Should the U.N. accept Palestine as a full member state?

Midday presents an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on whether the United Nations should accept Palestine as a full member state, or if Israel and Palestine should continue brokered negotiations for a two-state solution. Will this latest maneuver move the peace process forward, or set it back?

Guests

• Mustafa Barghouthi: Former Palestinian National Authority Presidential Candidate
• Dore Gold: Former Israeli U.N. Ambassador and Advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu
• Daniel Levy: Former Israeli Government Negotiator and Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation
• Aaron David Miller: Former U.S. Mideast Negotiator and former adviser to both Republican and Democratic Secretaries of State

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Resources

• Intelligence Squared U.S.