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Israel Bars Foreign Envoys From West Bank Meeting - New York Times Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:33:53 GMT

Haaretz

Israel Bars Foreign Envoys From West Bank Meeting New York Times “Israel is really trying to not just lay a physical siege but also a political siege,” said Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization. “We need to be able to move, to breathe, to act as a member of the ... West Bank summit scrapped after Israel bars envoysReuters Palestinian summit scrapped after Israel bars envoys' entryHaaretz Israel bars diplomats from West BankWashington Post all 532 news articles »

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Another Gaffe by the Media: Romney in Israel - Forbes Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:14:41 GMT

Green Left Weekly

Another Gaffe by the Media: Romney in Israel Forbes Mitt Romney has been skewered by the mainstream media for a statement about Israel and the Palestinian Authority that is accepted as true by top economic historians and anyone with a little common sense. Perhaps Romney should have known better than ... Thank you Romney..!Gulf Daily News Thank You, Mitt Romney!Huffington Post (blog) Pandering for the Jewish Vote in the US: A Tradition and a Culture!Palestine Chronicle Green Left Weekly -American Thinker -New York Times all 189 news articles »

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World Bank Opposes Palestinian Sovereignty - Bay Area Indymedia Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:31:47 GMT

World Bank Opposes Palestinian Sovereignty Bay Area Indymedia "The Palestinian Authority (PA) has made steady progress in many years towards establishing the institutions required by a future state but the economy is currently not strong enough to support such a state." "Economic sustainability cannot be based on ... and more »

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600 Palestinian families flee Syria for Lebanon - The Daily Star Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:42:39 GMT

The Daily Star

600 Palestinian families flee Syria for Lebanon The Daily Star BEIRUT: Around 600 Palestinian families have crossed from Syria into Lebanon over the past week, a Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine official said Sunday. The mass crossing of about 3000 people is the latest sign of the expanding effect of ... 600 Syrian families arrive in LabanonThe News International all 7 news articles »

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NAM's Palestine meet cancelled - The Hindu Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:47:10 GMT

NAM's Palestine meet cancelled The Hindu A meeting of a Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) committee that includes India to support a Palestinian bid for upgraded U.N. membership was cancelled at the last minute on Sunday after Israel refused to allow representatives of five countries to enter West ... and more »

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Concern rises among Palestinians for their relatives in Syria - Kansas City Star Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:38:11 GMT

Modesto Bee

Concern rises among Palestinians for their relatives in Syria Kansas City Star The fate of some 500000 Palestinian refugees currently living in Syria has recently become more perilous, as the violence that has raged in Syria for more than a year finally reached the doorstep of some of that country's largest Palestinian refugee camps. Why the Palestinians are turning against al-AssadCNN (blog) Shelling and deaths in Syria's Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp: UNRWA ...The Electronic Intifada (blog) Russia to Give $2 Mln in Aid for Palestinian Refugees in 2013RIA Novosti all 54 news articles »

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Romney's Palestinian Gaffe -- How Countries Get Wealthy - Huffington Post Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:42:53 GMT

Daily Beast

Romney's Palestinian Gaffe -- How Countries Get Wealthy Huffington Post On his recent trip to the Middle East Mitt Romney wanted to compliment the Israelis on the success of their economy. Yet, his clumsy comments boiled down to a suggestion that the comparative poverty of Palestine (i.e., West Bank and Gaza Strip) was a ... Culture Matters—Just Not as Much as Romney ThinksBusinessweek Mitt Romney's make-believe Palestine problemHot Air Romney Offends Israel and Palestine With Economic ComparisonDaily Beast Reason Online -Institute for Middle East Understanding -Jerusalem Post all 7,651 news articles »

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Palestinian debate over timing of next UN bid - Atlanta Journal Constitution Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:03:04 GMT

Salem-News.Com

Palestinian debate over timing of next UN bid Atlanta Journal Constitution RAMALLAH, West Bank — The next international showdown over "Palestine" seems inevitable, with President Mahmoud Abbas determined to seek U.N. General Assembly recognition of statehood for his homeland despite U.S. and Israeli objections. Palestinians brace for repercussions over UN bidSeattle Post Intelligencer Palestinians brace for repercussions over UN statehood bidHaaretz Israel and Palestine Sign Tax-Collection AgreementAl-Monitor Salem-News.Com -Middle East Forum -Daily Beast all 387 news articles »

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Israel sees UN majority for Palestine status upgrade - Chicago Tribune Sun, 05 Aug 2012 07:33:52 GMT

Israel sees UN majority for Palestine status upgrade Chicago Tribune Full U.N. membership for Palestine would require approval by the Security Council, where Israel's ally, the United States, would likely wield its veto given its demand the Palestinians set up their state in agreement with the Jewish state. So the ...

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PA sends aid convoy to Palestinian refugees in Syria - Haaretz Sun, 05 Aug 2012 12:48:42 GMT

Haaretz

PA sends aid convoy to Palestinian refugees in Syria Haaretz Sixteen trucks loaded with flour, rice, sugar, lentils, chickpeas, pasta and medicine drove through Abbas's presidential compound before leaving for Jordan bound for Damascus via the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which ...