This has been an issue we have been working on for many, many months. An important victory today at the United Nations. A committee of the United Nations Security Council announced that support among member nations to back statehood for the Palestinians has fallen short. In other words, there’s not enough support to approve the…

We knew that it would happen. Palestinian President Abbas submitted his request to the United Nations seeking complete statehood for the Palestinian Authority (PA) – a government led by Hamas, a terrorist organization that vows to destroy Israel. The PA bid for statehood is now under consideration at the U.N. Security Council. Our legal and…

With a showdown expected this week at the United Nations, where Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to push for complete statehood for the Palestinian Authority (PA), there’s a new question being asked today about what President Obama has said about Palestinian statehood in the past. In 2010, President Obama told the U.N General Assembly: “When…

All eyes will be on the United Nations this week as the Palestinian Authority (PA) seeks recognition as a sovereign state. Of course, what is most troubling is the fact that the Palestinian Authority has embraced Hamas, a terrorist organization that vows to destroy Israel. With Hamas a part of the PA government, it’s clear…

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