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Fast Forward British Parliament Overwhelmingly Votes To Recognize ‘Palestine’
British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Monday to recognize Palestine as a state, a move that will not alter government policy, but carries symbolic value as Palestinians pursue international recognition. Britain does not classify Palestine as a state, but says it could do so at any time if it believed it would help promote peace between…
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Fast Forward Britain’s David Cameron Will Abstain in Parliament Vote on Recognizing ‘Palestine’
British foreign policy towards Palestine will not change, even if lawmakers on Monday vote in favor of a motion stating that the government should recognize it as a state, Prime Minister David Cameron’s official spokesman told reporters. Britain does not class Palestine as a state, but says it could do so at any time if…
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Fast Forward Is Europe Moving Toward Global Consensus Recognizing State of Palestine?
A senior Palestinian official said on Thursday that European moves toward recognizing an independent Palestine would bring them in line with global public opinion, ahead of a symbolic British parliament debate on the issue set for Monday. The UK vote comes as Sweden’s new center-left government is set to officially recognize Palestine and a spokesman…
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Fast Forward British Youth Soccer Team Quits in Face of Abuse
The coach of a Jewish youth soccer team in England took his players off the field after claiming they had been bombarded with “anti-Semitic abuse.” Members of the Manchester Maccabi team said they had endured anti-Jewish taunts and jibes about Palestine in a game with the Curzon Ashton team on Sunday, the U.K.’s Mirror reported….
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Fast Forward British Parliament To Vote on Recognizing State of Palestine
British lawmakers will next week hold a symbolic parliamentary vote on whether the government should recognize Palestine as a state, a move unlikely to shift official policy but designed to raise the political profile of the issue. Britain does not class it as a state, but says it could do so at any time if…
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Fast Forward British Lawmaker Says Stunning Animals May Be Kosher
A British lawmaker who advises the government on meat production said he hoped to prove to Jews and Muslims that slaughtering with the stunning method is ultimately compatible with their faiths. Neil Parish, who heads the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Beef and Lamb, was quoted by the news site Jewishnews.co.uk on Thursday as saying: “If…
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Fast Forward Jewish Lawmaker Resigns from Britain’s Parliament Over Sex Scandal
A Jewish lawmaker from Britain’s Tory party resigned after reports that he sent x-rated photos of himself to an undercover reporter posing as a female party activist. Brooks Newmark, 56, a married father of five children, said on Saturday that he had been “a complete fool,” according to the British newspaper the Mirror, which broke…
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Fast Forward British Candidate Suspended for ‘Evil Israel’ Tweets
A British parliamentary candidate from the Labor party has been suspended after a series of tweets in which she describes Israel as “evil” and questions why ISIS has not yet attacked it. Labor candidate Vicki Kirby also called Hitler the “Zionist God,” the Sunday Times reported. Kirby is a candidate for a parliamentary seat in…
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