David Singer

David Singer is an Australian Lawyer, a Foundation Member of the International Analyst Network and Convenor of Jordan is Palestine International--an organization calling for sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza to be allocated between Israel and Jordan as the two successor States to the Mandate for Palestine. Previous articles written by him can be found at: jordanispalestine.blogspot.com

Most Recent Articles by David Singer:

Palestine - Ulpana decision answers Israel’s detractors June 8, 2012
Israel stands tall in its respect for the law
Palestine - Racist and Apartheid Policies Plague Peace Proposals May 31, 2012
One can confidently predict that nothing Israel offers will ever be acceptable to the Palestinian Arabs.
Palestine - UNWRA and UNESCO promote a state of confusion May 23, 2012
The sooner the refugee camps start being dismantled - the better the prospects for a resolution of the long running Jewish-Arab conflict in former Palestine.
Palestine - Israel Has Had Enough May 10, 2012
Israel's national unity Government clearly signals that it is not in a mood to play the Palestinian Authority's game any more
Palestine - Two Opportunities Better Missed May 3, 2012
The Arabs have been unyielding in their refusal to recognize a Jewish state in its biblical and ancestral homeland
Palestine - Statehood Supersedes Oslo Accords and Roadmap April 26, 2012
Mahmoud Abbas's latest letter of demand sent to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Palestine: Quartet and UNESCO In Head-On Collision April 19, 2012
Palestine is not a state
Palestine in UNESCO - Ending The State Of Confusion April 12, 2012
The OTP decision serves as a clarion call for UNESCO to open its records and approach the ICJ without further delay.
Palestine Is A State - Fact or Fiction? April 6, 2012
Tibetans, Kurds, Basques and the Corsicans should now all apply to join UNESCO - using Palestine as the precedent - confident in the knowledge that if UNESCO can miraculously turn fiction into fact by recognizing "Palestine" as a "State"
Australia Can Rescue UNESCO From Palestine Decision March 30, 2012
Someone needs to act quickly as the global humanitarian crisis adds more victims every day
Facebook or Facelessbook? March 22, 2012
This is hardly a way to win Friends and influence people
Palestine in Tatters - Obama’s Obsolescent Opinion Scarcely Matters March 15, 2012
President Obama does not have the luxury of time - because even this window of opportunity - which has remained open since 6 June 1967 - is fast being slammed in his face.
UNESCO Decision On Palestine Backfires Badly March 7, 2012
Spare a thought for those millions of people world wide who are fast becoming victims of UNESCO’S inaction to try and reverse the disastrous consequences of its decision on “Palestine”
UNESCO Must Choose - “Palestine” or the World? February 17, 2012
American funding of UNESCO was cut off automatically under U.S. legislation dating back to the 1990s
UNESCO On The Nose February 9, 2012
Spending $100000 approaching the International Court in the hope of avoiding this parlous situation is an option that UNESCO should grab with both hands.
Palestine Poison Pill Paralyses UNESCO February 2, 2012
Only states can become a member of either the UN or UNESCO
UNESCO Unmoved To Try And End Humanitarian Crisis January 26, 2012
Will UNESCO take the plunge - or just keep rearranging the deckchairs whilst the ship sinks?
UNESCO Commissioner Spells Out Global Fallout From Palestine Decision January 13, 2012
If Palestine becomes a full member in any UN agency, the US would end funds to that agency
Palestine Blunder Costs UNESCO $167 Million in 2012-2013 January 5, 2012
UNESCO needs to come clean and review or justify its questionable decision - or continue to wither on the vine.
Palestine - Bye Bye Oslo, Hullo Jordan and Egypt December 29, 2011
It's over: the "peace process", the "road map", the "Oslo agreement"; the whole fandango is history
Palestine - Flag Flies, UNESCO Cries, Legality Dies December 22, 2011
Whether Palestine's admission as a member of UNESCO has been legally made in accordance with the UNESCO Constitution
Palestine - Time To Tell The Truth December 15, 2011
Gingrich's statements are indeed the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Palestine - “End The Occupation” and “Right the Wrongs” December 8, 2011
Perhaps it is time for a new slogan - "Right the Wrongs" - to enter into the lexicon of international diplomacy in the Middle East.
Palestine - Jordan Juggles and Jockeys November 29, 2011
Abbas needs to get back to negotiating with Israel without delay if he does not wish to see yet another opportunity slip through the fingers of the Palestinian Arabs
Palestine - Abbas Flirts With Political Suicide November 21, 2011
Matters such as compensating families for the loss of their family members murdered and tortured or who lost their jobs will also need to be resolved if true reconciliation is to be achieved.
Palestine - UNESCO Membership May Be Unconstitutional November 14, 2011
86 non-Islamic member states who did not vote for Palestine's admission to UNESCO to also cut or withhold their financial contributions to UNESCO
Palestine - War Monger Not Peace Lover November 8, 2011
The PLO Charter still calls for the liberation of Israel and Jordan - two member states of the UN - and their reunification with the West Bank and Gaza
Palestine - UNESCO Rebuffs PLO Huffs and Puffs November 2, 2011
The PLO can huff and puff - but a large number of the UN members have made it clear they are not prepared to be blown down in the process
Palestine - Peace, Petulance, Posturing and Pollard October 25, 2011
Ongoing Jewish-Arab conflict
Palestine - Abbas Gets Lost In The Translation October 18, 2011
Abbas’s statement is the very antithesis of seeking peace and reconciliation and makes his declaration to the United Nations a mockery.