Claims: Palestinians May ‘Soften’ Statehood Bid at UN | Secret EU talks aim at compromise short of independence
Claims: Palestinians May ‘Soften’ Statehood Bid at UN
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Abbas Ready to Accept US Statehood Veto
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that he is prepared to accept the Obama administration's expected veto of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations next month, saying he will “continue to cooperate with the Americans” even if that happens....
Israel Announces Yet More Settlement Expansions
Israel Announces Yet More Settlement Expansions | PA warns move destroyed ‘what is left’ of peace process
US Congressman: US Economic Woes Won’t Affect Israel Aid
U.S. Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said Wednesday that financial challenges "will not have any adverse effect on America's determination to meet its promise to Israel." The blunt statement by the second-highest ranked Democrat in the House of Representatives...
Palestinian MP Confirms UN Security Council Statehood Vote in September
Palestinian MP Confirms UN Security Council Statehood Vote in September | US veto stands in way of potential statehood
Israel Approves 4,300 New Homes in East Jerusalem
Israel's interior minister gave final authorization to build 1,600 apartments in Palestinian East Jerusalem and will approve 2,700 more in coming days. Adding further damage to the beleaguered "peace process," the settlement authorization prompted senior Palestinian...
Israeli Court Orders Settlement Dismantled
Israel's supreme court on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of an illegal Jewish settlement built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. In the initial petition for its removal back in 2006, both the court and the Israeli government admitted that...
Israel Subsidies Untouched by US Budget Crisis
Israel is suing a group of poor Bedouin Palestinians in the Negev desert for over $500,000, the claimed costs of demolishing their village each time they rebuild it. Israeli authorities have destroyed, and the Bedouin have rebuilt, the homes in al-Araqib more than 20...
All Eyes on PA Statehood as Syria, Norway Move Toward Recognition
All Eyes on PA Statehood as Syria, Norway Move Toward Recognition | US veto looms large, but Abbas claims ability to ‘circumvent’ opposition
Senate Resolution Threatens Palestinian Aid for Seeking Statehood
Senate Resolution Threatens Palestinian Aid for Seeking Statehood | Resolution ‘good faith commitment’ requires eschewing statehood
