Palestinians have to be very careful in their approach to the legal implication of the UN bid

"Dr. Hussein Ibish, a senior research fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, said that the opinion suggests that there are numerous important legal implications to the ambitious UN statehood initiative that have not been fully considered, particularly by the Palestinian general public.

One such implication raised by the report is that the PNA was established as a temporary administrative body, and as such it " has limited legislative and executive competence, limited territorial jurisdiction, and limited personal jurisdiction over Palestinians not present in the areas."

Ibish argued that the "Palestinians should be very careful about any action that might prove a symbolic victory but carry serious political, diplomatic and legal consequences."

"A confrontation is not in the interests of any of the parties, " Ibish said."

UN bid may erode PLO's status: Palestinian report

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This is an important legal opinion regarding The PLO, the future State of Palestine and the question of popular representation by Guy S. Goodwill-Gill at Oxford. http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/238962-final-pdf-plo-statehood-opinionr-arb.html