The New York Times
| Mar 21, 2013
A heckler interrupted President Obama in a keynote speech to Israeli youth in Jerusalem. Obama urged the audience to channel their energy into debating the current state of affairs between Israel and Palestine.
Associated Press
| Mar 21, 2013
As a protest raged nearby, President Obama appeared at a West Bank press conference with Mahmoud Abbas to say the US is committed to the creation of a Palestinian state. Palestinians deserve statehood and an end to the indignities of Israeli occup...
Euronews
| Nov 29, 2012
The UN General Assembly's vote to uprade Palestine's status was swiftly condemned by the US and Israel -- two of only nine nations that voted no. An Israeli government spokesman dismissed the move as "meaningless theater," while Hillary Clinton ca...
Euronews
| Nov 29, 2012
The UN General Assembly has decided to upgrade Palestine from an observer to non-member status. There was joy from many inside the Assembly in New York, especially from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The 193 member states voted ove...
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 29, 2012
An overwhelming 138 states at the UN General Assembly supported the resolution to recognize Palestine as a non-member state, while nine states voted against and 41 abstained.
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 29, 2012
A draft resolution calling for Palestinians to be given upgraded UN status is being introduced to General Assembly. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the gathering, and is greeted by loud cheers. "The international communit...
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 29, 2012
Thousands of Palestinians have held celebrations in the West Bank and elsewhere, hours before a vote at the UN General Assembly that is widely expected to give Palestine upgraded membership status at the world body. The demonstrations have largely...
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 29, 2012
The United Nations is set to approve the Palestinian Authority's bid to upgrade its status to "non-member state" by a resounding margin, strengthening its claim to statehood. But on the streets of Ramallah, few expect the move will bring real chan...
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...Jerusalem and Washington have opposed any recognition of a Palestinian state not based on the outcome of negotiations. The US's major west Europ...
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