Palestine - Ending the Pretending, Facing the Facts
Like it or not, the Palestinian Arabs - and those who support their quest for an independent State - will have no option but to accept the division of the West Bank between Israel and any Palestinian State.
The debate in the Security Council this week on the situation in the Middle East was the last before the opening of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly - affording the United States an opportunity to state its position and issue a warning to those thinking of pushing for the recognition of a Palestinian State in September.
United States Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN - Rosemary Dicarlo - stated America’s position unequivocally and unconditionally when she stated: