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Palestinians celebrate UN statehood bid

The Washington Post 09/25/2011
Palestinians celebrate UN statehood bid

Singing, dancing and waving flags, thousands gathered here Friday night in a jubilant street party to watch Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announce his request for admission of a Palestinian state to the United Nations. Following the U.N. proceedings on an outdoor screen, the throng that filled a downtown square erupted as Abbas told the General Assembly that he had applied for full membership of a Palestinian state.

Barack Obama: Palestinians deserve a state but must achieve it with Israel

Barack Obama pressed the Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace talks as he made a last-ditch attempt to avert a diplomatic crisis over the Palestinian Authority’s bid for full membership of the United Nations.

Palestine Logo Suggests Elimination of Israel

The logo of “the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations” – on their website and on top of their official statements at the U.N. – shows the Palestinian Authority’s claim to a Palestine that stretches throughout the entire historical entity of the former Palestine mandate.

Israel Floats ‘Interim Solution’ Proposal At UN To Stem Palestinian Statehood Tension

There were frantic efforts at the United Nations on Tuesday to avoid a Friday face-off over Palestinian statehood. With the clock ticking toward a showdown, Israel floated the possibility of an “interim solution” to allow the Palestinians to establish a state within existing borders in Gaza and the West Bank and deal with all the tough stuff later, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.

Venezuelan president backs Palestinian statehood bid, accuses Israel of 'Palestinian genocide'

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is backing the push for Palestinian statehood in a letter released Tuesday, saying the Palestinian people have a right to be recognized as a nation.

In UN week, Saudi says to ease Palestinian crisis

Saudi Arabia will pay $200 million to the Palestinian Authority, the official Palestinian news agency said on Monday, funds that will ease a financial crisis faced by the authority as it prepares to apply for full U.N. membership this week.

New York meetings open to avert Palestinian crisis

Arshad Mohammed and Patrick Worsnip Reuters 09/19/2011
New York meetings open to avert Palestinian crisis

A last-ditch international push began in New York on Sunday to try to relaunch Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and avert a crisis over Palestinian statehood at the United Nations.

Holy Land clerics bless Palestinian UN bid

Priests in the Holy Land used their sermons on Sunday to give their blessing to the Palestinians' bid for United Nations membership. The retired Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah, the first Palestinian to hold the post since the Crusades, was to preach in the Roman Catholic church in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Palestinians Pressured to Seek General Assembly Vote on Statehood

DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK The New York Times 09/14/2011
Israel warns of 'harsh' consequences of Palestinian UN bid

Hardline Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned on Wednesday there would be "harsh and grave consequences" if the Palestinians persist with their plan to seek UN membership as a state.

Palestinians Pressured to Seek General Assembly Vote on Statehood

A top negotiator for the Palestinian Authority said Tuesday night that its leadership was weighing the strong urging of both the Arab states and the Europeans to turn to the General Assembly of the United Nations — and not its Security Council — in a bid to win international recognition as a state.


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