AFP | Palestinians to pursue UNESCO bid despite political pressure Ha'aretz Quartet says that if UNESCO accepts Palestine as a member, the US might stop providing funding for the organization based on 1990 law stating that American funding would be withheld from any UN agency that recognizes a PLO state. ... Palestinians take statehood fight to Unesco Arab League decides to back PA's UNESCO membership request Arab League Examines Alternatives to Palestinian UN Membership |
CTV.ca | After Attacks, Efforts to Restore Truce Between Israel and Groups in Gaza New York Times Gaza security officials said one Palestinian militant was killed and another was seriously wounded. Both, it said, were members of the armed wing of the leftist Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The main clashes on Saturday were between ... Israeli airstrike kills militant in fresh Gaza violence UN calls for calm as Middle East ceasefire falls apart Israelis, Palestinians exchange rocket fire; 11 dead |
The Associated Press | US, EU scramble to delay Palestinian bid to join UNESCO Ha'aretz European and Israeli diplomats say Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was presented with a compromise proposal, but that he had yet to respond. The United States and the European Union are in the midst of marathon diplomatic efforts to delay ... Abbas: Arabs erred in rejecting 1947 partition plan Palestinian Prisoner Swap Raises Questions About Justice Palestinian leader: Arabs erred on 1947 partition |
Ha'aretz | UN official: Palestinians mull disbanding PA over stalled peace talks Ha'aretz The Mideast envoy, who also serves as the UN secretary-general's personal representative to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, meets with Abbas almost every week, and like other diplomats, Serry has heard from Abbas ... Palestine: The environmental impact of Israel's military occupation |
Gulf Times | Arabs back Palestinian UN membership bid Gulf Times The Ministerial Committee of the Arab Initiative for Peace, chaired by HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani, yesterday stressed on the necessity of continuous mobilisation of support to Palestine's UN ... Arab meet vows support for Palestine UN bid Arabs weigh alternatives to Palestinian UN bid Arabs Continue Support For Palestine's UN Membership Bid |
Independent Online | Vavi: Tribunal to educate SA on Palestine Independent Online The Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RTOP) will educate South Africans about human rights abuses by Israel against the Palestinian people, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Sunday. “A great number of South Africans remain... ignorant about ... News Briefs |
Ha'aretz | Palestinian negotiator: Israel must agree to our terms, or no peace talks Ha'aretz Middle East Quartet representatives set to hold separate meetings on Wednesday with Israeli, Palestinian officials in Jerusalem. Palestinian officials expressed pessimism on Wednesday that scheduled meetings with representatives of the Middle East ... Mideast envoys make no breakthroughs in bid to restart talks between Israelis ... International Envoys Seek to Restart Mideast Talks Voices of Palestine: Mahmoud al-Zahar |
CTV.ca | Palestinian UN Recognition Bid Gets Balkanized TIME (blog) (Photo: Dado Ruvic / Reuters) Everyone talks about the United States using its Security Council veto to stop the Palestinian application for UN membership, but there's another calculation driving the most intense diplomacy now bubbling around the UN ... RS – Israel's trump card ahead of UN vote |
AFP | UNESCO, US at odds ahead of PA vote Ynetnews There are currently two acts in the US which laws ban the financing of any United Nations organization that accepts Palestine as a full member, meaning a favorable UNESCO vote would cause it to lose its US funding – $70 million – which makes up 22% of ... US, UNESCO at Conundrum over Palestinian Bid UNESCO to vote Monday on Palestine membership: sources UNESCO To Vote On Palestinian Membership Monday |
Peace and security – an ongoing Australian quest Jerusalem Post Their decisive victory marked a turning point in the World War I Palestine Campaign. It allowed Allied forces under General Allenby to outflank the Ottoman defensive line stretching from Gaza to Beersheba, opening the way for the capture of Gaza and ... |