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Palestinian Statehood Bid
Israel says it will stick with settlement plan despite condemnation
Israel rejected concerted criticism from the United States and Europe on Monday over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\’s decision to expand settlement building after the United Nations\’ de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.
Israel to expand settlements after U.N.’s Palestine vote
Israel plans to build thousands of new homes for its settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, an Israeli official said on Friday, defying a U.N. vote that implicitly recognized Palestinian statehood there.
Netanyahu: No Palestinian state until negotiations, despite U.N. vote
The Palestinians will not achieve a state without first recognizing Israel as a Jewish State and sitting down to direct negotiations, Benjamin Netanyahu said.
U.N. panel draft says no consensus on Palestinian bid
A draft report by a key U.N. Security Council committee, obtained by Reuters on Tuesday, declared that members could not reach consensus on whether Palestine should be accepted as a U.N. member state.
Council takes first step on Palestinian U.N. bid
The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday took its first step on the Palestinian application to join the United Nations by handing it to a committee that will review and assess it in the coming weeks.
Moral dimension of Palestinian statehood
I felt terribly guilty when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told the U.N. General Assembly: “Enough! It is time for the Palestinian people to gain their freedom and independence.” How can we deny to others what we claim for ourselves?
After week of U.N. speeches, the ball is now in Palestinians’ court
After the mutual accusations of ethnic cleansing and the sarcastic posturing, the ball is back in the Palestinians’ court.
The Jewish effort at the UN: Bang or bust?
Until the main event, which didn’t come until the very end of last week, there was a strong element of theater to all the goings-on at and around the United Nations.
Three competing strategies that led to the UN
The controversial Palestinian request for United Nations membership is the culmination of three competing strategies pursued by the United States, Israel and thePalestinians over the last three years.