Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Palestine statehood bid

  • UPDATE 2-Palestinians win more European support for limited statehood

    GENEVA/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 28 (Reuters) - More European states joined France on Wednesday in backing a Palestinian bid for limited statehood but Britain held back, saying it wanted an assurance that the Palestinians would not pursue Israel ...

    www.reuters.com

  • Germany says it won't support Palestinian statehood bid in UN vote

    BERLIN - Germany says it won't back a Palestinian drive for statehood in a U.N. vote this week - putting it at odds with France and other European countries.

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • Palestinians warn: back UN statehood bid or risk boosting Hamas

    The Palestinian leadership is warning Europe and the US that failure to support its bid for statehood at the United Nations on Thursday will further strengthen Hamas after the Gaza fighting by suggesting that violence, rather than diplomacy, is the way ...

    www.guardian.co.uk

  • France to support Palestinian bid for UN status

    The Palestinians have lobbied for support from European countries for their bid at watered-down statehood at the U.N.

    www.csmonitor.com

  • Palestinians stay firm on UN statehood bid

    RAMALLAH, West Bank - Defying strong pressure from Washington, the Palestinian leadership is moving ahead with a bid to upgrade the Palestinians' status at the United Nations to non-member statehood, with a draft resolution on the issue expected to be ...

    www.washingtonpost.com

  • France plans to back Palestinian statehood bid at UN General Assembly

    Laurent Fabius has told parliament that France has long supported Palestinian ambitions for statehood and "will respond 'yes"' when the issue comes up for a vote "out of a concern for coherency.

    news.nationalpost.com

  • World Gears Up for Palestinian Statehood Vote

    The UN General Assembly's Palestinian statehood vote's on Thursday. Britain looks likely support the Palestinian statehood bid, reports the Financial Times (via Google News). The FT says London wants three Palestinian assurances: • The PA won't join ...

    honestreporting.com

  • Palestinians win more European support for limited statehood

    GENEVA/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - More European states joined France on Wednesday in backing a Palestinian bid for limited statehood, but Britain held back, saying it wanted an assurance that the Palestinians would not pursue Israel through the ...

    uk.reuters.com

  • Pressure on govt to accept Palestinian statehood

    The UN will be at the centre of efforts to secure a Palestinian state today. Britain continued to hesitate yesterday in the face of increasingly frantic scenes at the UN, where delegates are preparing for the climax of the Palestinian statehood bid ...

    www.politics.co.uk

  • France to support Palestinian 'statehood'

    The move recognises efforts made by Palestinian officials to establish a statehood bid for the occupied territory. With Tuesday's announcement, France - a permanent member of the Security Council - becomes the first major European country to come out ...

    www.aljazeera.com

  • British Government 'To Back Palestinian Bid For Statehood'

    The British government is ready to back a Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations if President Mahmoud Abbas agrees not to challenge Israel over alleged war crimes, the Guardian has reported.

    www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

  • Harper took steps to stifle Palestinian statehood bid

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government have intervened to pressure the Palestinian Authority to drop its bid for upgraded status at the United Nations, further cementing Canada's transition into one of Israel's firmest allies. Palestinian ...

    www.theglobeandmail.com

  • Spain joins ranks of EU countries backing Palestine's status upgrade bid at UN

    Spain also supported the previous Palestinian statehood bid in 2011. Margallo justified the Spanish decision to support the Palestinian Authority in its quest for statehood, saying UN backing would reinforce President Mahmoud Abbas' position in peace ...

    rt.com

  • France may support Palestinian statehood bid which is one at least / Scrape TV ...

    Paris, France - Despite all the chaos and anarchy that has occurred over the last week or so, it appears that the bid by the Palestinian Authority to push for statehood, at least a version of it, will go ahead as planned next week. mahmoud abbas ...

    scrapetv.com

  • Palestinians say UN bid is last-ditch peace effort

    The Palestinians plan to seek membership or access to a number of international and U.N. agencies, including the International Criminal Court, once their statehood bid is approved. Israel would respond "forcefully" if the Palestinians try to pursue war ...

    www.montereyherald.com

  • Netanyahu Unintentionally Boosts Palestinian Statehood Bid – OpEd

    The next big "threat" Israel faces will come in the UN where the Palestinian Authority will shortly press its bid for recognition as a non-member state. Israel is threatening to punish the Palestinians, but politically, Mahmoud Abbas cannot afford to ...

    www.albanytribune.com

  • After Gaza, focus turns to Palestinian bid at UN

    Washington is urging Israel not to allow construction in the area known as E-1 between Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim as a possible response to the Palestinian bid for statehood recognition next week at the UN, The Jerusalem Post has learned. Building in ...

    www.jpost.com

  • Turtle Bay: France to back Palestine UN bid

    A previous bid by the Palestinians to become a U.N. member state faltered more than a year ago in the face of firm American opposition within the U.N.

    turtlebay.foreignpolicy.com

  • PA's UN Envoy Confident Statehood Bid will Pass

    The Palestinian Authority's envoy to the United Nations expressed confidence on Tuesday that the entity's unilateral statehood bid would be approved by the UN General Assembly. The envoy, Riyad Mansour, urged other powers to follow France's example.

    www.israelnationalnews.com

  • Palestinian statehood doesn't threaten Israel -- but stalled peace process ...

    The Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations does not delegitimize Israel, Jerusalem's demand for recognition as a Jewish state does nothing for the country's legitimacy, and the stalled peace process harms Israeli interests.

    www.timesofisrael.com

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