Palestine’s bid for statehood
What impact will the vote on the Palestinian initiative for UN recognition have and what are potential ramifications?Next week’s UN general assembly will be asked to vote on the Palestinian initiative for UN recognition of their state and full membership of the UN. The US might veto the plan, but what impact will such a vote have and what are the potential ramifications?
Dr Nabil Shaath, the former Palestinian foreign minister, joins Sir David to discuss the impact of the UN membership, representing Palestine and what will happen to the PLO’s status.
The Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN is causing reverberations around the world and not everyone welcomes it. The Israeli historian Benny Morris, a professor at Ben-Gurion University, described the Palestinan Authority’s plans for official recognition by the UN as an assault that will result in waves of Palestinian violence. Morris talks to Sir David about statehood for Palestinians, Israeli settlements and the Middle East conflict.
