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"The Palestinian Authority has been undermined; it has [become] a nuisance… The only just solution that some Palestinian activists have started discussing is a secular, democratic state on the historic lands of the state of Palestine, which means the end of the Palestinian Authority and the end of the façade of the peace process doctrine."

Las potencias occidentales no han tenido problemas con la CPI porque la hasta el momento solo busca a criminales de guerra africanos, dijo Rabbani, también asesor político de la Red Política Palestina (Al- Shabaka). "Están mortificados por la posibilidad de que esto cambie. No solo deben afrontar esa disyuntiva, sino que además se ven forzados a hacerlo públicamente. Necesitamos un tribunal real, y la prueba decisiva es que tenga voluntad para juzgar a criminales de guerra israelíes", afirmó.

Congratulations are raining as friends of the Palestinians respond with delight to the United Nations' resounding "Yes!" to Palestine's non-member observer state status as of November 29, 2012. But before giving free rein to their excitement, the Palestinian people - and their allies - should read the actual text of the resolution.

A day after the UN voted to admit "Palestine" as a non-member state, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly praised the Palestinian Authority (PA) led by Mahmoud Abbas for its collaboration with the Israeli occupation army.