UNSC vote on Palestine State : US credibility at stake

President Mahmoud Abbas’ decision to seek United Nations Security Council recognition of Palestinian statehood poses the most serious challenge to US credibility in the Arab and Muslim world. It will also weaken Israel’s strategic links with Turkey, its most important Muslim ally.

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Main Author: James M. Dorsey
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94905
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7964
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:President Mahmoud Abbas’ decision to seek United Nations Security Council recognition of Palestinian statehood poses the most serious challenge to US credibility in the Arab and Muslim world. It will also weaken Israel’s strategic links with Turkey, its most important Muslim ally.