The Palestinians have begun presenting their case for statehood recognition to the United Nations. In the opening session, U.N. secretary general Ban Ki-moon declared that "Palestinian statehood is long overdue." The application for statehood will likely bring further crackdowns from the Israelis, but it seems that this new bid is the best hope for an ultimate settlement.
Egypt has had a tenuous, peaceful relationship with Israel- despite the latter's repeated infractions against the treaty. Now that Egypt has a new gov't, the popular sentiment of the people is coming to the forefront. They have stormed the Israeli embassy, and the ambassadors have gone back to Israel! Muslim Arab nations really do not agree on everything, or have complete harmony with one another; but on the matter of Israel and its policies, and particularly the persecutions of the Palestinians, they are united against the Zionist state.
Turkey is also becoming increasingly hostile toward Israel. Last year, Turkey sent a "flotilla" of aid to the Palestinians in Gaza; only to be fired upon and turned back by the Israeli navy! Turkey is now saying that this equated to "an act of war" by Israel, and that future flotillas would be accompanied by Turkish warships. Israel has never apologized for this incident.
As Israel becomes more & more isolated, it becomes increasingly likely that they will lash out in a first-strike war, the U.S. in tow! The Palestinian issue is a real powderkeg, and could "blow" at almost any time.
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