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U.N. General Assembly backs Palestinian membership bid : NPR
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2022. The U.N. General Assembly has voted on a resolution to grant new "rights and privileges" to ...
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U.S. blocks full U.N. membership for Palestinians
Despite U.S. opposition, there is overwhelming support on the 15-nation United Nations Security Council for the Palestinian bid for full U.N. membership.
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The Promise and Peril of Recognizing Palestine
If many countries choose to recognize Palestine but fail to confront the reality of escalating Israeli domination of the ...
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Explainer: Could the Palestinians become a full United Nations member ...
The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday formally asked for renewed consideration by the United Nations Security Council of its 2011 application to become a full member of the world body.
US Says Attack on West Bank Palestinian Church Was 'Act of Terror'
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called on Saturday for the perpetrators of an attack on a Palestinian church in the occupied West Bank blamed on Israeli settlers ...
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United Nations To Vote on Granting Palestinian Arabs New Rights in ...
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would grant new “rights and privileges” to the Palestinian Arabs and call on the Security ...
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UN report: Palestinian detainees subjected to abuse in Israeli prisons
A United Nations report released Wednesday said Palestinian detainees were subjected to torture and abuse while in Israeli custody. The United Nations Human Rights Office report investigated ...
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Could the Palestinians get UNGA membership? | Reuters
When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas travels to New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this month, he will for the first time be seated on the floor of the ...
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The UN is marking the 75th anniversary of Palestinians’ displacement
The international body is following through on a resolution to memorialize the mass displacement of Palestinians from their homes in 1948 that coincided with the founding of Israel.
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Israeli ambassador to the United Nations says Palestinians ... - MSN
D anny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, backed President Donald Trump’s plans for the United States to take control of Gaza, though he doesn’t believe Palestinians should ...