Key Players, Positions on Palestinian Statehood
The vote is largely symbolic, the outcome nearly assured: The Palestinians and Israelis are closely watching the evolving positions of a few key countries in Thursday's U.N.abcnews.go.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
Key players and positions on Palestinian statehood
The vote is largely symbolic, the outcome nearly assured: The Palestinians and Israelis are closely watching the evolving positions of a few key countries in Thursday's U.N.www.google.com
Palestinian Statehood: An Ominous Vote at the UN
With the UN General Assembly's recognition of Palestinian statehood in its pocket, Mansour said that the Palestinians then would be ready to negotiate with the Israelis as one state to another on the terms of Israel's end to its "occupation" of the ...frontpagemag.com
Palestine Statehood Bid: France To Recognize Palestinian State At United Nations
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius 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.www.huffingtonpost.com
France, Denmark back Palestinian statehood bid
Triggering public disagreement from close ally the United States, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Paris had a "consistent position" in support of recognising a Palestinian state. He told the National Assembly that France, one of the five ...gulfnews.com
France, Spain to back Palestinian U.N. bid
The Palestinian U.N. upgrade would imply recognition of Palestinian statehood, Fabius told lawmakers. But the "concrete expression of a Palestinian state" would come only through negotiations "without conditions" between Palestinians and Israel, he said.www.upi.com
France to recognize Palestinian state at UN
PARIS (AP) - France announced Tuesday that it plans to vote in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly this week.www.google.com
UN vote likely to bring showdown over Palestinians
U.N. vote likely to bring showdown over Palestinians. The vote is likely to roil U.N. diplomatic waters and highlight a rift in Europe over Palestinian statehood. It is also likely to provoke a diplomatic backlash from Israel and concern in Washington ...seattletimes.com
Palestinians say UN bid is last-ditch peace effort
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - A bid for U.N. recognition of a state of Palestine is a last-ditch attempt to rescue troubled Mideast peace efforts, a Palestinian spokeswoman said Wednesday, rejecting Israel's charge that it is an attempt to bypass ...www.google.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
Germany: won't back Palestinian state at UN
BERLIN (AP) - 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.google.com
Change My Mind: Will British Support For Palestinian Statehood Undermine The ...
Reports in the press suggest the UK government is preparing to recognise Palestine as a state in its own right. Foreign secretary William Hague is expected to tell MPs today that the coalition is in favour of Palestinians having non-member status at ...www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
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
France will back Palestinian statehood
In addition, it seems the UK is prepared to back Palestinian statehood, but only if Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas does not apply for membership to the international criminal court or the international court of justice.www.globalpost.com
Palestine: A step closer to statehood?
Dubai: A few weeks after his famous speech in Algiers in November 15, 1988 declaring an "Independent Palestinian State", late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat headed to Geneva to achieve a major political gain at the UN General Assembly in Geneva.gulfnews.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
Britain will abstain on Palestinian bid without assurances, says William hague
William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, said the Government's position was "consistent with our strong support for the principle of Palestinian statehood but our concern that the resolution could set the peace process back". "Up until the time of the ...www.telegraph.co.uk
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
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
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