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UN General Assembly votes 138-9, with 41 abstentions, in favor of nonmember status for ‘Palestine’

UN General Assembly votes 138-9, with 41 abstentions, in favor of nonmember status for ‘Palestine’

Celebrations in Ramallah after General Assembly approves upgraded observer status; Netanyahu denounces Abbas’s hate-filled speech; Abbas says UN has ‘moral duty’ to support him; Turkey hails Palestinians ‘from Jerusalem to Gaza’; US regrets ‘unfortunate, counterproductive’ vote; Israeli government sources say Oslo is dead. alestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has won the approval of the United Nations General Assembly for ‘Palestine’ as a nonmember state, a dramatic move that may have wide-reaching implications. Though Israel and the US vociferously opposed the move, it passed by a wide margin. The Times of Israel liveblogged developments from Jerusalem and New York. Read how…

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House Resolution 394 to annex Judea and Samaria

House Resolution 394 to annex Judea and Samaria

RESOLUTION Supporting Israel's right to annex Judea and Samaria in the event that the Palestinian Authority continues to press for unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations. Whereas within the framework of the Oslo Accords, the Road Map, and other relevant Middle East peace agreements signed by the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, it is agreed that all future agreements are to be bilateral, negotiated between and agreed to by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority; Whereas Section 31 of the 1995 `Interim Agreement', also signed by the Palestinian Authority, states that `No party alone may…

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Conquest disguised as liberation

Conquest disguised as liberation

By Dean Malik First they invaded; five Arab armies, from Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq all descended. Israel was a state newly formed of a small core of native Sabras from the first five Aliyas along with the battered survivors of the Holocaust and a small cadre of American and British WWII veteran volunteers. After two years of desperate fighting and a cumulative loss to Israel of over one and a half percent of its population, the conflicted ended in a stalemate, with Israel holding a swath of land measuring 9 miles in width at its narrowest,…

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Netanyahu agrees to 1967 border for Palestinian state

Netanyahu agrees to 1967 border for Palestinian state

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians using the pre-1967 borders as a baseline for a final status peace agreement, according to Israeli media. Officials in Netanyahu's office told various newspapers that the proposal is actually a package deal that also requires the Palestinians to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, something the Palestinian leadership has vehemently refused to do. Israelis see the Palestinian refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state as evidence that the Arabs intend to continue the struggle against Israel even after a supposedly "final status" deal is signed. But…

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Palestinian UN bid a ‘scam’

Palestinian UN bid a ‘scam’

'We are not going to recognize Israel. That is very simple. And we are not going to accept Israel as the owner of one square centimeter,' says Mahmoud al-Zahar. By DPA Hamas has the Gaza Strip firmly under its control. Although Israel's blockade of the salient is aimed at weakening it, money laundering and revenue from the smuggling tunnels under the border with Egypt has kept the radical Islamist movement afloat. The movement's charter calls for an Islamic state to be established in all of historical Palestine (including Israel). Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas delivering a speech near his peace negotiator…

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Bolton states that the UN vote on a PA State means next to nothing.

Bolton states that the UN vote on a PA State means next to nothing.

by Gavriel Queenann Former United States envoy to the United Nations John Bolted said the PA statehood bid at the UN in September means "next to nothing" without a peace agreement with Israel, The Associated Press reported Friday. Bolton, who served as President George W. Bush's envoy to the UN, said the General Assembly is certain to support the PA bid due to the 'automatic majority' the Arab League and its factional allies can call to arms but added it will be meaningless without approval in the Security Council, where it faces a US veto. Visiting Israel on Friday, Bolton…

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King Hussain will oppose the UN vote for a Palestinian State

King Hussain will oppose the UN vote for a Palestinian State

Senior official tells UAE-based al-Bayan newspaper that Amman's national interests 'could be in danger' if Palestinians' General Assembly bid succeeds Roee Nahmias A senior Jordanian official says the Hashemite kingdom will vote against a Palestinian statehood bid scheduled to be put before the UN General Assembly in September. "Jordan's top national interests will be in danger if the Palestinian Authority declares statehood unilaterally – especially in everything related to the issue of refugees, water, Jerusalem, and the borders," the UAE-based al-Bayan quoted a Jordanian state official as saying. The high-ranking official added that a unilateral Palestinian declaration of state is…

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The Palestinian may try and block the US from using their veto power in the UN

The Palestinian may try and block the US from using their veto power in the UN

Foreign Minister Riad Malki says emergency session of the General Assembly known as 'Uniting for Peace' could override any veto en route to Palestinian statehood. The Palestinian foreign minister says the Palestinians will try to bypass the UN Security Council if the U.S. vetoes their attempt to win independence. If peace talks remain deadlocked, the Palestinians plan to seek UN recognition of an independent state in September. United Nations General Assembly Hall on Oct. 12, 2010.

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EU requesting a dual capital for Jerusalem

 The European Union on Monday called on Israel and the PA to sign a “framework agreement” for negotiations that would take place before September, and asked both sides to “avoid taking unilateral steps.” In a statement, EU foreign ministers, concluding a meeting in Brussels, said that efforts should be made to ensure that Jerusalem became a joint capital, for Israel and a PA state. The ministers also announced that another fundraising round would be held for the PA next month. The ministers also congratulated Hamas and Fatah for their reconciliation agreement, and said that they hoped that the deal would…

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PM Netanyahu rejects Obama’s pre-67 borders

PM Netanyahu rejects Obama’s pre-67 borders

JERUSALEM — Israel's prime minister on Thursday gave a cool reception to President Barack Obama's Mideast policy speech, warning a withdrawal from the West Bank wold leave Israel vulnerable to attack and setting up what could be a tense meeting at the White House. In his speech, Obama endorsed the Palestinian position on the borders of their future state, saying it should be based on Israel's lines before the 1967 Mideast war. Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza Strip in the fighting, and the Palestinians claim those areas for their state. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas planned to…

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