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| Arabs weigh alternatives to Palestinian UN bid |
| 2011-10-31 |
| [Dawn] Arab foreign ministers said Sunday they would look into alternative action if their efforts fail to secure full Paleostinian membership of the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... "We support the Paleostinian demand for full UN membership," they said in a statement after talks in Doha. But the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... agreed to form a "committee of experts to study legal and political alternatives." Paleostinian leader the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... , who attended Sunday's meeting, officially submitted the request for Paleostinian membership in September, a move which the US has threatened to veto if it comes to a vote in the UN Security Council. The Council is expected to meet on November 11 to decide on whether to hold a formal vote on the membership application. The controversy at the United Nations also extends to UNESCO's general assembly, where members are expected to vote on Monday on whether to grant Paleostine full membership status. The vote in favour of Paleostinian statehood at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation would threaten the organization's millions of dollars in US funding. The Arab League's statement on Sunday expressed "support for the Paleostinian campaign for full membership in UNESCO." Though the US has veto power in the Security Council, it cannot veto a decision at UNESCO, where a two-thirds majority of its 193 voting members is sufficient for the Paleostinian membership bid to pass. The same applies to the UN General Assembly, where Paleostinian officials have said they would take their campaign for statehood if the Security Council bid is vetoed. Israel rejects the Paleostinian request, arguing a Paleostinian state is achievable only through negotiations. |
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