Aljazeera.com | Swedish king honoured Palestine National Day Aljazeera.com "On the occasion of the National Day of the State of Palestine I wish to convey to Your Excellency my best wishes for your health and happiness and for the prosperity of the people of the State of Palestine," the letter, carrying the Royal Court's ... King of Sweden congratulates 'State of Palestine' on its 'National Day' Swedish King marks Palestine national day King Of Sweden Sends Support Message On Palestine National Day |
Wall Street Journal | Sweden's 'State of Palestine' Offense Wall Street Journal Sweden's new Social Democratic-Green Party coalition government on Oct. 30 officially recognized “the State of Palestine,” over the opposition of Israel, the U.S. and other nations. Sweden did so even though the peace process between Israel and the ... New EU foreign policy chief: Recognizing a Palestinian state is not enough Palestinian youth uprising faces uncertainty as clashes with Israel increase PM: EU calls to recognize Palestine push peace away |
The Electronic Intifada (blog) | “Common bond” found in African heritage delegation to Palestine The Electronic Intifada (blog) “The Palestinian struggle, for those of us who are doing social justice [work] here in the US, has always been part of our analysis in terms of thinking about structural and institutionalized oppression,” says Trina Jackson, a longtime social justice ... |
The Local.se | Sweden won't open new Palestine embassy The Local.se The UN General Assembly approved the recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state in 2012, but the European Union and most western countries do not refer to Palestine as a separate state. Speaking at a press conference in October, Margot Wallström ... |
Middle East Monitor | World War One and Palestine: does the connection still matter? Middle East Monitor No issue epitomises the above sentiment better than the question of Palestine. This despairing assessment of the region and the historic failures of the past which continue to plague the present was the fertile backdrop to a conference organised in ... |
gulfnews.com | Tortured Palestinian driver's body found and hanging in bus gulfnews.com Ramallah: Israeli colonists have been accused of killing 32-year-old Palestinian bus driver, Yousef Hassan Al Ramouni after his body was discovered hanging in the bus. Al Ramouni was the father of two children and has been working for the Israeli Egged ... |
On the growing trend to recognize the state of Palestine Al-Arabiya On Sept. 30, Sweden recognized the occupied state of Palestine, becoming the first EU member to do so. Prior to the establishment of the union, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic had already recognized Palestine. Sweden is ... |
www.worldbulletin.net | Sayed Kashua is in a Palestine state of mind Haaretz And this on the eve of a general strike in the Arab communities and declarations by all the senior ministers, with the prime minister in the lead, urging those who are calling for Israel's destruction to move to Palestine. I'm not sure who exactly ... Palestinian govt asks Arab states for 'financial cover' The conflict is managing us |
Sweden's ambassador in Jordan speaks out: Why we recognized Palestine Al-Bawaba During the last few weeks, following the decision by the Swedish government to recognise the state of Palestine, the embassy of Sweden and I have received letters, phone calls and numerous messages of support from people here in Jordan. So let me ... |
Irish Independent | Israeli public figures urge Ireland to recognise Palestine Irish Independent If the countries that are dealing with it now - Ireland, Spain, Denmark and France - pass the resolution and recommend to recognise Palestine as a state, then "we have a real European momentum, which could reach a European consensus", said Liel ... OIC calls on Security Council to end Israel's occupation of Palestine OIC endorses plan to end Israeli occupation of Palestine |