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For issues Boyle raises and others, it's essential to proceed as planned to assure rights all Palestinians deserve no longer are denied.
Let imperial threats delay them no longer. Doing so is defeat.
A Final Comment
On August 28, Haaretz writer Barak Ravid headlined, "UN envoy Prosor: Israel has no chance of stopping recognition of Palestinian state," saying:
Israeli UN ambassador Ron Prosor "sent a classified cable to the Foreign Ministry last week, stating that Israel stands no chance of rallying a substantial number of states to oppose a" General Assembly resolution recognizing Palestinian statehood and full de jure membership.
Gaining only possible abstentions, Proser said Palestine's effort won't be derailed. "Only a few countries will vote against the" initiative. Up to 140 support it, more than enough for a two-thirds majority.
The position of most 27 EU member states remains unknown. Spain's on board. Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Czech Republic are opposed as well as America.
However, an unnamed senior Foreign Ministry source said, "(m)ost western countries will not be willing to be in the hall and vote against a Palestinian state."
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