idea behind the proposal, which has been brought to both sides, was to “buy more time”
this could insert a positive dynamic into the stalemated diplomatic process, and give PA President Mahmoud Abbas a graceful way to backtrack from the UN move
Ashton had hoped to get the 27 EU states to vote as one bloc at the UN on this issue, in recent days it has become apparent that this is very unlikely
no way to impose peace by diktat. If anyone knows that, certainly the people of the Czech Republic know that from their own memory, and this remains true today