If the two-state compromise provided Israel with the veneer necessary for gradually moving towards annexation through settlement expansion, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas might as well ask the UN to declare publicly its allegiance to the settler-colonial enterprise. At the Arab League Conference in Support of Jerusalem held in Cairo, Abbas stated that he will “demand a resolution confirming the protection of the two-state solution by granting the State of Palestine full membership in the United Nations.” Meanwhile, the US has asked the PA to refrain from taking steps “against Israel” at the UN, as well as to resume security coordination with the occupation state. The Biden administration has also called for a temporary halt to Israel’s settlement expansion. READ: UN … Continue reading The two-state framework and the PA’s betrayal of Palestinians