Jewish Telegraphic Agency | With French ultimatum, European votes on Palestine recognition gain traction Jewish Telegraphic Agency French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, left, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Israel in November 2013, said France does not want “a symbolic recognition of a virtual state” of Palestine. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/FLASH90). |
RT | Chief Palestinian negotiator says UN statehood vote to happen this year RT A planned vote on the proposal to formally recognize Palestine as a sovereign state at the UN Security Council is to take place before year-end, Palestine's chief negotiator Saeb Erekat told the media. A draft UNSC resolution recognizing Palestinian ... After Cuba, Obama Can Make History by Recognizing Palestine Palestine will ultimately regain its independence: Abbas Abbas vows to win full recognition of Palestine state at UN bid |
New Straits Times Online | Growing support for Palestine New Straits Times Online THE news last week that the European Parliament had adopted to recognise the state of Palestine with 498 in favour and 88 against, was greeted with mixed reactions by the international community. On the one hand, the motion on Dec 17 in Strasbourg was ... |
Algemeiner | America's Palestine Refugee Policy is Ludicrous Algemeiner One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. By any measurement, Western policy towards United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the internationally ... |
Boston Globe | A 'very good question' in Mideast conflict Boston Globe Why, indeed, is it that the Palestinians rejected Israel's offer for an independent Palestinian state comprised of virtually all of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and a capital in East Jerusalem in 2000, in 2001, and then again in 2008? After all ... Five Reasons Why 2014 Was a Game Changer in Palestine Israel-Palestine conflict: Four months after the bombardment, Gaza's wounds ... France waters down Arab draft resolution on Palestine |
Jerusalem Post | Palestinian voices show dissent over statehood resolution at UN Jerusalem Post Abbas critics argue that the draft resolution, which calls for an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 lines and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital, does not meet the political aspirations of the ... |
InSerbia News | India could end support to Palestine at UN Jerusalem Post (blog) After unconditionally supporting Palestinians at international fora for more than six decades, India is considering to end its support to the "Palestinian cause" – especially at the United Nations. The Hindu, a leading Indian Newspaper ran a story ... India may end support to Palestine at UN Bonhomie With Israel Encourages India To Change 'Palestine Policy' India Considering Ceasing Support for Palestine at UN: Reports |
UNSC to vote on Palestinian statehood bid before 2014: negotiator Press TV On December 17, the European Parliament unanimously voted in favor of a motion to “unconditionally” recognize Palestine as a sovereign state. The recognition vote followed similar votes by legislatures in some European countries, including France ... |
JNS.org | French driver shouting 'Allahu Akbar' rams into crowd after similar 'Palestine ... JNS.org On Sunday in the eastern French city of Dijon, a 40-year-old driver also shouted “Allahu Akbar” as well as “this is in the name of the children of Palestine” while driving into a crowd, according to witnesses. The driver, who was reportedly known to ... French driver plows into crowd 'for children of Palestine' Shouting 'Palestine,' Driver Plows Car Into French Crowd French motorist rams car into crowd for 'children of Palestine' |
Jerusalem Post | The Embattled Dream of Palestine New York Times But with the two-state solution no closer to reality than it was decades ago, some Israelis on the far right are pushing other possibilities — including what might be called a one-state solution that could involve Israel's annexing the largely ... US becoming isolated over Palestine Israel conquered “Palestine” in 1967? Time for a rewrite UN could vote on Palestine resolution within '24 hours' |