UN bid for Palestine statehood – live coverage
UN bid for Palestine statehood – live coverage Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation and UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon in negotiations in New York. Photograph: Thaer Ganaim/EPA Rolling coverage from...
View ArticleDebating the UN bid for Palestinian statehood
Image via Wikipedia Debating the UN bid for Palestinian statehood Experts discuss what may happen with the Palestinian bid for UN statehood and what it means for all concerned. Roxanne Horesh Last...
View ArticleStatehood and facts on the ground
Palestinians are divided as to the wisdom of applying for statehood at the UN [GALLO/GETTY] Even if nothing further were to happen, the proposed Palestinian initiative for statehood, combined with the...
View ArticleThe UN bid
Zahalka said he supports the bid but has ‘many questions’ about the PLO’s diplomatic strategy [EPA] Umm al-Fahm, Israel - The Palestine Liberation Organisation‘s bid for full membership at the United...
View ArticleRamzy Baroud on UN bid
Palestinians are fed up with symbolic victories. (UN Photo/file) By Ramzy Baroud When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to go to the United Nations to request the admission of...
View ArticleFor the Israeli gaoler state there is always a compromise
Palestinian statehood: plan emerges to avoid UN showdown Mahmoud Abbas: the Palestinian president could claim a victory by saying he had achieved his principal goal of breaking the deadlock....
View ArticleLetter to Obama
Israeli gaoler talks with US warmonger and faithful employee Why Mr. President give new credits to anti-American sentiment? (UN Photo) By Ahmed Yousef – Gaza Mr. President, The Arab world is...
View ArticleSandy Tolan, The Occupation That Time Forgot
Image via Wikipedia Sandy Tolan, The Occupation That Time Forgot Posted by Sandy Tolan at 9:11am, September 22, 2011. I’m reminded of how Chinese premier Zhou EnLai supposedly answered a question in...
View ArticleThe two state solution is dead
This month marks 18 years since the Oslo Accords and 20 years since the Madrid Conference [GALLO/GETTY] The two state solution is dead Voting on full membership for the PLO in the UN marks the end...
View ArticleRamzy Baroud on symbolic victories for Palestinians
The Palestinian people are fed up with symbolic victories. (UN Photo/file) By Ramzy Baroud – Arab News When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to go to the United Nations to request...
View ArticleDemocracy Now! interview on Palestine and the UN
Image via Wikipedia JUAN GONZALEZ: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to officially submit a statehood request to the United Nations Security Council later today. The United States has...
View ArticleA view on how the US may think it is buying time, but playing into a corner
AP Photo/Richard Drew LATEST NEWS With UN bid, Abbas rises out of Arafat’s shadowFACT CHECK: Abbas presents disputed narrative Latest developments in Arab world’s unrest Israel’s Labor Party picks...
View ArticlePalestine to press for UN vote on full statehood ‘as soon as possible’
Palestine to press for UN vote on full statehood ‘as soon as possible’ Palestinians carry a chair representing their seat at the United Nations during a rally in Ramallah upon Mahmoud Abbas‘s...
View ArticlePalestinian leaders renew attack on Tony Blair over Israel Middle East envoy...
Palestinian leaders renew attack on Tony Blair over Israel Tony Blair in New York. He has lost his credibility as a neutral mediator by ‘parroting’ Israeli demands, say Palestinian leaders....
View ArticleAtwan on Abbas at the UN
PA emblem coat of arms Abbas Well-Deserved UN Applause 24 September 2011 When Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the US Congress some months ago he was given multiple standing ovations by America’s Senators...
View ArticleAn obvious problem with the Abbas bid at the UN
Abbas’ Dangerous Path to Palestinian Statehood Palestinian President, Mahmud Abbas, whose presidency had expired since early 2009, is treading a dangerous path when submitted a formal bid on Friday...
View ArticleReflections on the Abbas statehood speech Regional developments that...
Mahmoud Abbas received several standing ovations from many of the assembled delegates [REUTERS] Reflections on the Abbas statehood speech Regional developments that increasingly support Palestine...
View ArticleUNESCO clears way for Palestine seat vote Washington warns UNESCO of loss of...
Palestinians held a rally outside UNESCO in Gaza City in support of Palestine‘s UN bid last month [Reuters] Palestine has won a first diplomatic victory in its quest for statehood when the UN...
View ArticlePalestine and Israel: A rights-based approach
As well as applying for UN membership, Palestine may also seek to join the International Criminal Court [Reuters] Palestine and Israel: A rights-based approach Calling for negotiations instead of...
View ArticleAbbas aide: PA still working with Blair
Blair is facing Palestinian calls to step down as Mideast envoy. By Ali Sawafta Abbas aide: PA still working with Blair This war criminal acts for everyone and anyone to pursue his own agenda and to...
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