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Palestinians to pursue UNESCO bid despite political pressure - Ha'aretz Mon, 31 Oct 2011 02:23:23 GMT

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 UnescoFinancial Times
Arab League decides to back PA's UNESCO membership requestJerusalem Post
Arab League Examines Alternatives to Palestinian UN MembershipBloomberg
AFP -The Guardian -International Islamic News Agency
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After Attacks, Efforts to Restore Truce Between Israel and Groups in Gaza - New York Times Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:33:19 GMT

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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 violenceWashington Post
UN calls for calm as Middle East ceasefire falls apartHerald Sun
Israelis, Palestinians exchange rocket fire; 11 deadGlobe and Mail
BBC News -Ynetnews -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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US, EU scramble to delay Palestinian bid to join UNESCO - Ha'aretz Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:28:30 GMT

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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 planJerusalem Post
Palestinian Prisoner Swap Raises Questions About JusticeVoice of America
Palestinian leader: Arabs erred on 1947 partitionThe Associated Press
Al-Bawaba -Sydney Morning Herald
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UN official: Palestinians mull disbanding PA over stalled peace talks - Ha'aretz Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:52:26 GMT

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 occupationLinks International Journal of Socialist Renewal

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Arabs back Palestinian UN membership bid - Gulf Times Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:51:22 GMT

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 bidPeninsula On-line
Arabs weigh alternatives to Palestinian UN bidDAWN.com
Arabs Continue Support For Palestine's UN Membership BidEurasia Review
Jordan Directions -Kuwait News Agency -Bahrain News Agency
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Vavi: Tribunal to educate SA on Palestine - Independent Online Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:36:56 GMT

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 ...
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Palestinian negotiator: Israel must agree to our terms, or no peace talks - Ha'aretz Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:37:10 GMT

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 ...Washington Post
International Envoys Seek to Restart Mideast TalksFox News
Voices of Palestine: Mahmoud al-ZaharFrontPage Magazine

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Palestinian UN Recognition Bid Gets Balkanized - TIME (blog) Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:36:50 GMT

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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 voteB92

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UNESCO, US at odds ahead of PA vote - Ynetnews Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:30:07 GMT

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 BidNovinite.com
UNESCO to vote Monday on Palestine membership: sourcesAFP
UNESCO To Vote On Palestinian Membership MondayInternational Middle East Media Center
Washington Times -Saudi Gazette -Arab News
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Peace and security – an ongoing Australian quest - Jerusalem Post Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:13:24 GMT

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 ...

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