Posts Tagged ‘palestinians’
Palestinians aim to join 16 other UN agencies (AP)
AP – It’s not just UNESCO: The Palestinians’ top envoy in Geneva said Tuesday he believes that joining the U.N. agency for culture, education and science will “open the door” to joining 16 other U.N. agencies within weeks.
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Palestinians: Israeli soldier moved to Egypt (AP)
AP – Palestinian officials in Gaza said a captured Israeli soldier was moved across the border into Egypt early Tuesday, beginning an elaborate prisoner swap deal in which hundreds of Palestinian inmates are to be freed in return for the captured tank crewman.
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Palestinians submit UN statehood bid (AP)
AP – Defying U.S. and Israeli opposition, Palestinians asked the United Nations on Friday to accept them as a member state, sidestepping nearly two decades of troubled negotiations in the hope this dramatic move on the world stage would reenergize their quest for an independent homeland.
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Palestinians prepare to submit UN statehood bid (AP)
AP – Nearly two decades after embarking on historic peace talks with Israel, Palestinians prepared to sidestep that troubled route on Friday to seek U.N. recognition of an independent state — hoping to leverage this dramatic move on the world stage to realize their dream of an independent homeland.
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Palestinians undeterred in UN statehood bid (AP)
AP – Palestinian officials brushed aside a promised U.S. veto and pressure to abandon their bid for U.N. membership, saying they were determined to take their case to the Security Council and realize a goal unfulfilled by decades of negotiations.
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Obama, Europeans press Palestinians to drop UN bid (AP)
AP – Furiously scrambling to head off a U.N. showdown, the United States warned world leaders Wednesday that trying to create a Palestinian nation by simple decree instead of through hard negotiations is bound to fail as a shortcut to peace with Israel. Europeans pressed to defuse the dispute, too, France urging new talks within a month.
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Palestinians to seek UN membership (AP)
AP – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is pressing ahead Tuesday with his diplomatic campaign to gain full U.N. membership, brushing aside heated Israeli objections and a promised U.S. veto as the issue of Palestinian statehood takes center stage with world leaders gathering for the opening of the U.N. General Assembly session.
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