Some in the Israeli leadership have threatened to respond harshly to the Palestinian bid to the United Nations, which Israel views as unilateral action that sidesteps direct negotiations. Even though Israel strongly disagrees with the Palestinian bid it should constructively engage Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, especially in light of his repeated public affirmation of the basic principles of peace with Israel.
Steven Heydemann, Fred Dews
December 9, 2024
Pavel K. Baev, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jeffrey Feltman, James Goldgeier, Samantha Gross, Ryan Hass, Mara Karlin, Patricia M. Kim, Lynn Kuok, Tanvi Madan, Suzanne Maloney, Alexander Noyes, Sophie Rutenbar, Natan Sachs, Mireya Solís, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Shibley Telhami, Valerie Wirtschafter, Andrew Yeo
November 14, 2024
Commentary
The Palestinian’s United Nations Bid
November 27, 2012