Wednesday June 15, 2011

I've Been Thinking:

Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Union Parliament, was in Ramallah yesterday.

In his press conference after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Buzek said that it might be "more dangerous" to attempt a unilateral declaration of Palestinian Statehood in September at the United Nations General Assembly.

The EU Parliament is notoriously anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian. So when Buzek tells Abbas not to declare, you can bet that the message will be heard and will be well considered.

Buzek is letting us all know that Europe is no longer supporting the Palestinian Declaration of Statehood. And he is getting Abbas off the hook.

Abbas knows the declaration is a bad idea and he needs a reason to tell his people why he may need to withdraw the plan for unilateral declaration. This announcement by the EU Parliamentary President may actually be a blessing - for everyone.

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