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How Arab Media View a Declaration of Palestinian Statehood
(Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Linda Menuhin Abdul Aziz - Unlike the vibrant debate in Israel over the Palestinian plan to seek support for statehood in September in the UN General Assembly, the Arab media is occupied with the wave of changes sweeping Arab countries, leaving little room for discussion of the projected Palestinian plan. The Arab media predicts that a declaration of statehood by the Palestinians would not result in any immediate changes on the ground. Any Palestinian state would lack sovereignty and authority, with borders dictated by certain facts - the security fence, the settlements, and Israeli control of Jerusalem, as well as continued economic dependence on Israel.