Tony Blair Submits Proposal To Stop U.N. Palestinian Statehood Vote
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Quartet envoy Tony Blair presented a proposal to Israel and the Palestinians this week that would immediately keep the PA from taking a statehood recognition resolution to a vote at the UN, enabling the sides to continue working with the international community for a formula that would enable a return to negotiations.
The Jerusalem Post has learned that under the proposal , the Palestinians would deposit their resolution with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who himself would bring it to the General Assembly by the end of the current session that runs until December 28, if negotiations were not renewed.
Blair has been at the center of intensive diplomatic efforts in recent days to keep the Palestinians from going to the UN. One diplomatic official said the idea behind the proposal, which has been brought to both sides, is to “buy more time” and come to an agreement on parameters that could form the basis for negotiations.
Blair has in recent days been shuttling back and forth between the two sides, but it was not immediately clear whether either Israel or the Palestinians would accept this proposal. His proposal comes even as the Palestinians announced Thursday that they will take their statehood recognition bid to the Security Council, even though US President Barack Obama has said that the US would veto the move.
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