Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed to press ahead Monday with plans to seek full United Nations recognition of a Palestinian state. The move came as top diplomats from the United States and Europe continued to push to avert a showdown that could further jeopardize Middle East peace prospects. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Mr. […]
Palestinians Stay Firm as Diplomats Push to Avert UN Showdown
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 12:56 pm (UTC-5)
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Palestinians Stay Firm as Diplomats Push to Avert UN Showdown
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 12:46 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed to press ahead Monday with plans to seek full United Nations recognition of a Palestinian state. The move came as top diplomats from the United States and Europe continued to push to avert a showdown that could further jeopardize Middle East peace prospects. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Mr. […]
Israeli, Palestinian Officials Meet as Diplomats Push to Avert UN Bid
Posted September 19th, 2011 at 1:32 am (UTC-5)
Senior Israeli and Palestinian officials have held talks ahead of a planned Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations, as top diplomats from the United States and Europe push to avert a showdown that could crush already dim Mideast peace prospects. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad met Sunday in New York with Israeli Defense […]
High-Stakes Diplomacy Seeks to Avert Palestinian UN Bid
Posted September 18th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Top diplomats from the United States and Europe have begun a last-ditch international push to avert a looming showdown at the United Nations over Palestinian statehood that could crush already dim Mideast peace prospects. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton held talks Sunday as part of an increasingly […]
World Powers to Discuss Palestinian Statehood Bid
Posted September 17th, 2011 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
The group known as the Mideast Quartet will meet in New York on Sunday in what could be a last-ditch effort to persuade Palestinians to abandon plans to seek United Nations statehood recognition next week. The meeting of the group — comprised of the U.S., EU, U.N. and Russia — comes after Israeli Prime Minister […]
Abbas Vows to Pursue Palestinian Independence
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said on Friday that peace talks are the only way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He added that the Palestinian efforts at the U.N. are “counterproductive gestures.” A bid for full membership for the Palestinians would be subject to a veto by one of the five permanent […]
Abbas Vows to Pursue Palestinian Independence
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Saying Palestinians deserve independence, President Mahmoud Abbas vowed Friday to seek full membership to the United Nations next week despite Israeli and U.S. objections. Mr. Abbas told Palestinian leaders in Ramallah on Friday that full U.N. membership is a legitimate right for Palestinians and that he will go to New York with an “olive branch” […]
Palestinians Vow To Seek Full UN Membership
Posted September 15th, 2011 at 1:36 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinians vowed Thursday to seek full membership to the United Nations next week despite Israeli and U.S. objections, but left open the possibility of a resumption of Mideast peace talks. Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said President Mahmoud Abbas will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23rd. He will then submit […]
Palestinians Vow To Seek Full UN Membership
Posted September 15th, 2011 at 11:36 am (UTC-5)
Palestinians vowed Thursday to seek full membership to the United Nations next week despite Israeli and U.S. objections, but left open the possibility of a resumption of Mideast peace talks. Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said President Mahmoud Abbas will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23rd. He will then submit […]
Palestinians Plan to Submit UN Bid Next Week
Posted September 15th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
A Palestinian official says the Palestinians will present their bid next week for state recognition at the United Nations, as Western envoys continue to push for a revival of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said Thursday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will submit the application on September 23, as the U.N. General Assembly […]
