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On the eve of a meeting with An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eamon Gilmore, Dr. Shaath gave a keynote address at Dublin City University. He thanked the Irish people for their longstanding support for Palestinian statehood and urged the government to lead the way amongst EU states in supporting UN recognition.Dr. Shaath emphasised the widespread appreciation among the Palestinian people of the parallels with the Irish quest for independence. He outlined the path to statehood which Ireland, the USA, Slovenia, Kosovo and others have followed and in which Palestine is now engaged: beginning with a unilateral declaration of independence, followed by bilateral recognition and ending in multilateral acceptance.The question of Palestinian statehood is attracting growing attention ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in September, where the issue may be put to a vote. Dr. Nabil Shaath, a senior Palestinian Authority representative, visited Ireland this week to seek the government’s support for UN recognition.
Despite its traditional support for the creation of a Palestinian state, the Irish government is taking a cautious line regarding the possible UN vote in September. Indeed, comments from both sides following the official meeting on Wednesday 13 July indicated that the Palestinians had failed to secure an explicit pledge for Irish support at the UN, with the government preferring to wait for consensus at EU level.
EU member states have thus far failed to reach a common position on the issue. The twenty-seven Foreign Ministers will meet in Poland on 18 July for the final time before the summer break. There is general support for a sovereign Palestinian state but unease at the use of what is considered a unilateral process. A letter from 104 MEPs sent to EU High Representative Catherine Ashton this week urged her to “discourage unilateral Palestinian efforts to attain UN recognition”. Despite giving greater legal clarity, it is clear that UN recognition would not solve many of the problems on the ground in the region. However, Dr. Shaath is convinced that this symbolic victory would go some way to staving off a return to violence by Palesti
Of the 193 UN member states, current indications are that the number ready to support the recognition of Palestine is approaching the two-thirds majority needed to officially forward the request to the fifteen-member Security Council. It is expected that the US will veto recognition and full UN membership for the state of Palestine in the Security Council. In that case, the issue would pass back to the General Assembly for a decision on whether to grant observer status, which gives the right to speak but not to vote on resolutions or other substantive matters.


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