In my latest piece for Babylon Times, hosted by Souciant, I examine the hysteria in Jerusalem and Washington over next week’s vote, the precise nature of which we still don’t know, on the status of Palestine at the UN.
Crazy for Palestine
September 14, 2011 by Mitchell Plitnick
Posted in J Street, Palestine, United Nations | Tagged Abbas, AIPAC, democracy, Egypt, Flotilla, Gaza, international law, Israel, Israel Lobby, J Street, Justice, Obama, Occupation, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, pro-Israel, Two-state solution, United Nations | 1 Comment
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