More than 100 members of the European Parliament signed a letter urging the European Union to reject the unilateral Palestinian bid for statehood.
While U.S. officials are running a full-court diplomatic press against the Palestinian bid for U.N. recognition of statehood this September, and officials at international Jewish organizations are trying to convince foreign leaders to oppose statehood, the Israeli government appears to be taking a different approach: acceptance.
The Palestinian Authority is asking Western countries for nearly $5 billion in order to develop a Palestinian state.\n
The U.S. House of Representatives called on President Obama to veto any United Nations Security Council resolution recognizing a Palestinian state.
Hillary Rodham Clinton told a Palestinian-American audience that the only path to statehood is through direct talks with Israel.
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat came to town this week, seeking Washington\’s blessing for Palestinian statehood in return for postponing a unilateral declaration on May 4, when the interim Oslo period expires
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