{"id":4924,"date":"2011-07-27T14:00:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T18:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=4924"},"modified":"2011-07-28T11:29:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T15:29:45","slug":"jerusalem-post-washington-is-not-clear-regarding-palestine%e2%80%99s-un-rejection-says-abbas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/07\/jerusalem-post-washington-is-not-clear-regarding-palestine%e2%80%99s-un-rejection-says-abbas","title":{"rendered":"Jerusalem Post: Washington is not clear regarding Palestine\u2019s UN rejection says Abbas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas said that the US has not been clear on whether they will reject Palestine UN bid to become a state in September based on the pre-1967 lines.<\/p>\n<p>A report from the Jerusalem Post indicated that the PA has heard opposition from mediators, but not from the administration.<\/p>\n<p>If Palestine receives enough votes to be recognized by the UN as a state in the fall, it\u2019s expected that the US will veto it in the Security Council. Abbas said the threats only were issued from mediators, not Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cWe heard about their opposition through mediators,\u201d said Abbas, who took office in 2005. \u201cThe leadership hasn&#8217;t received a clear American rejection of the idea to go to the UN. We don\u2019t want a clash with America. We want to coordinate our positions with the world, including the US.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abbas told the Palestinian Central Council that he was seeking legal advice on the statehood initiative on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4934\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/files\/2011\/07\/220px-Barack_Obama_meets_with_Mahmoud_Abbas_in_the_Oval_Office_2009-05-28_12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4934 \" title=\"Barack Obama meets with Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office in 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2011\/07\/220px-Barack_Obama_meets_with_Mahmoud_Abbas_in_the_Oval_Office_2009-05-28_12-150x147.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barack Obama meets with Mahmoud Abbas (left) in the Oval Office in 2009.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have 122 countries that recognize the state of Palestine on the 1967 borders. We want to rally support so that our leadership and seek the advice of everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abbas said that he wants to live peacefully beside Israel, but will not recognize it as a Jewish state. He made that public during a speech in Ramallah in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Jewish state, what is that supposed to mean? You can call yourselves as you like, but I don&#8217;t accept it and I say so publicly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Abbas said that the bid for statehood was not unilateral\u00a0as the US and Israel\u00a0have indicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cWe want to complain to 193 countries. This is not unilateralism.Israel\u2019s theft of land, settlements and siege are unilateral acts.Israelis violating the signed agreements with the Palestinians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/DiplomacyAndPolitics\/Article.aspx?id=231249\">Jerusalem Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas said that the US has not been clear on whether they will reject Palestine UN bid to become a state in September based on the pre-1967 lines. 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