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Palestinians join war crimes court after U.N. rejection

REUTERS by Noah Browning December 31, 2014 RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed on to 20 international agreements on Wednesday, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day after a bid for … Continue reading

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What the Palestinian Authority Did Not Tell the UN Security Council

GATESTONE by Khaled Abu Toameh December 29, 2014 …..But what the Palestinians did not tell the Security Council is that the state they seek to establish is one that does not respect public freedoms, first and foremost freedom of expression. This … Continue reading

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India may end support to Palestine at U.N.

THE HINDU by Amit Baruah December 21, 2014 Delhi’s stance to factor in ties with Tel Aviv. In what could amount to a tectonic shift in the country’s foreign policy, the Modi government is looking at altering India’s supporting vote for … Continue reading

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How the State Department Annually Perpetuates Palestinian Misery

MIDDLE EAST FORUM by Asaf Romirowsky and Alexander H. Joffe December 19, 2014 One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. By any measurement, Western policy towards United Nations Relief and Works … Continue reading

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Representatives Issue Bipartisan Letter Urging Administration to Veto Palestinian UN Resolution

THE TOWER by Staff December 20, 2014 Representatives Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) and Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) issued a letter Friday calling on the Obama administration to “send a clear message” that it will veto any United Nations Security Council resolution that … Continue reading

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Kerry warns E.U. ambassadors that Security Council action on Palestine will embolden Israeli hardliners

FOREIGN POLICY by Colum Lynch December 20, 2014 Secretary of State John Kerry has privately told European Union envoys that Washington will not permit the passage of any U.N. Security Council resolution on the Middle East peace process until after … Continue reading

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The Palestinians’ UN Charade Collapses

COMMENTARY by Jonathan S. Tobin December 18, 2014 In the end, there wasn’t much suspense about the Obama administration’s decision whether to support a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing a Palestinian state. After weeks of pointless negotiations over proposed … Continue reading

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Palestinian human rights activist implores Malala: No money to Hamas, UNRWA

THE MEDIA LINE December 12, 2014 Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid is asking Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai to keep her promise to share her award money with the children of the Gaza Strip but to prevent the … Continue reading

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UN Resolution: Israel Must Renounce Nuclear Arms

ABC NEWS / ASSOCIATED PRESS by Alexandra Olson December 2, 2014 The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved an Arab-backed resolution Tuesday calling on Israel to renounce possession of nuclear weapons and put its nuclear facilities under international oversight. The resolution, adopted … Continue reading

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Israeli envoy Prosor says ‘J’accuse’ to UN, slamming the body’s hypocrisy

JERUSALEM POST News Release November 25, 2014 Ambassador to the United Nations [Ron] Prosor lashed out at the hypocrisy on Monday as the UN marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. “To the nations that continue to allow … Continue reading

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