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Fast Forward Congress Mulls Action Against Palestinians
Congress is considering taking punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority or closing the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s mission in Washington should it go ahead with plans to seek full membership at the United Nations Security Council next Friday. The Americans were frustrated that years of financial aid, currently comprising 600 million dollars annually, intended to promote…
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Fast Forward Abbas Vows To Seek Full Statehood at U.N.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday that the Palestinians plan to approach the United Nations Security Council for full recognition, clarifying that they are seeking to delegitimize the occupation, not Israel, by taking the UN route for Palestinian statehood. He stressed that Israel is a legitimate state, but that by continuing to build…
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Fast Forward Israel Summons Egypt Ambassador Over Treaty
The Foreign Ministry summoned Egypt’s ambassador to Israel to a meeting on Friday morning, in order to clarify remarks made by Egypt’s Prime Minister’s that the Israel-Egypt peace treaty should be revised. A source in the Foreign Ministry said that Foreign Ministry Director General Rafi Barak requested clarifications over the remarks, especially considering previous contradictory…
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Fast Forward Bibi Agrees To Raise Palestinian Status Not Statehood
Israel would agree to upgrade the Palestinian Authority’s status at the United Nations as long as it is not declared a state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in talks with Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, over the past few days. On Thursday Netanyahu decided to address the UN General Assembly next Friday,…
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Fast Forward Palestinian and Settler Wounded in West Bank Confrontation
A violent West Bank altercation between settlers and Palestinians resulted in two people wounded on Friday, amid rising tensions ahead of a planned Palestinian statehood bid at the United Nations. The incident occurred near the West Bank settlement of Shilo, as a group of settlers reportedly set out on a hike near the Palestinian village…
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News Anti-Israel Rallies Rock Turkey and Jordan
Thousands of Turkish protesters gathered outside the soccer stadium in Istanbul where Maccabi Tel Aviv was playing against Turkish team Beşiktaş, waving Hezbollah flags and chanting anti-Israel slogans. The protesters yelled “no passage for Zionists” and “Israel is a murderer, get out of Palestine.” Local police were deployed in large numbers around the area, and…
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Fast Forward Bibi Will Speak at U.N. on Day Palestinians Make Bid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he will address the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 23, the day on which the Palestinians say they will submit their bid for full UN membership. Netanyahu is due to leave for New York next Wednesday, and will attend the annual General Assembly session. Israel had…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Buy Riot Gear as Statehood Bid Approaches
Israel has given approval for the Palestinian Authority to equip its security forces with riot-control gear, such as tear gas grenades and rubber bullets. The PA has approached Israeli firms to buy such equipment in advance of expected demonstrations on the West Bank around the Palestinians’ request for United Nations recognition as an independent state….
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