Diana Buttu on the Palestinian bid for statehood

In the days before and after Mahmoud Abbas' bid for Palestinian statehood in the United Nations on September 23, MEI fellow Diana Buttu was interviewed by multiple media outlets regarding her take on the bid.

Buttu served as a legal advisor to the PLO in its negotiations with Israel from 2000 to 2005, and was the only female advisor on the two delegations. In 2005, she was appointed as a legal and communications advisor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. She is a joint fellow with the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School and the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School.

Patrick Martin, "Abbas turns to UN as pathway to Palestinian statehood," The Globe and Mail, September 16, 2011.

"Ten voices on the Palestinian bid for UN membership," CBC News, September 22, 2011.

Hugh Naylor, "Palestinians fear their ageing leaders lack any credibility," The National, September 23, 2011.

Ariel Zirulnick, "Palestinian UN bid: key moves to watch for," Christian Science Monitor, September 2011.

Chris McGreal and Harriet Sherwood, "Palestinian statehood goes to UN in key moment for peace process," The Guardian, September 23, 2011

Yu Miao, "UN receives historical Palestine bid," Global Times, September 24, 2011

Patrick Martin, "Abbas captivates UN with passionate speech," The Globe and Mail, September 25, 2011.