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A key note speech of President Obama (May 2011) renewed hope of peace process resumption on the basis of a substantive framework. The chapter brings the reader inside a crucial Quartet meeting in Washington, where a US proposal offering parameters on territory and security couldn’t be endorsed. The main sticking point was recognition of Israel as the “Jewish state.” After this Quartet debacle a showdown in New York became inevitable: President Abbas applied to the Security Council for full UN membership—a request still pending to date. The UN track being activated by the Palestinians would have implications for both them and the UN, which are also discussed in this chapter.
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Serry, R. (2017). Showdown in New York After a Quartet Debacle. In: The Endless Quest for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44579-3_9
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