After Iran milestone, France nudges US on Palestinian UN bid
The French are working on a Security Council resolution to support a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, hoping the Americans will be more favorable to UN mediation on the heels of a framework agreement for an Iran deal.
As the US administration celebrates a hard-fought breakthrough on the nuclear negotiations with Iran, actors at the United Nations are keen to nudge the Americans toward another issue that could further cement the president’s legacy in diplomacy.
The French are preparing a new UN Security Council resolution on negotiations that would seek to enforce a two-state solution in the decadeslong Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but for it to succeed, they need the cooperation of Israel’s traditional guardian, the United States, which has so far sent mixed signals on the issue.
