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 Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas will submit the application on September 23, as the U.N. General […]
Palestinians Plan to Submit UN Bid Next Week
Posted September 15th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
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Western Envoys Try Mediation Ahead of Palestinian UN Bid
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Western envoys are shuttling between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the Middle East to try to limit the fallout from an Israeli-opposed Palestinian plan to seek state recognition at the United Nations. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton released a statement Wednesday saying she hopes that in the coming days, mediators will be able to […]
Diplomatic Flurry Tries to Curtail Palestinian Recognition Bid
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Diplomatic efforts continued on several fronts Wednesday in Israel and the Palestinian territories to convince Palestinian leaders to pull back from a plan to unilaterally seek recognition at the United Nations. Israel warned against the Palestinian move as American diplomats led a shuttle diplomacy effort between Jerusalem and Ramallah. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said […]
US Moves to Avert Showdown Over Palestinian State
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
The Obama administration is sending two top envoys back to the Middle East in the hopes of avoiding a looming showdown over Palestinian statehood. The mission by U.S. Middle East envoy David Hale and senior White House aide Dennis Ross appears to be a last-ditch push to dissuade the Palestinians from seeking statehood at next […]
US Moves to Avert Showdown Over Palestinian State
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
The Obama administration is sending two top envoys back to the Middle East in the hopes of avoiding a looming showdown over Palestinian statehood. A senior Palestinian politician said on Tuesday that Palestinians will pursue full recognition from the United Nations with the start of next week’s meetings in New York. But U.S. Secretary of […]
Fatah Official Says Palestinians Will Seek Full UN Recognition
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinian leaders appear ready to pursue full recognition from the United Nations despite American warnings that such a move would be counterproductive to Mideast peace efforts. A senior Fatah official said Tuesday that the Palestinians will go ahead with their bid for full U.N. membership next week at meetings in New York. Mohammed Shtayyeh’s comments […]
Obama: Palestinian Statehood Bid a “Distraction”
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he would “object very strongly” to a possible push for U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, saying such a move would be counterproductive. President Obama reiterated Monday that the U.S. would use its veto to stop the motion for full Palestinian statehood if it reaches the Security Council next week […]
UN Secretary General: Palestinian Statehood “Long Overdue”
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
The U.S., Britain, France, China and Russia are permanent members of the Council with veto privileges. The talks between Israel and the Palestinians stalled a year ago after expiration of an Israeli moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank. Palestinians oppose Israeli construction on land that they want as part of a future state.
Palestinians March for Statehood Recognition
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Palestinians have launched a series of public relations efforts for their bid to join the United Nations as a full member state, a day after U.S. envoys tried to persuade them to drop the bid. About 100 Palestinian officials and activists marched Thursday to the U.N. office in Ramallah, where they presented a letter stating […]
Palestinians March for Statehood Recognition
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Palestinians have launched a series of public relations efforts for their bid to join the United Nations as a full member state, a day after American envoys tried to persuade them to drop the bid. About 100 Palestinian officials and activists marched Thursday to the U.N. office in Ramallah, where they presented a letter stating […]
