The UN Peace Plan is Doomed To Fail
Just as I had expected, the UN resolution to call for a ceasefire has been bogged down in a quagmire of red tape and political lobbying, posturing, and wrangling. What is even more disconcerting is that there is only one Middle Eastern voice on the Security Council, that of Qatar's Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani. This voice is one of the sole discenter's to the plan of action created by France and the US, but is anyone listening?
To me it seems apparent that this resolution is destined to fail and will split the UN even more into pro-Israeli and anti-Israeli factions. There is one voice that speaks for the greater Middle Eastern concern on the UN Security Council. To not take time to listen and address concerns voiced by this party is wrong. Qatar's Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani, may be the only person in the decision making process who truly understands the Middle Eastern point of view and he has been voicing concerns that seem to fall on deaf ears. Even if these concerns may not be embraced by France and the US, they absolutely must be listened to, evaluated, and some incorporated in order for the majority of the Middle Eastern countries to buy in to the peace plan.
France and the US are just barreling along trying to draft a resolution that the greater Middle East considers favorable only to Israel. Based on these perceptions, the plan is doomed to fail.
If the UN peace plan in its present format is by some miracle pressed on the people in Lebanon, it will be perceived as showing favoritism to Israel and reinforce a viewpoint of a lack of respect to other Middle Eastern concerns.
To me it seems apparent that this resolution is destined to fail and will split the UN even more into pro-Israeli and anti-Israeli factions. There is one voice that speaks for the greater Middle Eastern concern on the UN Security Council. To not take time to listen and address concerns voiced by this party is wrong. Qatar's Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani, may be the only person in the decision making process who truly understands the Middle Eastern point of view and he has been voicing concerns that seem to fall on deaf ears. Even if these concerns may not be embraced by France and the US, they absolutely must be listened to, evaluated, and some incorporated in order for the majority of the Middle Eastern countries to buy in to the peace plan.
France and the US are just barreling along trying to draft a resolution that the greater Middle East considers favorable only to Israel. Based on these perceptions, the plan is doomed to fail.
If the UN peace plan in its present format is by some miracle pressed on the people in Lebanon, it will be perceived as showing favoritism to Israel and reinforce a viewpoint of a lack of respect to other Middle Eastern concerns.
