ANALYSIS: With New Zealand at UNSC, Palestine’s savior could be Antarctica’s neighbor Inside the territory of Palestine lives a resilient, primarily Muslim population of about four million, encircled by a hostile neighbour. Some 21 hours’ flying time away is another resilient, highly atheist population of about four million, encircled by water. Aside from their relative isolation, population sizes and reputation for fortitude, not much else unifies these two lands. Palestine is one of the oldest inhabited territories in the world, while the far-flung archipelago of New Zealand is one of the youngest; Palestine is just over 6000 square kilometres, while New Zealand takes up more than 268,000 sq km. So the Antipodean country seems a somewhat unlikely hero for the Palestinian people. But the quirks of diplomacy mean the former British colony could offer a lifeline to the former British protectorate in its quest for statehood. New Zealand has opened the start of their third term on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) – their first in 21 years – with fighting words. “New Zealand believes that failure of this U.N. Security Council to bring leadership to the [Israel-Palestine] issue, at this time, amounts to an abdication of its responsibilities,” the country’s U.N. Ambassador Jim McLay said on Jan. 15. “Arguments that this Council doesn’t have a role, or that it can’t add value, can no longer be justified, particularly as other ways to find a solution haven’t succeeded.” By Amanda Fisher | Special to Al Arabiya News.. Continue reading at:english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/analysis/2015/01/21/With-New-Zealand-at-the-UNSC-Palestine-could-get-a-new-lifeline-.html Source:english.alarabiya.net/ wanrosnah
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:46:48 +0000
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