(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - Buoyed by the latest UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel, Palestinian leaders are now threatening to step up their diplomatic warfare against Israel - a move that is sure to sabotage any future effort to revive the moribund peace process. Other Palestinians view the resolution as a license to escalate "resistance" attacks on Israel, meaning terror attacks. The UN resolution sent the following message to the Palestinians: Forget about negotiating with Israel. Just pressure the international community to force Israel to comply with the resolution and surrender up all that you demand. The UN decision is a true defeat for the peace process and for the few Arabs and Muslims who still believe in the possibility of coexistence with Israel.
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