A Palestinian State

Mahmoud Abbas submitted to the UN a proposal for a Palestinian state late this past week.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15044601

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/24/us-palestinians-israel-un-idUSTRE78H28J20110924

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44638003/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/

How likely is the request to solidify for the Palestinian people?  Very unlikely, it seems.  Even though Mahmoud Abbas gave a stirring speech, bring standing applause from the UN assembly, statehood probably will not be forth coming.

Israel and the United States of America have a tight bond.  Even though the Israelis have taken provocative actions, such as continuing to establish "settlements" and other actions against US and world approval (and, it seems, common sense if they really were interested in a lasting peace with Palestinians), the US still stands by their old "friend".

The US does seems to have a problem with letting mistakes or past political policies take a different turn for the future.  How about the US treatment of Cuba, even though they doing rousing business with China?  How about the US stand on marijuana policies even though the herb may provide medical relief and is not the horror of a recreational drug that it was made out to be in earlier years?  Obviously, a majority of the UN is in favor for a Palestinian State.  Considering how Israel came into being, I'd say the request is not unreasonable at all.

"Talks with Israel for peace is the only way" basically sums up the Israel and US stance on the subject (i.e. "no").  "Talks" have failed time and time again, so why would any reasonable person think that going through the same motions again would produce different results?  An example of such thinking from the US might be shown in the medical system in the US.  The system is failing to provide medical care for the US population, but many people throw a fit when something is done to change things.  "Business as usual" even though the business is crumbling around them.  Trying something different is better than sitting there and waiting for the same tactics to keep failing: it's not progress, it's stagnation.  (Ever read "Atlas Shrugged"?  We must stand still for things to get better, huh?)

I completely believe that the US will veto the resolution.  I also believe that the rest of the world is no longer seeing the US as a leader and that country will continue to loss it's status.  The Palestinian people do need a state of their own, but any "plan" submitted to the UN by both Israel and Palestine will not be "good enough" for the US.

Wasn't President Obama's campaign all about "change"?