So far President Obama had tried to push the US stand of Israeli withdrawal from all land captured by the IDF in the 6-day war in 1967 but Israel had maintained that the borders prior to the 6-day war is not defensible. So far, President Obama had kept silent whether he would pursue the discussion line and support President Mahmoud Abbas in his resolution to the UN.
A Palestinian State would have to support the existence of Israel as a separate nation and this is going to be interesting, if not difficult, as the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and all Arabic states try not to recognize Israel as a nation and their intention has always been to drive Israel into the Sea (Mediterranean Sea).
Israel is willing to let the Palestinians have their own land but only where they are currently living (Gaza and Samaria (or West Bank)) but Jerusalem is not negotiable. Unfortunately the Arabs also want Jerusalem for themselves and that is where the entire debate will come to a grid-lock. As at this moment, Israel calls Jerusalem its capital city but the world only recognize Tel-Aviv as the capital and not Jerusalem and so, to reinforce Israel's position, it would help when all nations begin to move their embassies from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem and in so doing, the sovereignty of Israel will be strengthened.
So, what would happen at this coming UN General Assembly debate will be an interesting watch and the future of Israel will be unfolded albeit through divine intervention.
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