Regardless of who will do this, a new scandal is in place. Leaders of the two allied countries will not meet on the sidelines of the session of the UN General Assembly, just like there will be no face-to-face talks between Barack Obama and Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi.
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu will address the UN General Assembly on September 28. The Israeli prime minister is expected to focus on Iran’s dogged movement towards creating nuclear weapons. He might urge the international community to draw a red line for Iran beyond which a strike should follow. Netanyahu’s earlier attempts to secure Obama’s consent for using force against Iran brought no results. It’s differences over Iran, not Obama’s busy schedule in connection with election debates with Mitt Romney, that preclude a meeting between the two in the White House. Tatiana Nosenko of the Institute of Oriental Studies, comments.
"The US’ major concern is how Iran could threaten its security. At present, Washington doesn’t possess any reliable data that Tehran is close to building a nuclear bomb. For this reason, it finds it senseless to discuss military operations against Iran, particularly since military campaigns of late have demonstrated that using force can do little to resolve problems facing the region. For now, the US administration is abstaining from making statements that contain threats against Iran. At the same, US officials make it clear that all options, including using force, are on the table."
This bundle of controversies is affecting the crisis surrounding Syria, with differences between supporters and opponents of foreign intervention getting more and more pronounced. The US and NATO say they are unprepared to support the military scenario for Syria, while Israel has adopted a wait-and-see attitude. In addition, the US and Israel have been at odds over the construction of Jewish settlements on the West Bank. Washington’s attempts to persuade Tel Aviv to freeze all settlement-building projects invariably lead to more rifts between the two allies.
Israeli-Palestinian relations have been included in the agenda of the session of the UN General Assembly in connection with the Palestinian request for the status of ‘a non-member observer state’. Since Palestinians have the status of an observer but don’t have the status of a state, they want to upgrade their status to ‘an observer state’. Dmitry Maryasis of the Institute of Oriental Studies, comments.
"The Palestinian leader is seeking to boost his image and at the same time divert the world public opinion from internal Palestinian problems. First, Abbas is not a legitimate ruler because his term has long ended with no new elections held for several years running. Second, he has also been unable to strike a deal with Hamas. Third, the Palestinian Authority is split. Finally, the Palestinian administration is going through a severe financial crisis."
Given Mahmoud Abbas’ ‘shaky status’, Palestinian attempts to secure a new status may fail in the same way they failed to win UN recognition as an independent state at the UN General Assembly last year.
Voice of Russia
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