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Fast Forward No Move on Statehood Bid Expected Soon
UN Security Council members will convene on Monday for informal consultations on the Palestinian Authority’s application for admission to the United Nations as a full member state. Under UN rules, a new member state can be admitted only on the Security Council’s recommendation. If the council recommends acceptance, the General Assembly must then vote on…
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Fast Forward Bibi ‘Disappointed’ at Abbas’ U.N. Speech
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his “disappointment” on Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech to the UN General Assembly, during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Netanyahu, who sat down for an interview with host David Gregory, stated both that he was “try to move forward” the peace process through negotiations, and that…
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Fast Forward Hamas Blasts Statehood Bid as Misguided
Gaza?s Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday of relinquishing Palestinian rights by seeking recognition for a state in the pre-1967 borders. Hamas? founding charter calls for the destruction of Israel and a state in all of the territory between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River, though some Hamas…
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Fast Forward U.N. UPDATE: Palestinians Submit Statehood Bid
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday handed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon an official application for full UN membership on Friday, moments before he was due to address the UN General Assembly. ?This is a historic day in which the Palestinians are demanding the right for independence,? said senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat. Abbas is expected…
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Fast Forward Clashes Break Out in Jerusalem and West Bank
Violence broke out in and around the East Jerusalem area on Friday when Palestinian youths hurled rocks at security forces in the neighborhood of Ras Al-Amud. Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man near the West Bank town of Qusra, the Associated Press reported. Although the IDF has no indication that massive violence will…
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Fast Forward Report: Bill Clinton Says Bibi To Blame for Impasse
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is responsible for the inability to reach a peace deal that would end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said on Thursday. Speaking on the sidelines of the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New York, the former U.S. president was quoted by Foreign Policy magazine…
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Fast Forward Israelis Brace for Unrest Over U.N. Bid
The Israel Defense Forces have bolstered troop levels in the West Bank against the possibility of widespread disturbances today. But the Central Command?s assessment is that the Palestinian Authority security services will continue to prevent demonstrators from reaching areas under Israeli control. While the IDF has no indication that violence will erupt, it worries that…
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Fast Forward U.N. UPDATE: Ahmadinejad Attacks West As U.S. Walks Out
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacked Western powers on Thursday for a catalogue of misdeeds, but his address to the United Nations failed to mention Tehran?s disputed nuclear program. The U.S. delegation walked out when Ahmadinejad said ?arrogant powers? threatened anyone who questioned the Holocaust and the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States with sanctions…
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