Friday, July 23, 2010
From killing Americans to staking out territory without so much as a "Sorry 'bout that." This will, apparently, allow them to say "no" from a higher diplomatic rank: PLO Mission in Washington permitted to fly Palestinian flag
...Although not fully fledged diplomatic recognition, this step raises the status of Palestinian representation in the United States to equal that of PLO representation in many European countries and Canada. In addition to the name change, the PLO office will now be able to fly the Palestinian flag, and new procedures will be in place to facilitate PLO employee's ability to perform their jobs...
U.S. upgrades diplomatic ties with Palestinians in bid to woo Abbas
...Prior to this decision, the PA mission in Washington was at a very low level from the point of view of protocol: Its diplomats did not have diplomatic immunity, and it was not even allowed to fly the PLO flag at the entrance to its offices.
Now, its diplomats will enjoy diplomatic immunity and its offices will be able to display the PLO flag...
They did ask the Israelis if they had any objections. They didn't. That can be viewed in two ways: Polite, or an attempt to pass the buck on responsibility.
...or useless to object.