The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process continues to speak from a vacuum that denies Israel’s colonial existence as the main violation Palestinians encounter daily. In his latest monthly briefing to the UN Security Council, Wennesland gratified his audience by maintaining the international consensus over the two-state compromise. Yet, his observations invalidate his reiterations and those of the UN as regards the defunct diplomatic concept. Primarily, Wennesland, like other UN-appointed officials, relies on chronology and interludes to give the impression that Palestinians, at times, experience a lull in Israel’s colonial violence. While admitting to decades of persistent violence by Israel, Wennesland observes that “the conflict is once again reaching boiling point”. Had Wennesland gone back to 1948, … Continue reading Observations invalidate the two-state compromise