Counterterrorism

Palestinian Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI)- Innocuous or Real Threat?

IsraZine Volume 4 Number 44 • October 12, 2011

Abbas, Mahmoud | More About: United Nations, Counterterrorism, Delegitimization

On September 23rd., Mahmoud Abbas, after a vitriolic speech, officially submitted his application to the U.N. to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state.  Earlier that week, President Obama reiterated the U.S. position that a unilateral move is counterproductive to establishing a lasting peace.  He therefore insisted that the U.S.

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