The fact is, it isn't the Israelis who have a demographic problem; it may actually be the Palestinians who simply cannot marshal enough control over their disparate parts to harness their people power into an effective strategy.[emphasis added]
Aaron David Miller, Humpty Dumpty Palestine
---
As far back as 1978, he [Arafat] told his close friend and collaborator, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, that the Palestinians lacked the traditions, unity and discipline to have a successful state. He was right.
Efraim Karsh, Where is the Palestinian Ben-Gurion?
Now we both know that the UN recognition hasn't happened yet, so there is no video of the event.
But based on the above quotes, I imagine the scene will look something like this:
Technorati Tag: Palestine and UN.
No comments:
Post a Comment