Richard Falk, UN special rapporteur who was denied entry into the occupied territories by Israel has some grave suspicions concerning the "new one-state solution" being considered by Israeli politicians and also a novel plan for resolving Palestine's occupation.
"Falk, who taught international law at Princeton University, will issue a report to the United Nations this fall in which he will assert that the Israeli process of colonialism and apartheid has accelerated over the past three years.
"He will call...for the UN to consider unilaterally declaring Palestine an independent state, as it did with Kosovo."
If it's true Oslo empowered the PLO to negotiate international status issues, Palestinians could issue a unilateral declaration of status and seek independence, diplomatic recognition and membership in the UN.
"The recent Kosovo advisory opinion of the World Court in the Hague provides a well-reasoned legal precedent for such an option."
Formalizing Israel's Land Grab
"Falk, who taught international law at Princeton University, will issue a report to the United Nations this fall in which he will assert that the Israeli process of colonialism and apartheid has accelerated over the past three years.
"He will call...for the UN to consider unilaterally declaring Palestine an independent state, as it did with Kosovo."
If it's true Oslo empowered the PLO to negotiate international status issues, Palestinians could issue a unilateral declaration of status and seek independence, diplomatic recognition and membership in the UN.
"The recent Kosovo advisory opinion of the World Court in the Hague provides a well-reasoned legal precedent for such an option."
Formalizing Israel's Land Grab