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Bad Excuse

September 22, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

The Economist blasts the main reason pro-Israelis countries are giving for opposing the creation of a Palestinian state in the UN:

The argument that the Palestinians must resume negotiations before getting statehood is specious. Why on earth should a change in status at the UN stop people talking?

Why on earth? Simple: They don’t live on earth, they live in Bizarro world.