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UK parliament to vote on historic Palestine motion - RT Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:22:57 GMT

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UK parliament to vote on historic Palestine motion RT British MPs will vote on Monday on an historic motion to symbolically recognize Palestine as an independent state. With Labour instructing its MPs to vote in favour, the non-binding motion would increase pressure on PM David Cameron over the issue. Israel-Gaza conflict: MPs set to vote to recognise the state of PalestineThe Independent MPs to vote on recognising Palestine as a stateBBC News MPs likely to vote to recognise Palestine as a stateThe Guardian Haaretz -The Week UK all 146 news articles »

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British vote on Palestine purely symbolic without human rights upheld - RT (blog) Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:32:00 GMT

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British vote on Palestine purely symbolic without human rights upheld RT (blog) Next week the British parliament will, for the first time, vote on whether or not to recognize Palestine as an independent state. Currently the United Kingdom does not, while 138 members of the UN, the vast majority, do recognize Palestine. In 2012 ...

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UK MPs to vote to recognise the state of Palestine - Times of India Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:33:18 GMT

UK MPs to vote to recognise the state of Palestine Times of India This is in relation to the recognition of the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel. Can I just point out respectfully to the Committee that a lot has happened since we made the original bid? The Kerry-led negotiations have collapsed. We ...

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Sweden rebuffs the US on Palestine - Al Jazeera America Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:10:20 GMT

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Sweden rebuffs the US on Palestine Al Jazeera America Sweden will therefore recognize the state of Palestine.” Should Löfven's declaration — which requires only a decision by his minority government and does not need to go to a parliamentary vote — become reality, Sweden would become the first country ... Foreign Ministry reprimands Swedish ambassador over intent to recognize ...Jerusalem Post Swedish decision to recognize Palestine no surpriseAl-Monitor British parliament to hold symbolic vote on Palestine statusReuters UK RT -Al-Arabiya -The Globe and Mail all 165 news articles »

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Christian clerics urge Europe to recognize Palestinian state - Press TV Fri, 10 Oct 2014 19:14:40 GMT

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Christian clerics urge Europe to recognize Palestinian state Press TV "Europe has a moral, legal and political duty to hold Israel accountable and support Palestinian non-violent initiatives to end the Israeli occupation, including the recognition of the State of Palestine on the 1967 border with east Jerusalem (al-Quds ...

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Israel Protests a Move to Recognize Palestinian State - New York Times Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:16:43 GMT

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Israel Protests a Move to Recognize Palestinian State New York Times JERUSALEM — Israel summoned the Swedish ambassador to the Foreign Affairs Ministry here on Monday to protest the announcement by the new center-left government in Stockholm that it intended to recognize a state of Palestine. The prime minister of ... and more »

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Palestinian Christian Leaders: Europe Must Recognize the State of Palestine - Palestine News Network Fri, 10 Oct 2014 08:42:18 GMT

Palestinian Christian Leaders: Europe Must Recognize the State of Palestine Palestine News Network In a Middle East region that continues to suffer from the consequences of violence, the people of Palestine continue to live under occupation and in exile. Palestinian Christians, the descendants of the first Christians, are an integral part of the ...

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Britain, Sweden - and a State of Palestine? - Gatestone Institute Fri, 10 Oct 2014 09:06:28 GMT

Britain, Sweden - and a State of Palestine? Gatestone Institute Many politicians and members of the public have come to see Palestinians as the world's underdogs, who, however ugly their behaviour, can do no wrong; and to portray Israel as a Nazi state that persecutes the Palestinians and "steals" the land ...

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Art therapist introduces Palestinian Canadian children to the political ... - rabble.ca (blog) Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:17:53 GMT

Art therapist introduces Palestinian Canadian children to the political ... rabble.ca (blog) “The witnessing of art work is very important, empowering and healing for the child artist and it is also a great opportunity for the children to educate the wider Canadian community on what is really happening in Palestine through the eyes of a child ...

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Chris Doyle :The Conservative Leadership Refuses to Recognise Palestine - But ... - Huffington Post UK Fri, 10 Oct 2014 16:09:26 GMT

Chris Doyle :The Conservative Leadership Refuses to Recognise Palestine - But ... Huffington Post UK On Monday 13 October, the House of Commons will vote on a motion calling for Britain to recognise Palestine. Famously, or rather infamously, the government abstained at the United Nations in 2012 on a vote to recognise Palestine as a non-member ...