(OPINION) Why are they being so quiet about this? On Friday, the UN Security Council will take a vote which will determine whether or not “the State of Palestine” will be granted full UN membership.
If this vote is successful, it will formally create a Palestinian state that the international community will fully recognize. So this is a really big deal. Algeria is the nation that has put this draft resolution forward, and it is scheduled for a vote at 3 PM Eastern time on Friday afternoon…
The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a Palestinian request for full U.N. membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel ally the United States is expected to block because it would effectively recognize a Palestinian state.
The 15-member council is due to vote at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) Friday on a draft resolution recommending to the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that “the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations,” diplomats said.
It is being projected that 13 of the 15 members of the Security Council could vote in favor of this resolution. So Israel is counting on the Biden administration to veto it…
A council resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, or China to pass. Diplomats say the measure could have the support of up to 13 council members, which would force the U.S. to use its veto.
Just think about this for a moment. The only thing standing in the way of a Palestinian state is Joe Biden. Of course, he wants a Palestinian state to be established, but he wants it to happen due to peace negotiations.
And after the current war in the Middle East is concluded, there will be an all-out push to achieve that goal. For now, the war in the Middle East is poised to go to a dangerous new level.
Israel is preparing to retaliate against Iran, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is promising that even the “slightest action” by Israel will provoke a “painful response”…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has warned Israel it will face a “painful response” if it takes the “slightest action” in response to Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile barrage against the Jewish state over the weekend.
Iran’s first-ever direct attack on Israel on the night of Saturday-Sunday came in response to an April 1 air strike on Tehran’s embassy compound in Damascus that has been widely blamed on Israel.
So, what would that “painful response” look like? Well, Raisi has also said that “nothing would remain from the Zionist regime” after Iran was finished…
Raisi said Saturday’s attack was a limited one but that “nothing would remain from the Zionist regime” should it escalate the current situation, the official IRNA news agency reported.
He is describing an all-out war. Right now, government billboards in Tehran ominously declare that “Tel Aviv is our battleground.” The Iranians are known for their bold talk, but I don’t think they are bluffing in this case.
I believe that they really will try to hammer Israel if there is any attack on Iranian soil, and one Iranian official is even warning that his nation is “prepared to use a weapon that we have never used”…
But Iranian security chief Abolfazl Amouei last night warned that if Israel does respond then Tehran is “prepared to use a weapon that we have never used”.
It is unclear what weapon Amouei was referring to, but he warned Israel to “act wisely” as it considers its next steps. There has been a lot of debate about how hard the Israelis should hit Iran.
But the truth is that Iran is going to strike back really hard no matter what form the attack takes. And it appears that a decision has already been made. In fact, on Wednesday, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron openly admitted that it is “clear the Israelis are deciding to act”. (READ MORE)
