The request for a Palestinian Statehood is a game changer regardless of its outcome.

No matter what the votes are, the Palestinian issue has changed gears and few can ignore or sideline it now!

After the powerful impassioned request for statehood President Mahmoud Abbas delivered to the UN yesterday, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s balanced offer of continued peaceful negotiations response to it. The Palestinians right for their own state is now in the forefront and it’s up to them to keep it relevant and positive.

To save face, the UN might decide to stick this request at the bottom of the pile. But judging by the reactions inside the United Nation hall that might prove to be a little difficult – it seems most the smaller nations supports the Palestinian people in their quest for a home. In a fair and just world if the Palestinian were promised a home then they should get one. South Sudan, Eritrea, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Czech Republic and Slovakia did. Nevertheless, we know it’s not very likely to happen if it comes to a vote, because the US promised to veto the request! Fair enough they have the right and the power to do so. It is in their interest to keep Israel happy. Even if it means their president speaks with a forked tongue.

This egg and chicken issue will not be resolved while as Mahmoud Abbas put it Israel continuous to “eat our land” – it will also not move forward if every negotiation is starts with “I did …., but you said….”

Kaffa! Kaffa! Kaffa! – are the three words that dominated yesterday’s address – they mean Enough! Enough! Enough! Abbas is right – Enough fighting, enough blaming and enough pain!

The balm game has to stop for any talks to move forward. And although this Mary-Go-Round politics is nothing new, nor will it change overnight and those who have the powers to dictate what’s in their best interest will continue to do so – something needs to change, something has to give and someone needs to say let’s put the past behind us and look to the future. The Palestine people need to see and feel the big guns of the world are on their side – let’s not hide behind Hamas and their deeds but look to the majority who deserve a home.

In Arabic we have a saying and it translates as follow “Take the fibbers to the end of the road” it simply means when you suspect someone is pulling the wool over your eyes, don’t fright, just publicly and decidedly give them enough rope to hang themselves.

Palestine yesterday handed the big powers that rope!