On the Quartet Statement and Palestine UN Membership Mark Leon Goldberg September 23, 2011 One of the great values of this statement is the use of date-specific language. Next year's General Assembly meeting will take place two months prior to what may be a very close election. Presumably, President Obama will want to do all he can to avoid being backed into the same diplomatic corner.
Palestine Submits Application for UN Membership. In Speech, Abbas Appeals to World’s Conscience. Now What? Mark Leon Goldberg September 23, 2011 This is about as a dramatic as it gets for a General Assembly here at the United Nations. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas handed his application for membership to the United Nations to Ban Ki Moon.
Everyone Saves Face with the Sarkozy Compromise Mark Leon Goldberg September 22, 2011 Enter Nicholas Sarkozy, who seems to have come up with a clever compromise that can lead the United States and Palestinians out the this diplomatic mess.
Palestine One Step Closer to UN Membership Mark Leon Goldberg September 19, 2011 The Palestinian president met with Ban Ki Moon today to formally submit his request for UN membership. Here are the next steps.
Palestine’s UN Vote and the ICC Connundrum Mark Leon Goldberg September 12, 2011 What people don't seem to be saying--at least not yet--is that should the ICC launch an investigation into crimes against humanity in Palestine, Palestinians will almost certainly be implicated as well.
How to Think About the Palestine UN Vote Mark Leon Goldberg September 9, 2011 We are entering into the home stretch of a period of frantic diplomacy surrounding the planned General Assembly vote on Palestine. A few things to keep in mind.
