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Recognising Palestine - The Economist Fri, 17 Oct 2014 23:17:04 GMT

The Economist

Recognising Palestine The Economist IN HIS declaration of 1917 giving Britain's backing for the creation of a Jewish homeland, Arthur Balfour, the then foreign secretary, undertook to uphold the civil and religious rights of the native population of Palestine. A century later after less ... There Should Be No Palestinian StateNew York Times Israel, Palestine and the almost dealChicago Tribune Palestine moves towards post-Oslo phaseAljazeera.com The Guardian -The Nation. all 759 news articles »

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Spanish parliament set to vote on recognizing the Palestinian state - Al-Arabiya Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:45:24 GMT

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Spanish parliament set to vote on recognizing the Palestinian state Al-Arabiya The Spanish parliament is set to vote on recognizing the Palestinian state, Al Arabiya News channel reported Thursday. The announcement comes days after British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state. The motion ... Spanish government set to vote on PalestineOlive Press all 3 news articles »

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The Parliament of Palestine - Wall Street Journal Fri, 17 Oct 2014 22:53:14 GMT

Wall Street Journal

The Parliament of Palestine Wall Street Journal The vote this week by the British Parliament to recognize a Palestinian state is being treated as a nonevent by diplomats in both Jerusalem and London. Though the margin of 274 to 12 was lopsided in favor of recognition, more than half the Parliament ... Thousands of British voters pressed MPs over Palestine vote: Campaign groupAhram Online all 2 news articles »

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A British Signal on Israel and Palestine - New York Times Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:31:47 GMT

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A British Signal on Israel and Palestine New York Times Unfortunately, the proponents of the House of Commons resolution and those members of the British Parliament who voted in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state have now sent a message that the Palestinians can circumvent negotiations altogether. UK Palestine statehood vote: Symbol or stumble?BBC News FactCheck: who recognises Palestine?Channel 4 News (blog) Now Britain has recognised Palestinian statehood, it's time to forget about a ...The Independent Aljazeera.com -RT all 975 news articles »

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​UK govt 'ignored' vote to recognize Palestine – Baroness Warsi - RT Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:03:50 GMT

RT

​UK govt 'ignored' vote to recognize Palestine – Baroness Warsi RT Ex-Foreign Office (FCO) Minister Baroness Warsi says the government has “ignored” Monday's historic vote to recognize Palestine as a state, claiming she received a “stock answer” when she asked senior ministers what their response would be. Warsi made ... Cameron still hasn't got the message on PalestineRedress Information & Analysis Baroness Warsi pressures ministers to respond to Palestine voteJewish News all 7 news articles »

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MPs Vote To Recognise Palestinian Statehood - Huffington Post UK Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:23:28 GMT

New York Times

MPs Vote To Recognise Palestinian Statehood Huffington Post UK MPs have backed the recognition of the state of Palestine alongside Israel in an historic symbolic vote in the House of Commons. The vote of 274 to 12, majority 262, saw MPs on all sides urge the Government to "recognise the state of Palestine ... A Symbolic Vote in Britain Recognizes a Palestinian StateNew York Times The British vote to recognise Palestine won't change a complex realityThe Guardian UK MPs pass motion to recognize Palestine as a stateRT Yahoo News -Huffington Post -The Independent 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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In Pictures: Paralympics in Palestine - Aljazeera.com Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:27:43 GMT

Aljazeera.com

In Pictures: Paralympics in Palestine Aljazeera.com On September 28, 2000, Idkaidek joined the Palestinian team to travel to compete in Sydney: "We were on our way to Allenby Bridge [border crossing] when everything began to change." That day marked the beginning of the Second Intifada. While in Sydney ... and more »

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Good News From Palestine, for a Change - Huffington Post Thu, 16 Oct 2014 18:48:37 GMT

Good News From Palestine, for a Change Huffington Post After the collapse of the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, in April, the July war on Gaza, the August drowning of hundreds trying to emigrate to Europe and the September war of words between their two major factions, Palestinians welcomed this week a ...

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Seanad to recognise Palestine as state - Irish Independent Sat, 18 Oct 2014 01:32:07 GMT

Irish Independent

Seanad to recognise Palestine as state Irish Independent The move follows commitments by the Swedish government to recognise Palestine and the passing of a symbolic vote on the issue in the British House of Commons. The Seanad vote, which has the support of eight Labour Party senators, will heap pressure ... Right to recognise state of PalestineThe Bolton News all 2 news articles »