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Breaking News British Labor Leader Ed Miliband Backs ‘Palestine’ Recognition
The leader of Britain’s opposition Labor Party said on Friday he favored recognizing Palestine as a state if such a move would help bring about a broader peace deal in the Middle East. Ed Miliband was asked by a reporter if Britain would recognize Palestine in the first year or two of his premiership, if…
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Breaking News Palestinians Extend Security to West Bank Towns
Palestinian police said on Wednesday they had extended their security control in parts of the occupied West Bank following a deal with Israel, launching armed patrols for the first time in towns near Jerusalem. Louy Izriqat, spokesman for Palestinian police, said 90 officers had deployed in Abu Dis, A-Ram and Biddu, towns that had been…
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Breaking News President of FIFA Rejects Palestinian Demand to Ban Israel from Soccer Organization
The president of FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, expressed opposition to a Palestinian request to ban Israel from international competition. On Tuesday, Sepp Blatter told the French news agency AFP that “such a situation shall not occur at the FIFA congress because suspension of a federation for any reason is always something which…
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Breaking News Abbas Rejects Israel’s Partial Transfer of Palestinian Tax Revenues
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday Israel had released frozen tax revenues to the Authority but that he had ordered the funds to be returned because money had been deducted to cover debts to Israeli utility companies. Israel started withholding around $130 million a month in tax and customs revenues in December. The…
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Breaking News Declassified Recording Shows Israeli Deception in 1975 Savoy Hotel Terror Attack
A declassified recording of Israeli special forces during the 1975 Savoy Hotel attack revealed how they negotiated with Palestinian terrorists while planning the raid that killed them. The recording from the March 4, 1975 attack in Tel Aviv was aired for the first time on Army Radio on Thursday, after it release by the IDF…
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Breaking News ‘Palestine’ Officially Joins ICC in The Hague
The Palestinian government would allow the International Criminal Court ample time to conduct an inquiry into possible war crimes during last year’s Gaza conflict, but would make a formal referral if it took too long, its foreign minister said. Speaking to Reuters after the Palestinian Authority became the ICC’s 123rd member on Wednesday, Riyad al-Maliki…
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Breaking News ‘Palestine’ Set To Join International Criminal Court — But No Case Coming Soon
(Reuters) — Palestine will raise the stakes in a legal battle with Israel on Wednesday when it joins the International Criminal Court, but any case over alleged crimes in the occupied territories is unlikely to come to trial for some years – if ever. With the court swamped with investigations in Africa and prosecutors already struggling…
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Breaking News Russia’s Putin Pledges Support for Palestinian State
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country will support efforts to build a Palestinian state with a capital in eastern Jerusalem. Putin pledged his support Saturday during a meeting of the Arab League in Sharm el-Sheik. “Palestinians have the right to establish an independent and habitable state with a capital in east Jerusalem,” Putin reportedly…
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