Anti-Israeli resolution on its way to UN Security Council

The Palestinian Authority announced today that it will ask the United Nations Security Council to deliver a resolution condemning Israel’s construction of settlements in the West Bank, the Jerusalem Postreported.

The bold move disregards a U.S. plea for the PA to withhold presenting the proposal to the Security Council. “The Americans don’t want us to present anything to the Security Council,” chief plo negotiator Saeb Erekat said. “But we made it clear to them that, for us, the Security Council was a gate to international legitimacy.” The date for the resolution is yet to be determined, but Erekat said that PA representatives will hold consultations with other UN members in New York on Monday.

This stealthy maneuver by the Palestinian Authority further exposes its unwillingness to conduct serious negotiations with Israel. Historically, the UN has never been a great ally to Israel, and has in many instances been a willing instrument in the hands of Palestinians and other anti-Israel states seeking to undermine, marginalize and persecute the Jewish state. Based on its track record, it wouldn’t be surprising if the UN once again casts aside objectivity and sides with those seeking Israel’s destruction.

Moreover, the blatant disregard of Washington’s request reveals the eroding influence of America’s diplomacy in effecting any change in the peace process.

Continue to watch as the Palestinians garner greater international support in their case for statehood, in the process sidelining the United States as a legitimate broker for peace and turning the world more against the Jewish state.