9-7-2015 Israel unfazed by PA threat to end Oslo accords, declare Palestine occupied state - Raphael Ahren Times of Israel

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-unfazed-by-pa-threat-to-end-oslo-accords-declare-palestine-occupied-state/

Palestinian Authority always warning it will 'jump off a cliff,' says official, accusing Abbas of engaging in 'brinkmanship' while refusing to negotiate.

…Is it even possible for Palestine to become a "state under occupation"? In his speech in New York later this month, Abbas will point to the General Assembly's 2012 decision to accept "Palestine" as a non-member observer state and argue that Israel refuses to end the occupation of his state.

However, some argue that only existing states can be considered occupied, such as France during World War II or, more recently, Ukraine's Crimea, which was occupied by Russia…

Posted by Judith Ferster, AIME member

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