The UN opened its “International Meeting on the Question of Palestine” in Malta yesterday.
Led by Paul Badji of Senegal, Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, the conference identified the main obstacles to peace, particularly “the continued construction of Israeli settlements and the separation barrier, restrictions on movement in the occupied West Bank, violence and humanitarian suffering in Gaza, the plight of refugees, [and] the status of Jerusalem.” There were no references to Palestinian suicide terrorists or Qassam rockets fired daily by Palestinians against Israeli civlians in Sderot and Ashkelon.
Those participating in the ritual Israel-bashing included Cuba on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, Malaysia, Tunisia, Madagascar, and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
Interestingly, some participants referred to the challenge to the peace process posed by “differences among Palestinians” — a gentle euphemism for Hamas’ violent takeover of Gaza.
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Reported by Toby W. Frankenstein
