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International Middle East Media Center
March 5, 2018
The BDS (Boycott Divestment Sanctions) Campaign Thailand and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) Thailand are welcoming the decision by Kasetsart University in Bangkok and the International Center for Research and Development (ICRD) to end all ties with Israeli settlement university Ariel forÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
March 4, 2018
Professor Nicolas Boeglin, project officer at the Inter-American Institute for Human Rights, suggested that there were still legal avenues for the international community to challenge the decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, through pushing for the recognition of Palestine as a state, andÃÂ ...
Daily Sabah
February 26, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the U.N. to recognize Palestine as a full member, a step forward from its current non-member observer status, in an effort to ease ... The Israeli-Palestinian issue is not limited to Jerusalem's status or the recognition of Palestine, there is no doubt about that.
Aljazeera.com
February 21, 2018
Israel responded ferociously to Sweden's recognition of Palestine, a response which went far beyond using its three standard replies to unappreciated European critique, which were formulated by its legendary Foreign Minister Abba Eban already in the early 1970s: that the critique was ill-timed; that theÃÂ ...
Palestine Chronicle
February 5, 2018
Nabil Shaath, advisor to the Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas for external affairs and international relations, Sunday affirmed that Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is collecting signatures of Japanese parliamentarians to demand the government to recognize Palestine. He told Voice ofÃÂ ...
Haaretz
February 3, 2018
The Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee decided Saturday night to demand that the UN Security Council recognize a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders. The Palestinian leadership committee also decided to formulate a plan for disengaging from Israel, in terms of security andÃÂ ...
STA
December 31, 1999
The opposition Left, which has been campaigning for the recognition of Palestine, accused the government of dragging its feet. "This government has never been in a hurry to demonstrate rectitude. It's no different this time," MP Matej T. Vatovec commented. The Left has proposed its own initiative for theÃÂ ...
Daily Sabah
February 27, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the U.N. to recognize Palestine as a full member, a step forward from its current non-member observer status, in an effort to ease ... The Israeli-Palestinian issue is not limited to Jerusalem's status or the recognition of Palestine, there is no doubt about that.
Foreign Policy (blog)
February 20, 2018
Instead, he proposed convening an international peace conference, including Israeli and Palestinian representatives, by mid-2018 that would recognize Palestine as a full-fledged U.N. member state, guarantee the protection of Palestinians, and recognize the international borders of Israel and Palestine onÃÂ ...
The Times
February 18, 2018
The Independent Alliance says it will continue to argue at cabinet for the recognition of Palestine as an independent state, in keeping with what it insists is a binding commitment in the Programme for Government. Simon Coveney, the minister for foreign affairs, has been resisting pressure from IndependentÃÂ ...
MENAFN.COM
February 7, 2018
(MENAFN) Japan is in the process of recognizing the State of Palestine and will rise funding to UNRWA, the UN body charged with supporting Palestinian refugees, in a boost to Palestinian statehood amid a turbulent period of violence, aid cuts and diplomatic crisis following Donald Trump's JerusalemÃÂ ...
MENAFN.COM
February 7, 2018
(MENAFN) Japan is in the process of recognizing the State of Palestine and will rise funding to UNRWA, the UN body charged with supporting Palestinian refugees, in a boost to Palestinian statehood amid a turbulent period of violence, aid cuts and diplomatic crisis following Donald Trump's JerusalemÃÂ ...
Palestine Chronicle
February 5, 2018
Nabil Shaath, advisor to the Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas for external affairs and international relations, Sunday affirmed that Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is collecting signatures of Japanese parliamentarians to demand the government to recognize Palestine. He told Voice ofÃÂ ...
Haaretz
February 4, 2018
The Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee decided Saturday night to demand that the UN Security Council recognize a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders. The Palestinian leadership committee also decided to formulate a plan for disengaging from Israel, in terms of security andÃÂ ...
Middle East Monitor
February 1, 2018
Slovenia should recognize Palestine and close its offices with Israel on the grounds that Israel does not exist, it is illegitimate. ... Everyone needs to call Israel's bluff: if they don't want recognition of Palestine, fine, make the whole territory Israel then force the Israelis to live up to being 'the only democracy inÃÂ ...
Middle East Monitor
January 31, 2018
Whilst the president “supports the diplomatic recognition of Palestine in circumstances where this recognition would help to regulate bilateral issues [between the Palestinians and] Israel, and not aggravate them….at this moment, we have not witnessed such circumstances,” the statement read.
Al-Monitor
January 31, 2018
This, in turn, would contribute to the achievement of a peace process that can restore security and stability to the region and set the stage for the recognition of Palestine as a full member state of the UN with East Jerusalem as its capital.” Recognizing the State of Palestine would represent progress towardÃÂ ...
Palestine Chronicle
January 30, 2018
After Sweden, Slovenia Likely to Recognize Palestine. January 30, 2018 Blog, News. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and EU ... “The Republic of Slovenia recognizes Palestine as an independent and sovereign state,” the draft resolution said. However, the foreign affairs committee will likely ask theÃÂ ...
International Middle East Media Center
January 28, 2018
Slovenian President Borut Pahor expressed doubt, on Friday, that his country would recognize state of Palestine, days after his foreign minister pointed to such a move taking place in March. Pahor's office said, in a statement, that the conditions to recognize Palestine as a state had not materialized yet.
Daily Sabah
January 23, 2018
According to the statement, in December 2014 the French parliament voted to urge the government to recognize Palestine in another symbolic move. "France, through the voice of its former foreign minister Laurent Fabius, had declared the possibility of the recognition of Palestine in case of the blockage ofÃÂ ...
Morocco World News
January 23, 2018
Rabat – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the European Union to recognize the Palestinian state during his official visit to Brussels, Belgium. In Brussels, the Palestinian President met with EU foreign ministers and Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union forÃÂ ...
Yeni Şafak English
January 20, 2018
According to the statement, in December 2014, the French parliament voted to urge the government to recognize Palestine in another symbolic move. "France, through the voice of its former foreign minister Laurent Fabius, had declared the possibility of recognition of Palestine in case of blockage of theÃÂ ...
Anadolu Agency
January 19, 2018
According to the statement, in December 2014, the French parliament voted to urge the government to recognize Palestine in another symbolic move. "France, through the voice of its former foreign minister Laurent Fabius, had declared the possibility of recognition of Palestine in case of blockage of theÃÂ ...
Egypt Independent
January 18, 2018
In 2014, however, Sweden became the first Western European country to recognize Palestine. Since December, European countries are also under strong pressure from the United States, after President Donald Trump announced that the US embassy in Israel would relocate to Jerusalem. The moveÃÂ ...
www.worldbulletin.net
January 17, 2018
... recognition of Palestine as a state. Speaking to German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Asselborn said: “We Europeans have to show that the Palestinians have the right to have their own state." He also criticized EU regarding its absence of a joint stance on Palestine. “If France were to recognize Palestine,ÃÂ ...
Splinter (blog)
January 16, 2018
The Washington Post reported Monday evening that Palestinian leaders voted to suspend its recognition of Israel, suggesting the Palestinian Authority withdraw its existing security cooperation with Israel until it recognizes Palestine as an independent state. The decision was reportedly prompted by theÃÂ ...
Haaretz
January 10, 2018
A Palestinian flag, bearing the slogan: "EU recognize Palestine" sponsored by the U.S. NGO Avaaz.org, flies in front of European Union headquarters in Brussels. September 12, 2011AFP. Those European officials might have had optimistic expectations, but it's also possible to make the argument thatÃÂ ...
ArabianBusiness.com
January 9, 2018
Sweden was the first EU country to recognize Palestine as a state in 2014 and is among the top 10 donors to UNRWA along with Britain, Germany, the ... Sweden, a big donor country that has recognized Palestine as a state, warned Tuesday that any US decision to withdraw funds to the UN agency forÃÂ ...
Digital Journal
January 9, 2018
Sweden, a big donor country that has recognized Palestine as a state, warned Tuesday that any US decision to withdraw funds to the UN agency for ... Sweden was the first EU country to recognize Palestine as a state in 2014 and is among the top 10 donors to UNRWA along with the United States, theÃÂ ...
Haaretz
January 6, 2018
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will ask the EU foreign ministers to work with their respective governments to recognize Palestine within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, said a source close to him. The source added that Trump and his team are working together with the IsraelisÃÂ ...
Kuwait News Agency
December 30, 2017
ANAKRA, Dec 30 (KUNA) -- The world will recognize the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its capital soon and "the crisis will be totally resolved," says the Turkish premier. Binali Yildirim, addressing a convention for the ruling Justice and Development Party, in Edrine, reacted to a decision by USÃÂ ...
Xinhua
December 22, 2017
PARIS, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said he would recognize a Palestinian state "at the right time," reiterating Paris' commitment to a two-state solution for lasting peace in the region. "Is unilateral decision to recognize Palestine effective? I do not believe, because itÃÂ ...
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
December 20, 2017
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 20: The National Assembly Wednesday unanimously approved six recommendations submitted by MPs on the issue of US administration decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The six recommendations includeÃÂ ...
Jewish Chronicle
December 20, 2017
Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim has called for the formal recognition of Palestine as an independent country. An “equitable” two-state solution is the only way for justice for the Palestinians and security for Israel, the Argentine-born Israeli wrote in a column for the German weekly Die Zeit.
Xinhua
December 18, 2017
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar said after an EU summit last week that the time was not yet suitable for Slovenia to recognize Palestine. All three Slovenian coalition parties have unanimously decided to support the recognition of Palestine as a sovereign and independent state, but at the right moment,ÃÂ ...
Haaretz
December 9, 2017
The Arab League chief called on world nations to recognize the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital on Saturday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize the holy city as Israel's capital. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, speaking Saturday at the start of an emergency meetingÃÂ ...
The Boston Globe
December 9, 2017
A Palestinian protester threw a tear gas canister back at Israeli forces during clashes near the Israel-Gaza border east of Gaza City on Saturday. By Hazem Balousha Washington Post December 09, 2017. GAZA CITY — Arab leaders on Saturday called on world nations to recognize the State of Palestine with EastÃÂ ...
Aljazeera.com
December 31, 1999
Israel responded ferociously to Sweden's recognition of Palestine, a response which went far beyond using its three standard replies to unappreciated European critique, which were formulated by its legendary Foreign Minister Abba Eban already in the early 1970s: that the critique was ill-timed; that theÃÂ ...
STA
December 31, 1999
The recognition of Palestine is strongly supported by the supporters of the opposition Left and the coalition Social Democrats (SD), people living in towns and men, while the voters of the opposition Democrats (SDS) oppose the recognition. The debate in Slovenia on Palestine has been revived after USÃÂ ...
Haaretz
December 27, 2017
In light of the recent unilateral move by the United States, I call on the rest of the world and say: Recognize Palestine as a sovereign nation exactly as you recognize Israel as a nation. It is impossible to expect a compromise between the two nations – or between the two peoples – who do not recognize theÃÂ ...
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
December 20, 2017
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 20: The National Assembly Wednesday unanimously approved six recommendations submitted by MPs on the issue of US administration decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The six recommendations includeÃÂ ...
Jewish Chronicle
December 20, 2017
Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim has called for the formal recognition of Palestine as an independent country. An “equitable” two-state solution is the only way for justice for the Palestinians and security for Israel, the Argentine-born Israeli wrote in a column for the German weekly Die Zeit.
Xinhua
December 18, 2017
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar said after an EU summit last week that the time was not yet suitable for Slovenia to recognize Palestine. All three Slovenian coalition parties have unanimously decided to support the recognition of Palestine as a sovereign and independent state, but at the right moment,ÃÂ ...
Anadolu Agency
December 12, 2017
He underlined that the Islamic summit will also call on the countries which have yet to recognize Palestinian statehood for recognition of Palestine. “The decision taken by ... void,” Cavusoglu said. Turkey's foreign minister noted that Ankara had recognized Palestine as a state with East Jerusalem its capital.
Naharnet
December 10, 2017
Arab foreign ministers have called on the United States to rescind its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and for the international community to recognize a Palestinian state. In a resolution after an emergency meeting in Cairo, Arab League member ministers said that the United States hadÃÂ ...
Haaretz
December 10, 2017
The Arab League chief called on world nations to recognize the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital on Saturday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize the holy city as Israel's capital. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, speaking Saturday at the start of an emergency meetingÃÂ ...
The Boston Globe
December 10, 2017
A Palestinian protester threw a tear gas canister back at Israeli forces during clashes near the Israel-Gaza border east of Gaza City on Saturday. By Hazem Balousha Washington Post December 09, 2017. GAZA CITY — Arab leaders on Saturday called on world nations to recognize the State of Palestine with EastÃÂ ...
Thomson Reuters Foundation
December 10, 2017
In 2014, the French National Assembly passed a non-binding motion calling on the government to recognize Palestine, but the government has not officially done so. Paris has pointed out in the past its conviction that a two-state solution requires the recognition of Palestine. (Reporting by Murad Sezer;ÃÂ ...
TRT World
December 10, 2017
In 2014, the French National Assembly passed a non-binding motion calling on the government to recognize Palestine, but the government has not officially done so. Paris has pointed out in the past its conviction that a two-state solution requires the recognition of Palestine. 'State of occupation'. ErdoganÃÂ ...
ABC News
December 10, 2017
Palestinian protesters look at teargas fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes on the Israeli border following a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, east of Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)more +. 0 Shares. Email.