The Economist | Israel, Palestine and the almost deal Chicago Tribune This week, Britain's parliament voted to recognize a Palestinian state, while Abbas is threatening to seek a U.N. Security Council vote on independence, circumventing Israel. Both moves are borne of frustration, and both are symbolic. The British vote ... Recognising Palestine The Parliament of Palestine There Should Be No Palestinian State |
RT | Palestine wants UN vote on 2016 deadline for Israeli troop pullout RT The Palestinian government is seeking a UN Security Council vote on a resolution in the next two months that would set a deadline – November 2016 – for the IDF to withdraw from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Riyad Mansour, UN ambassador of the ... Palestine Seeks UNSC Vote on Israeli Withdrawal This Year US to vote against UN Palestine resolution: Activist Palestinians want Israel pullout vote this year |
The Oshkosh Northwestern | Bethany Lerch: Tension between Palestine, Israel evident in visit The Oshkosh Northwestern Bethany Lerch: Tension between Palestine, Israel evident in visit. I always have to measure my words to refrain from any mention of Israel or Palestine depending on my location. I refer to Palestine as Palestine when I am in it, but it's the opposite ... Lessons forgotten British Parliament Votes to Symbolically Recognize the State of Palestine ... Cambridge students respond to academics' Palestine statement |
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 ... Seanad members press case to recognise Palestine Right to recognise state of Palestine |
Shalom Life | 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 Palestine |
BBC News | 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 lawmakers cast symbolic vote to recognize Palestine as a state UK Palestine statehood vote: Symbol or stumble? FactCheck: who recognises Palestine? |
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 ... MPs Vote To Recognise Palestinian Statehood The British vote to recognise Palestine won't change a complex reality UK MPs pass motion to recognize Palestine as a state |
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 Palestine Baroness Warsi pressures ministers to respond to Palestine vote |
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. |
The Nation. | Why We Need International Recognition of the State of Palestine The Nation. Sweden's recent responsible decision to officially recognize the State of Palestine was quickly followed by the British Parliament's vote for similar recognition. The Swedish and British moves, clearly grounded in a desire for peace, are a last-ditch ... |