Gilad behind closed doors: "Israel faces isolation 'no less severe than war'..."

"In remarks made behind closed doors, Amos Gilad warns week that Israel faced an isolation "no less severe than war" should the United Nations recognize Palestine as an independent state this September. In remarks carried by Channel 10, General (res.) Amos Gilad said behind doors that the Palestinian Authority leadership was organizing an "international assault against Israel"...

The Palestinians have warned that if peace talks with Israel do not resume by the deadline set for December, they will ask the UN general assembly to recognize their sovereign state. "Israel's isolation in September, the beginning of the isolation, will be no less severe than war," Gilad told participants in a private session..."