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Senators have agreed to recognise Palestine as an independent state - thejournal.ie Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:36:32 GMT

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Senators have agreed to recognise Palestine as an independent state thejournal.ie THE SEANAD HAS passed a motion calling on the Irish Government to formally recognise the State of Palestine. Last week, 31 of the upper house's 60 members signed the motion which was proposed by Fianna Fáil's Averil Power. Fine Gael senators met to ... Seanad calls on Government to recognise PalestineRTE.ie Irish parliament calls on government to recognize PalestineThe Times of Israel Seanad agrees motion to recognise state of PalestineBreakingNews.ie i24news all 12 news articles »

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Israeli minister calls for 'new models' instead of Palestinian state - Financial Times Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:55:41 GMT

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Israeli minister calls for 'new models' instead of Palestinian state Financial Times Israelis are turning their backs on the two-state solution in the wake of the recent war with Hamas and it is now time to think about “new models” instead of an independent Palestinian state, according to Israel's economy minister, who is tipped as a ... Why did Britain recognize Palestine?Socialist Worker Online The international occupation of PalestineHaaretz The real meaning of the UK vote on recognizing Palestinei24news Zee News -Capital FM Kenya -International Policy Digest all 1,128 news articles »

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Four important ways to advance the conversation on Palestine - Middle East Monitor Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:44:40 GMT

Middle East Monitor

Four important ways to advance the conversation on Palestine Middle East Monitor The British Parliament's vote in support of Palestinian statehood may not have much of an impact in and of itself, but this was less a breakthrough and more an indicator of well-established trends that give Israel and its supporters serious cause for ... Palestinian Authority should end joint security with Israel, says chief ...Haaretz Analysis: What does British vote to recognize State of Palestine mean?Ma'an News Agency Britain's Real Promise to Israel; “Symbolic” Vote on PalestineScoop.co.nz (press release) WAFA - Palestine News Agency -keene-equinox all 129 news articles »

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Muslims Fight for ISIS But Not Palestine - Commentary Magazine Tue, 21 Oct 2014 17:41:09 GMT

Muslims Fight for ISIS But Not Palestine Commentary Magazine For anyone who thinks the lack of a Palestinian state is a primary cause of Muslim grievance, the flood of foreign fighters into Syria and Iraq in recent years poses a real problem. After all, none of the jihadi groups in those countries are fighting ... and more »

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Why Votes to Recognize 'Palestine' Will Destroy Peace - Algemeiner Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:01:36 GMT

Algemeiner

Why Votes to Recognize 'Palestine' Will Destroy Peace Algemeiner Although it isn't binding, the British parliament voted in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state. Of the 650 Members of Parliament (MPs), only 286 voted. Of these, 274 voted in favor of a non-binding motion to “recognize the state of Palestine ...

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Erekat: If UN resolution fails, Palestine to join int'l orgs - Ma'an News Agency Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:20:19 GMT

Erekat: If UN resolution fails, Palestine to join int'l orgs Ma'an News Agency BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday that if the US vetoed the Palestinian UN resolution for a timetable to end the Israeli occupation, Palestine would apply for membership to 522 international organizations and statutes.

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Abbas's Palestine Is the Real Apartheid State - Commentary Magazine Wed, 22 Oct 2014 01:28:22 GMT

Abbas's Palestine Is the Real Apartheid State Commentary Magazine Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas reacted to the fact that Jews have bought homes from Palestinians in parts of Jerusalem by vowing to toughen existing PA laws that forbid such sales. Yes, that's right. In “Palestine”—be it the existing PA or ...

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The vote on Palestine: A very British compromise - Jerusalem Post Sun, 19 Oct 2014 15:33:51 GMT

The vote on Palestine: A very British compromise Jerusalem Post The vote by the British House of Commons on October 13 urging the government to recognize the state of Palestine was followed, predictably enough, by a great deal of Palestinian triumphalism and not a little Israeli shroud-waving. Closer examination of ...

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China calls on Israel to create conditions for peace talks with Palestine - CCTV Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:33:26 GMT

China calls on Israel to create conditions for peace talks with Palestine CCTV UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on Israel to create necessary conditions for the resumption of peace talks with Palestine. At an open debate of the Security Council on the situation of the Middle East, Liu Jieyi ...

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'Solve the Israel-Palestine issue to slow Isil recruitment,' says John Kerry - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 19 Oct 2014 17:52:46 GMT

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'Solve the Israel-Palestine issue to slow Isil recruitment,' says John Kerry Telegraph.co.uk 'Solve the Israel-Palestine issue to slow Isil recruitment,' says John Kerry. Israeli officials have reacted angrily after John Kerry suggested that a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians would help the campaign to defeat the Islamic State.