for-_b_1233668.html 2012-01-26T18:38:26Z 2012-01-26T18:38:12Z Sarah Holewinski http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-holewinski/ Civilian harm should never be ignored, but neither should it be politicized in a way that diverts attention from real recognition. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/civilian-casualties">Civilian Casualties</a>, <a href="/tag/libya">Libya</a>, <a href="/tag/nato">Nato</a>, <a href="/tag/muammar-el-qaddafi">Muammar El-Qaddafi</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/sos-from-syria_b_1070456.html 2011-11-01T18:42:10Z 2011-11-01T18:42:10Z Amb. Marc Ginsberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/ Perhaps Syrians may be asking for the impossible from the West, but they deserve what is realistically possible and that is considerably more than what they are getting now. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/tag/syrian-national-council">Syrian National Council</a>, <a href="/tag/turkey">Turkey</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/nato">Nato</a>, <a href="/tag/homs">Homs</a>, <a href="/tag/libya">Libya</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/lebanon">Lebanon</a>, <a href="/tag/bashal-al-assad">Bashal Al Assad</a>, <a href="/tag/syrian-free-army">Syrian Free Army</a>, <a href="/tag/recep-erdogan">Recep Erdogan</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-peter-wittig/un-security-council-dont-_b_1010805.html 2011-10-14T16:41:52Z 2011-10-14T16:42:50Z Dr. Peter Wittig http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-peter-wittig/ Since spring, a wind of change has been blowing through the Arab world. Last week it again reached the shores of Turtle Bay. But this time it turned into a sudden chill.<br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/libya">Libya</a>, <a href="/tag/sanctions">Sanctions</a>, <a href="/tag/yemen">Yemen</a>, <a href="/tag/international-security">International Security</a>, <a href="/tag/regime-change">Regime Change</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east">Middle East</a>, <a href="/tag/germany">Germany</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/veto">Veto</a>, <a href="/tag/diplomacy">Diplomacy</a>, <a href="/tag/international-relations">International Relations</a>, <a href="/tag/arab-spring">Arab Spring</a>, <a href="/tag/resolutions">Resolutions</a>, <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/international-peace-and-security">International Peace and Security</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evelyn-leopold/palestinian-dramatic-bid-_1_b_978907.html 2011-09-24T08:46:09Z 2011-09-24T08:46:49Z Evelyn Leopold http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evelyn-leopold/ The speeches from Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu illustrated the gulf between Israelis and Palestinians -- a fear their existence is at stake and widely disparate accounts of a painful shared history. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/susan-rice-un-ambassador">Susan Rice Un Ambassador</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas">Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-general-assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a>, <a href="/tag/haaretz">Haaretz</a>, <a href="/tag/president-barack-obama">President Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton-secretary-of-state">Hillary Clinton Secretary of State</a>, <a href="/tag/quartet">Quartet</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu">Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/israeli-palestinian-quartet-un_n_978664.html 2011-09-23T19:57:00Z 2011-09-23T19:57:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ UNITED NATIONS -- Palestinian officials submitted a bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations General Assembly Friday, on a day of frenetic ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hilary-clinton">Hilary Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/palestine">Palestine</a>, <a href="/tag/israeli-palestinian-conflict">Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-general-assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a>, <a href="/tag/un-secretary-general-ban-ki-moon">U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinian-statehood">Palestinian Statehood</a>, <a href="/tag/west-bank">West Bank</a>, <a href="/tag/tony-blair">Tony Blair</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/hillary-clinton-secretary-of-state">Hillary Clinton Secretary of State</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinians">Palestinians</a>, <a href="/tag/benjamin-netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinian-statehood-bid">Palestinian Statehood Bid</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/world-news">World News</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/23/palestinians-submit-un-statehood-bid_n_977891.html 2011-09-23T12:10:35Z 2011-09-23T12:10:26Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ UNITED NATIONS &mdash; The Palestinian leader took his people's quest for independence to the heart of world diplomacy Friday, seeking U.N. recognitio... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/palestine">Palestine</a>, <a href="/tag/israeli-palestinian-conflict">Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/un-secretary-general-ban-ki-moon">U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-general-assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a>, <a href="/tag/west-bank">West Bank</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinian-statehood">Palestinian Statehood</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinians">Palestinians</a>, <a href="/tag/benjamin-netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinian-statehood-bid">Palestinian Statehood Bid</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evelyn-leopold/palestine-statehood_b_974920.html 2011-09-21T20:22:02Z 2011-09-21T20:23:54Z Evelyn Leopold http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evelyn-leopold/ The question is whether the onus would be put on the U.S. to cast a veto and why the Palestinians would want to put Washington on the spot when there is nothing to gain and much to lose. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas">Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas</a>, <a href="/tag/president-obama">President Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/nabeel-shaath">Nabeel Shaath</a>, <a href="/tag/international-criminal-court">International Criminal Court</a>, <a href="/tag/palestine-israel">Palestine Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/un-general-assembly-2011">Un General Assembly 2011</a>, <a href="/tag/palestine-statehood">Palestine Statehood</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rosenberg/palestine-statehood_b_971926.html 2011-09-20T16:40:00Z 2011-09-20T16:45:18Z MJ Rosenberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mj-rosenberg/ Like Friedman, I feel terrible about all this. And I'm not alone. Most people who care about Israel understand that it can only survive if it ends the occupation and supports establishment of a Palestinian state. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east">Middle East</a>, <a href="/tag/palestine-statehood">Palestine Statehood</a>, <a href="/tag/palestine-un-recognition">Palestine Un Recognition</a>, <a href="/tag/palestine-state-bid">Palestine State Bid</a>, <a href="/tag/palestine-statehood-bid">Palestine Statehood Bid</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evelyn-leopold/palestine-at-the-un-what-_b_970483.html 2011-09-19T16:41:11Z 2011-09-19T17:38:49Z Evelyn Leopold http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evelyn-leopold/ What may eventually succeed at the United Nations is upgrading the Palestinian Authority's status from "observer" to a "non-voting observer state," in the General Assembly, a category that now includes the Vatican only. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bill-clinton">Bill Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/palestinian-president-mahmoud-abbas">Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas</a>, <a href="/tag/president-obama">President Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/un-general-assembly">UN General Assembly</a>, <a href="/tag/prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu">Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/un-secretary-general-ban-ki-moon">UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon</a>, <a href="/tag/international-criminal-court">International Criminal Court</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/the-palestinians-un-remai_b_962649.html 2011-09-14T15:10:02Z 2011-09-14T15:10:02Z Amb. Marc Ginsberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amb-marc-ginsberg/ Next week's unilateralist gambit by the Palestinian Authority to ram through a resolution on Palestinian statehood in the UN General Assembly will produce little more than the mirage of a fleeting diplomatic triumph. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/palestinian-authority">Palestinian Authority</a>, <a href="/tag/mahmoud-abbas">Mahmoud Abbas</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-general-assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a>, <a href="/tag/benjamin-netanyahu">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, <a href="/tag/george-mitchell">George MItchell</a>, <a href="/tag/saeb-erekat">Saeb Erekat</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/palestine">Palestine</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/turki-al-faisal">Turki Al Faisal</a>, <a href="/tag/hamas">Hamas</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east-quartet">Middle-East-Quartet</a>, <a href="/tag/salam-fayad">Salam Fayad</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-charles-g-cogan/be-careful-what-you-wish-_3_b_960932.html 2011-09-14T10:54:59Z 2011-09-14T10:54:53Z Dr. Charles G. Cogan http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-charles-g-cogan/ The Palestinians say they are going to ask the United Nations Security Council for their recognition as an independent state. And the United States says it is going to veto the Palestinian proposal.<br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/palestine">Palestine</a>, <a href="/tag/israeli-palestinian-conflict">Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/arab-spring">Arab Spring</a>, <a href="/tag/saudi-arabia">Saudi Arabia</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations-security-council">United Nations Security Council</a>, <a href="/tag/two-state-solution">Two-State Solution</a>, <a href="/tag/israel">Israel</a>, <a href="/tag/palestine-statehood">Palestine Statehood</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p>