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Israel to withhold tax transfers to Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday roundly rejected the United Nations' endorsement of an independent state of Palestine, announcing it would withhold more than $100 million collected for the Palestinian government to pay debts to Israeli companies....
Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Impeachment, Elections, Land Price, Palestinian National Authority
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U.N. Approves Palestinian 'Observer State' Bid
CNNNew York -- The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday endorsed an upgraded U.N. status for the Palestinian Authority, despite intense opposition from the United States and Israel. The resolution elevates their status from "non-member observer...Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Leon Panetta, United Nations General Assembly, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ban Ki-moon
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Gaza girl to receive free life-altering surgery
WGN NewsIt is a holiday gift that will forever change the life of Merhan Shorab. The 8-year-old is about to undergo surgery at Shriners Hospital for Children. It is a procedure that should last a few hours. The benefits will last for years. Merhan does...Tags: Shriners
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U.N. recognition of Palestinian state ups pressure on Israel to negotiate
Over the strenuous objections of the U.S. and Israel, the United Nations General Assembly voted today to grant nonmember observer status to a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. The U.N. action, which was widely anticipated, was largely a...Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, United Nations General Assembly, Unrest, Conflicts and War, UNESCO, International Law
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Palestinian statehood up for vote at United Nations
PIX11.com | @akadennewsA vote is scheduled at the United Nations Thursday for a Palestinian upgrade request. It's the first step towards Palestinian statehood. If Palestinians win a majority in the United Nations General Assembly, the UN will recognize Palestine as a non-...Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Politics, Hillary Clinton, International Organizations, United Nations General Assembly
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'Terrorist' is in the eyes of the beholder
Rafael Medhoff's commentary notes that when the British held the Palestinian Mandate there was much Arab unrest in the face of increased Jewish immigration, and mandate authorities resorted to punitive measures to suppress it and to deport its leaders ("...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Judaism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945), Religion and Belief
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Gaza conflict different from the days of British rule
In his commentary, Rafael Medoff compares the British occupation of Palestine in the 1930s with today's events, but the circumstances of today vary from then ("Bombs in Palestine, then and now," Nov. 26). This would include mentioning the Israelis dying... -
Yasser Arafat's Body Exhumed in Poisoning Probe
CNNRamallah, West Bank -- The body of former Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat was exhumed Tuesday for tests to see if poisoning led to his 2004 death, according to WAFA, the official Palestinian news agency. Palestinian officials...Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Metal, Yasser Arafat, Nobel Prize Awards, Physical Conditions
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Bombs in Palestine, then and now
Bombs falling on Arab neighborhoods ... Homes demolished ... Civilians killed or wounded ... Soldiers shooting at anything that moves. That may sound like a description of the past week's violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza. But in fact, it...Tags: Bank Robbery, Teaching and Learning, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Religion and Belief
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Israel has succeeded in defending itself - until next round
WASHINGTON - Why was there an Israel-Gaza war in the first place? Resistance to the occupation, say Hamas and many in the international media. What occupation? Seven years ago, in front of the world, Israel pulled out of Gaza. It dismantled every...
Tags: Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Islam, Judaism, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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'The Flat': In an Israeli apartment, a shocking discovery ★★★
There's something shambling and unassuming about "The Flat," a home-movie quality to much of its footage. But it's not just any home that's being examined, and that makes all the difference. Israel's top-grossing documentary of last year as well as the...
Tags: Fiction, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Flat (movie), Religion and Belief, Nazi Party
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Israel Defends Itself, Hamas Regroups
The Hartford CourantWhy was there an Israel-Gaza war in the first place? Resistance to the occupation, say Hamas and many in the international media. What occupation? Seven years ago, in front of the world, Israel pulled out of Gaza. It dismantled every settlement,...Tags: Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel
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