In his article “Palestine goes to the UN”, Khaled Elgindy draws up a series of cause-consequence scenarios for the latest Palestinian attempt to create a state. The UN candidacy, which "marks a radical change in the Palestinian approach to the conflict with Israel", is expected to be brought to the table of the UN General Assembly in September 2011 (since this date has already passed , it will be assuming that we are still in the period preceding it for the purposes of the document). Following Elgindy's logic, the arguments of other authors and the assumptions of theories on international relations, I will demonstrate how the UN option will most likely fail, but without neglecting the positive effect that a "failure » can have on the negotiation process. The main argument is that the new Palestinian strategy of applying to the UN for statehood is, in the long term, the more effective of the two possible policies, the other being, of course, direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestine, which "failed to realize Palestinian national aspirations, helped to prolong and deepen the Israeli occupation while weakening Palestinian political institutions. The theory behind this claim is a cost-benefit analysis of appealing to the UN; whether it is carried out successfully (unlikely) or whether it fails, there is something to be gained. The best – and again, most unlikely – scenario for the Palestinian people is official recognition of the State of Palestine according to the 1967 borders. The most significant effect of recognition is that Israel would violate the right international by placing its forces in another state and would be “legally” obliged to withdraw. The term "legally" is used loosely here due to the debate over the existence of anarchy in the middle of the article......September 2011. Web. November 13, 2011. Elgindy, Khaled. “Palestine goes to the UN.” Foreign Affairs 90.5 (2011): 102-113. Prime Minister of University Research. Internet. November 13, 2011. Khalidi, Rashid. The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood. Boston: Beacon Press, 2006. Print. Newman, Edward, Roland Paris and Oliver P. Richmond. New Perspectives on Liberal Peacebuilding. New York: United Nation University Press, 2009. Print.Pease, Kelly-Kate S. International Organizations: Perspectives on Governance in the 21st Century. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. Print. Rosen, Steven J. “Abbas vs. Obama.” Middle East Forum 18.2 (2011): 53-58. Prime Minister of University Research. Internet. November 13, 2011. Scheuerman, William E. Hans Morgenthau: Realism and Beyond. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2009. Print.