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Fast Forward Next Stop for Palestinians Could Be Global Courts
The U.N. General Assembly’s overwhelming vote to recognize Palestine as a non-member state offers little prospect for greater clout in world politics but it could make a difference in the international courts. The formal recognition of statehood, even without full U.N. membership, could be enough for the Palestinians to achieve membership at the Hague-based International…
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Fast Forward Bibi Slams ‘Meaningless’ Statehood Bid
A U.N. General Assembly vote on Thursday recognising a Palestinian state will do nothing to make it a reality, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Israel had fiercely opposed the Palestinian bid to become a “non-member state” at the United Nations, but had been unable to prevent wide international support for the initiative, notably among…
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Fast Forward Mahmoud Abbas Asks for Palestine ‘Birth Certificate’
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday urged the U.N. General Assembly to grant de facto recognition to a sovereign state of Palestine by upgrading the U.N. observer status of the Palestinian Authority from “entity” to “non-member state.” “Sixty-five years ago on this day, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 181, which partitioned the land…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Win Statehood Upgrade at U.N.
The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the world body to issue its long overdue “birth certificate.” There were 138 votes in favor, nine against and 41 abstentions. Three countries did not take part in the vote…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Dance in Streets After Vote
Thousands of flag-waving Palestinians set off fireworks and danced in the streets on Thursday to celebrate a United Nations General Assembly vote granting de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state. In Bethlehem, the bells of the Church of the Nativity peeled in honour of the vote, and thousands of people crowded around to watch…
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Fast Forward Six Things To Know About Palestinian Statehood Bid
The Palestinian Authority is expected to win an upgrade of its observer status at the United Nations on Thursday from “entity” to “non-member state,” which would amount to implicit U.N. recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been leading the campaign to win support for a U.N. General Assembly resolution…
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Fast Forward Bibi Pooh-Poohs Impact of Statehood Vote
A U.N. General Assembly vote on Thursday recognising a Palestinian state will do nothing to make it a reality in practice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “no matter how many hands are raised against us”. Despite its fierce opposition to the Palestinian bid to become a “non-member state” at the United Nations, Israel seems…
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Fast Forward U.N. Poised To Approve Palestinian Statehood
The U.N. General Assembly is set to implicitly recognize a sovereign state of Palestine on Thursday despite threats by the United States and Israel to punish the Palestinian Authority by withholding much-needed funds for the West Bank government. A Palestinian resolution that would change the Palestinian Authority’s U.N. observer status from “entity” to “non-member state,”…
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