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MPs expected to vote on whether to recognise the Palestinian State - The Guardian Mon, 13 Oct 2014 01:50:59 GMT

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MPs expected to vote on whether to recognise the Palestinian State The Guardian MPs are expected on Monday to vote on whether or not to recognise the Palestinian state, though Ed Miliband, faced by a rebellion across the Labour party, has been forced to backtrack on plans to require his MPs to follow a three-line whip to support ... A Historic Vote on Palestine in the British ParliamentHuffington Post UK vote on Palestine: Why all the fuss?Aljazeera.com Palestinian statehood: Ed Miliband says Labour MPs must vote to recognise ...The Independent Sky News -BBC News -Reuters all 234 news articles »

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Lady Warsi: MPs must show way in Palestine vote - The Guardian Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:56:45 GMT

The Guardian

Lady Warsi: MPs must show way in Palestine vote The Guardian In her first interview following a self-imposed period of silence, Warsi said disquiet over the government's approach to the Israel and Palestine issue was widespread and that far more needed to be done to pressure Israel towards a two-state solution.

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Israel, Palestine draft joint Ebola response plan - RT Sun, 12 Oct 2014 22:29:57 GMT

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Israel, Palestine draft joint Ebola response plan RT To draft a joint action plan to prevent Ebola, Israeli and Palestinian officials held a meeting over weekend, while Tel Aviv is introducing hospital drills and setting tighter border controls to curb the threat of the deadly virus. In a series of ... Israel, Palestine unite against Ebola epidemic3News NZ US/Israel “Special Relationship” on IceAmerican Free Press all 37 news articles »

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MPs should recognise Palestine to honour the civilians who died in Gaza - The Guardian Sun, 12 Oct 2014 19:13:46 GMT

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MPs should recognise Palestine to honour the civilians who died in Gaza The Guardian For many years we have seen British politicians acknowledge the impact the abuse of Palestinian human rights and the steady demise of the prospects for a two-state solution has had on radicalising British Muslim youth. We have also too often heard ...

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Britain Has A 'Moral Duty' To Recognise Palestine, Claims Alan Duncan Ahead ... - Huffington Post UK Sun, 12 Oct 2014 12:06:54 GMT

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Britain Has A 'Moral Duty' To Recognise Palestine, Claims Alan Duncan Ahead ... Huffington Post UK Britain has a moral duty to recognise Palestine as a state, a former international development minister has said ahead of an historic vote tomorrow. Sir Alan Duncan claims "shame" has been brought on the UK by its decision to stand back from taking a ... U.S. pledges $212 million in additional aid to PalestineMSNBC After Gaza war, Palestinians seek new path to statehoodBBC News Analysis: Misunderstanding PalestineArutz Sheva Daily Mail -Press TV -Ahram Online all 1,375 news articles »

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Palestinian State Recognition: British Parliament To Vote On Recognizing ... - International Business Times Sat, 11 Oct 2014 06:34:25 GMT

International Business Times

Palestinian State Recognition: British Parliament To Vote On Recognizing ... International Business Times “For too long the international community has cruelly refused the Palestinian people this right and by doing so has hindered the realization of peace and security in the region,” Labour MP Grahame Morris, who will present the motion on Monday, said, ...

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British MPs and the Palestine vote: political wrangling with no diplomatic impact - Haaretz Sun, 12 Oct 2014 17:17:00 GMT

Haaretz

British MPs and the Palestine vote: political wrangling with no diplomatic impact Haaretz The motion was submitted by a group of pro-Palestinian MPs, led by the head of Labour Friends of Palestine, Grahame Morris, who earlier this year had to apologize for comparing Israel to the Nazis. It was approved by the shadow foreign secretary ...

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The Observer view on Palestine - The Guardian Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:05:52 GMT

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The Observer view on Palestine The Guardian Passage of a backbench motion calling on the British government to recognise the state of Palestine, though symbolic in nature and non-binding, would send a powerful message to a region where unseeing violence often usurps legitimate political action.

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Should the UK recognise Palestine as a state? - BBC News Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:10:19 GMT

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Should the UK recognise Palestine as a state? BBC News MPs are to take part in an historic vote in Parliament that will call on the government to recognise Palestine as a state. Speaking on the Today programme, Labour MP Grahame Morris said the case to see Palestine as a state is "very strong" and "we ...

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UK Labour lawmakers irate over forced Palestine vote - Haaretz Sun, 12 Oct 2014 09:25:59 GMT

UK Labour lawmakers irate over forced Palestine vote Haaretz Members of Britain's Labour Party are fuming over the decision to force them to vote in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state, the Independent reported on Sunday. British lawmakers are scheduled to hold a symbolic parliamentary vote Monday on ...