Haaretz.com: PM says it’s impossible to recognize a Palestinian state without passing through the UN Security Council but assures such a move is bound to fail.
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011By Jonathan Lis Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu Palestinians UN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that no one can prevent the recognition of a Palestinian state in the United Nations in September.
“No one has the power to stop the decision to recognize a Palestinian state in the UN General Assembly in September,” Netanyahu said. “It can also be possible to make the decision there that the world is flat.”
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Netanyahu said Israel can’t prevent UN recognition of a Palestinian state, and added that Israel expects to receive support only from a handful of countries.
“We have no way to obstruct the UN decision,” Netanyahu said, but warned that that the Palestinians will not succeed in their efforts in the UN Security Council.
“It is impossible to recognize a Palestinian state without passing through the Security Council and such a move is bound to fail.”
On Friday, the president of the United Nations General Assembly said there was no way that a Palestinian state could become a member of the United Nations without a recommendation from the Security Council.
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