RELATED:Berlusconi: Italy won't recognize Palestinian stateMashaal: Israel has 1 year to recognize Palestinian stateAyalon added that the unity deal between Fatah and Hamas blocked most of Israel's diplomatic options."We have to wait and see what happens on the Palestinian side," he said.At a Tel Aviv University event last week, Ayalon said that Israel is powerless to prevent the Palestinian initiative to seek statehood."Israel will no succeed to prevent recognition of a Palestinian state in the [UN] General Assembly, driven by an automatic Arab majority," Ayalon said in a speech at Tel Aviv University."But such a decision will not be taken in the Security Council," he added, "where there is a majority of responsible countries."Regarding the responsibility of other countries to the peace process, Ayalon said that the United State, Russia, the European Union and several other countries are all obligated by the Oslo Accords, which demand a diplomatic process involving dialogue.
Ayalon: Majority of the UN is against Israel
Deputy FM says Israel is unlikely to stop UN vote on Palestinian statehood, but that decision will not be binding.
RELATED:Berlusconi: Italy won't recognize Palestinian stateMashaal: Israel has 1 year to recognize Palestinian stateAyalon added that the unity deal between Fatah and Hamas blocked most of Israel's diplomatic options."We have to wait and see what happens on the Palestinian side," he said.At a Tel Aviv University event last week, Ayalon said that Israel is powerless to prevent the Palestinian initiative to seek statehood."Israel will no succeed to prevent recognition of a Palestinian state in the [UN] General Assembly, driven by an automatic Arab majority," Ayalon said in a speech at Tel Aviv University."But such a decision will not be taken in the Security Council," he added, "where there is a majority of responsible countries."Regarding the responsibility of other countries to the peace process, Ayalon said that the United State, Russia, the European Union and several other countries are all obligated by the Oslo Accords, which demand a diplomatic process involving dialogue.