Bitterlemons on the UN debate

The PLO decision to ask for UN recognition

A Palestinian View An Israeli View Why we are going to the UN Yossi Alpher This is the very attractive trade-off Abbas is offering Israel at the UN. We are ready for freedom and independence Ghassan Khatib Palestinians are not going to the UN prematurely. More diplomatic theater? Gerald M. Steinberg The two months until September provide plenty of time for multiple changes and extensive political maneuvering. The consensus was positive an interview with Hanna Amireh Turning to the UN puts the Palestinian cause in a new context.