Pali Terror Statelet Approved

Support Evil, Reward Terrorism: Give Them a State!

Update:

No Guts? When did Labor ever have guts?

Danby attacks Smith and Crean over Israel

Jewish leaders here in Australia have tended to look to the Left for protection. Big mistake:

The Jewish community should be particularly disappointed with ministers Crean and Stephen Smith, who did not support the Prime Minister on the pro-Israel position at this crucial juncture.

Backbencher Michael Danby has lashed Labor ministers Stephen Smith and Simon Crean over Australia’s intentions to abstain on the contentious plan [to give Palestine observer status at the UN] …

UN votes to create new jihad base against Israel

That’s what Gaza became, contrary to all the confident predictions that Israel’s withdrawal would usher in a new era of peace, and that’s what a Palestinian state would be as well. “Palestinian ‘state’ wins U.N. recognition,” from USA Today, November 29: (JW)

The United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday 138-9 with 41 abstentions to grant Palestine non-member state status.

The United Nations is a pig sty. We all know that; but proving it over and over again tops their agenda:

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations voted overwhelmingly Thursday to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians and an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Palestinian bid for Statehood Status at the UN

PA: UN vote turns terrorists into freedom fighters and disputed land into occupied land During last year’s UN bid, PA Minister Karake said UN recognition would indicate that the international community legitimizes Palestinian violence. (Nov. 29, 2012)

During last year’s UN bid, PA Minister Karake said UN recognition would indicate that the international community legitimizes Palestinian violence.

Two Palestinian goals at UN: Have all disputed land declared “occupied” and have terrorists declared legitimate freedom fighters

by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik

The Palestinian Authority wishes to achieve a number of political gains by having the UN vote today, recognizing “Palestine” as a non-member observer state. First, all lands that are disputed and whose future must be negotiated according to the Oslo Accords, the PA wants declared Palestinian “occupied territory.” Second, they claim that UN recognition would change the status of Palestinian terrorists in Israeli prisons to legitimate freedom fighters and prisoners of war.

1- Changing the status of land under Israeli administration since 1967 to “occupied territory”

PA Foreign Minister Riad Al-Maliki:

“If Palestine receives status of a non-member state in the General Assembly, there will be positive effects on all levels in the future… Israel will no longer be able to define the occupied territories as disputed lands. They will become lands of a separate, occupied state.”

[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 24, 2012]

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas:

“During a speech at a meeting of the Arab League Ministerial Council, President Abbas said: … ‘We will hand in the application and request that it be voted on this November 29… We want to establish that the Palestinian territories that were [taken] in 1967 including Jerusalem [are occupied], since Israel has a different approach. It says that the territories occupied in 1967 are disputed territories. In other words, up for negotiations’”

[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Nov. 13, 2012]

2- Changing the status of Palestinian terrorists who have targeted civilians into legitimate fighters and prisoners of war

“Minister of Prisoners, Issa Karake said that the [PA] leadership’s application to the UN to wrest [from it] international recognition of a Palestinian state, which is not a member of the UN, will raise the legal status of the prisoners and will offer international protection of their rights and their honor… He said that the prisoners will become captives of a state (i.e., Palestine), hostages and detainees in another state (i.e., Israel). The state’s (Palestine’s) legal status will turn them into prisoners of war who are detained illegally in the prisons inside Israel.”

[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Nov. 13, 2012]

Already last year, PA Minister of Prisoners Karake said that UN recognition would indicate that the international community retroactively legitimizes Palestinian violence:

“[PA Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, Issa] Karake… explained that the international recognition of the Palestinian State changes all the imprisoned Palestinians into prisoners of a state, prisoners of war held hostage in another state… He noted that the recognition of the state means recognition of the legitimacy of the Palestinian struggle that the Palestinian nation fought, in the search for freedom and independence. In addition, it [recognition of a state] indicates that the struggles (Arabic- Nidalat) of the prisoners are legitimized and legal according to UN Resolutions, international laws and the third and fourth Geneva Conventions.”

[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 8, 2011]

Note: The Palestinian Authority uses the word nidal – literally ‘struggle’ – as a general term that includes all acts against Israel – including terror against civilians.

Earlier this year, Palestinian Media Watchreleased a bulletin explaining thePalestinian Authority strategy. Last year, the PA went to the UN requesting full statehood recognition. In the days following last year’s request for statehood, official PA TV celebrated the request by playing clips that show maps of the future Palestinian state. As opposed to Abbas’ declaration at the UN recognizing Israel, the maps on PA TV showed a Palestinian state replacing Israel.

The following are longer excerpts of the article on Karake’s statements:

Headline: ”Karake: Our application to the UN [to achieve] recognition of the State of Palestine will raise the legal status of the prisoners”
“Minister of Prisoners, Issa Karake said that the [PA] leadership’s application to the UN to wrest [from it] international recognition of a Palestinian state which is not a member of the UN will raise the legal status of the prisoners and will offer international protection of their rights and their honor… He said that the prisoners will become captives of a state (i.e., Palestine), hostages and detainees in another state (i.e., Israel). The state’s (Palestine’s) legal status will turn them into prisoners of war who are detained illegally in the prisons inside Israel. He added: ‘If the State of Palestine is recognized, it will be easy for us to call on the parties to the Geneva Conventions to assemble in order to apply the Geneva Conventions to the territories of the occupied state. This includes [applying the Conventions to] the prisoners and in addition, we will be able to prosecute the Israelis and hold them accountable for actions and crimes that have been committed and continue to be committed against the prisoners in prison.’”

[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Nov. 13, 2012]

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Joe Byrne November 30, 2012 at 1:41 am: Lol – Danby feels betrayed. Wake up sunshine! Now you know how the working class feels for the past 40 years!!
sheikyermami November 30, 2012 at 2:42 am: PALESTINE STATEHOOD: LEGAL FICTION
Red Rose November 30, 2012 at 3:23 pm: The obnoxious sanctimonious grub Bob Carr proudly boasted that he was the instigator of the Labor party’s action to Abstain. May he rot in Hell.