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ICC membership could be a double-edged sword for Palestine - The Guardian Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:19:21 GMT

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ICC membership could be a double-edged sword for Palestine The Guardian Signing the Rome statute opens up Palestinian territory to future ICC investigations, a situation which Israel fought a long and intense battle behind the scenes to avoid. It could one day put Israeli soldiers and officials in the dock of an ... ​'No more waiting': Palestinian president signs Rome Statute to join ICCRT US Twists Arms to Help Defeat Resolution on PalestineInter Press Service Palestinians Join International Criminal Court, Despite Israeli and US WarningsNew York Times Al-Arabiya -CNN all 1,898 news articles »

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Palestinian president signs up to join international criminal court - The Guardian Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:53:00 GMT

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Palestinian president signs up to join international criminal court The Guardian At the end of 24 hours of high diplomatic tension, Abbas – under pressure from other members of the Palestinian leadership – followed through on the threat to join the ICC, which would open the way to Palestinians pursuing Israel for war crimes in the ...

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Palestinians seek to join ICC after resolution fails at UN - Al Jazeera America Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:48:35 GMT

Palestinians seek to join ICC after resolution fails at UN Al Jazeera America After failing to convince the United Nations Security Council to vote on placing a deadline to end Israel's occupation on territories it conquered in 1967, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signed documents necessary for joining ...

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UN Security Council Rejects Palestinian Resolution - TIME Wed, 31 Dec 2014 02:37:56 GMT

TIME

UN Security Council Rejects Palestinian Resolution TIME UN Security Council rejects draft resolution on Palestinian statehood Riyad Mansour, second right, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, is seen during the United Nations (UN) Security Council meeting in New York on Dec. 30, 2014.

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Palestinian statehood resolution fails at UN council, US votes against - Reuters Wed, 31 Dec 2014 11:29:58 GMT

Palestinian statehood resolution fails at UN council, US votes against Reuters Palestinian observer Riyad Mansour thanked delegations that voted for the resolution, noting that lawmakers in a number of European countries have called for recognition of Palestine. He said it was time to end the "abhorrent Israeli occupation and ...

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UN security council rejects Palestinian statehood bid - The Guardian Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:37:27 GMT

UN security council rejects Palestinian statehood bid The Guardian The United Nations Security Council has rejected a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israeli occupation within three years, in a setback for efforts to get the UN's most powerful body to take action to recognize an independent state of Palestine.

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Palestine resolution defeated in UN Security Council - Deutsche Welle Wed, 31 Dec 2014 03:54:47 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Palestine resolution defeated in UN Security Council Deutsche Welle The 15 members of the UN Security Council failed to pass a proposal to establish Palestine as a state and end Israel's occupation of the West Bank by 2017. The resolution received eight votes in its favor and two against. France, China and Russia were ...

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Palestinian statehood bid submitted to UN - RT Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:09:54 GMT

Palestinian statehood bid submitted to UN RT An official bid for Palestinian statehood has been submitted to the UN Security Council, a diplomatic source told RT on Tuesday. Arab delegates in the UN are determined to hold the vote before the day's end. “A bid for Palestinian statehood has been ...

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Palestine to join International Criminal Court - Irish Times Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:40:21 GMT

Irish Times

Palestine to join International Criminal Court Irish Times Palestine will join the International Criminal Court, president Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday, a move that sets the stage for filing a war crimes case against Israel. He made the announcement in the West Bank, a day after the UN Security Council failed ...

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Why (some) Israelis are allergic to the word 'Palestine' - Haaretz (blog) Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:50:07 GMT

Haaretz (blog)

Why (some) Israelis are allergic to the word 'Palestine' Haaretz (blog) Those who would wish to roll back history and replace Israel with Palestine, as the Palestinian national movement claimed to want to do for decades, have now indicated — at least via their official leaders — that they will be satisfied with a mere 22 ... Here are all the times the Palestinians have predicted they'll outnumber Jews ...Quartz Census: Palestinians to outnumber Jews in historic Palestine by 2016Ma'an News Agency Israeli army kills young Palestinian, wounds another for throwing stonesAsiaNews.it www.worldbulletin.net -WAFA - Palestine News Agency -Eurasia Review all 296 news articles »