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A Symbolic Vote in Britain Recognizes a Palestinian State - New York Times Tue, 14 Oct 2014 23:57:53 GMT

New York Times

A Symbolic Vote in Britain Recognizes a Palestinian State New York Times LONDON — Against a backdrop of growing impatience across Europe with Israeli policy, Britain's Parliament overwhelmingly passed a nonbinding resolution Monday night to give diplomatic recognition to a Palestinian state. The vote was a symbolic but ... Palestine Statehood Vote: Parliament To Argue For Recognition From UKHuffington Post UK British MPs Pass Non-Binding Vote To Recognize PalestineHuffington Post UK MPs pass motion to recognize Palestine as a stateRT The Guardian -Al-Arabiya -Haaretz (blog) all 4,217 news articles »

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UK lawmakers cast symbolic vote to recognize Palestine as a state - CNN Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:30:07 GMT

UK lawmakers cast symbolic vote to recognize Palestine as a state CNN (CNN) -- UK lawmakers have voted in the House of Commons to recognize Palestine as a state "as a contribution to securing a negotiated two state solution." The motion was backed overwhelmingly Monday by 274 votes to 12. However, fewer than half of the ...

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FactCheck: who recognises Palestine? - Channel 4 News (blog) Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:01:21 GMT

Channel 4 News (blog)

FactCheck: who recognises Palestine? Channel 4 News (blog) British MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a Commons motion urging the government to recognise Palestine as a state. The vote will not affect government policy, but the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, supported the motion. This suggests that a ... UK vote on Palestine: Why all the fuss?Aljazeera.com Israel Grapples With British Vote to Recognize PalestineTIME France FM says recognizing Palestine should help '2-state solution' as ...RT New York Times -The Independent all 920 news articles »

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The Economist explains - The Economist (blog) Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:28:40 GMT

The Economist (blog)

The Economist explains The Economist (blog) FEW areas of international law are as fraught as the issue of what makes a state. And few questions of statehood have been as fraught as Palestine's. On October 13th the British parliament voted that Palestine should be officially regarded as a state ...

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Palestine vote 'ignored' by government, Baroness Warsi says - BBC News Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:44:54 GMT

BBC News

Palestine vote 'ignored' by government, Baroness Warsi says BBC News Former Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi says the government has "ignored" a vote by MPs that had proposed official recognition of Palestine. Lady Warsi said she had received a "stock answer" when she raised the vote in the House of Lords. and more »

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MPs' Palestinian vote sends troubling message, says Israel - BBC News Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:55:18 GMT

BBC News

MPs' Palestinian vote sends troubling message, says Israel BBC News Israel has warned against sending a "troubling message", after UK MPs voted to recognise Palestinian statehood. The House of Commons backed a motion by 274 votes to 12, although the decision will not decide government policy. But Israel's government ...

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UK Parliament Votes to Recognize Palestinian State - TIME Tue, 14 Oct 2014 15:14:27 GMT

TIME

UK Parliament Votes to Recognize Palestinian State TIME (LONDON) — British lawmakers voted Monday in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state, a symbolic move intended to increase pressure for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Legislators in the House of Commons voted 274 to 12 to ...

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Israel condemns British MPs' vote to recognise Palestinian state - The Guardian Tue, 14 Oct 2014 16:25:38 GMT

The Guardian

Israel condemns British MPs' vote to recognise Palestinian state The Guardian Israel has condemned a vote by British MPs in favour of recognising a Palestinian state as “undermining chances for peace” as Britain's ambassador to Israel warned that the move reflected changing British public opinion. The non-binding vote, supported ...

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British MPs vote to recognise Palestine - Financial Times Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:04:58 GMT

British MPs vote to recognise Palestine Financial Times A backbench motion garnered support from 274 out of 650 MPs to recognise Palestine as a state alongside the state of Israel as a “contribution to securing a negotiated two-state solution”. Only 12 MPs opposed the amended motion as Conservative and ...

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MPs vote to recognise Palestinian state, adding to pressure on Israel - The Guardian Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:20:43 GMT

The Guardian

MPs vote to recognise Palestinian state, adding to pressure on Israel The Guardian MPs including the Labour leader, Ed Miliband, have voted to recognise Palestine as a state in a symbolic move that will unnerve Israel by suggesting that it is losing a wider battle for public opinion in Britain. The vote of 274 to 12, a majority of ...