Aljazeera.com | What does the US really want for Palestine? Aljazeera.com To prove their point, the US put pressure on African allies, specifically Nigeria, not to vote in favour of the resolution even though this oil-producing African country recognised Palestine and until half an hour before the vote reaffirmed it would ... The UN Vote on Palestine Was a Rehearsal Palestine to Seek War-Crimes Charges Against Israel US 'strongly opposes' Palestine ICC membership |
RT | Palestinian statehood bid fails at UN Security Council as US, Australia vote ... RT The UN Security Council has failed to adopt the Arab coalition's bid calling for the creation of a Palestinian state and an end to Israeli “occupation”. The veto power US and Australia voted against the move with 5 abstentions. The draft resolution ... |
The Times of Israel | The Harvesting of Palestine. The Zionist Project Prevails? Center for Research on Globalization With the recent failed bid by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Arab League at the UN security council, to try and end Israelis' occupation of Palestinian land and to create a Palestinian State within the 1967 borders, it seems an appropriate ... Palestine and the stirrings of global conscience On College Campuses, Semester Ends With Big BDS Push Comparing SHASniks and Palestinians |
Bishop silent on Palestine The Australian If all 22 members of the Arab League have signed on (since 2002) to a process to see all outstanding issues resolved, and thus to recognise Israel's right to a peaceful and secure future alongside Palestine, why does Australia see this process as ... |
Inter Press Service | US Twists Arms to Help Defeat Resolution on Palestine Inter Press Service Nadia Hijab, executive director of Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, told IPS, “Did [U.S. Secretary of State John] Kerry manage to pull the rug out from under Palestine by convincing supportive Nigeria to abstain during the 13 calls he made ... |
RT | 'No more waiting': Palestinian president signs Rome Statute to join ICC RT With Palestine becoming party to it, the International Court would have a free hand in assessing all alleged war crimes committed on Palestinian territory. Although it should be noted that Israel isn't a member itself, and only its own membership, in ... |
The Guardian | Palestinian president signs up to join international criminal court The Guardian “It is the Palestinian Authority – which is in a unity government with Hamas, an avowed terrorist organisation that, like Isis, perpetrates war crimes – that needs to be concerned about the international criminal court in the Hague,” Netanyahu said ... |
CHANNELS TELEVISION | Supreme Council On Islamic Affairs Condemn Nigeria's Stand On Palestine Issue CHANNELS TELEVISION Following the failed attempt of Palestine to be recognized as a sovereign country at the security council of the united nation, the Nigerian Supreme Council On Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has condemned the stand of Nigeria to abstain from voting thereby ... Palestine: NSCIA Condemns FG's Position Islamic Body Slams FG for Abstaining in Vote on Palestine Islamic council, group fault Nigeria's role in UN resolution on Palestine |
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. |
SaharaReporters.com | Nigeria Snubs Palestine, At Last Minute, To Thwart UN Resolution Calling For ... SaharaReporters.com Nigeria's action spoke volumes, as it is reported that just before the decision, diplomats were under the impression that Nigeria would vote "yes". A Palestinian source involved in the negotiations told the Guardian: “Even half an hour before the vote ... |