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US Vetoes Palestinian Request For Full UN Membership
The United States on Thursday vetoed a Security Council measure on a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership.
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UN Committee Unable To Agree On Palestinian Bid For Full Membership
A UN Security Council committee considering an application by the Palestinian Authority to become a full U.N. member "was unable to make a unanimous recommendation" on whether it met the criteria, according to the committee report seen by Reuters.
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United Nations Chief Urges End to Violence as He Meets Mahmud Abbas
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon pleaded for an end to spiralling violence today as he met Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in a bid to calm three weeks of deadly unrest.
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Mahmoud Abbas Seeks to Re-Submit Statehood Bid to UN Security Council
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he was discussing with Jordan plans to resubmit to the United Nations Security Council a resolution calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state that failed to win enough votes on Dec. 31.
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Palestinian President Signs Onto International Criminal Court after UN Loss
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed on to 20 international agreements on Wednesday, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day after a bid for independence by 2017 failed at the United Nations Security Council.
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US 'No Problem' With 'Thoughtful' Palestinian Bid: John Kerry
The United States has "no problem" with Palestinians putting a draft resolution to the UN aiming to boost their hopes for statehood, providing it doesn't heighten tensions, top US diplomat John Kerry said Wednesday.
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John Kerry Meets European Ministers on Palestinian UN Bid
US Secretary of State John Kerry jetted into Paris Monday for late night talks with European counterparts seeking to head off a UN crisis over a Palestinian bid for statehood.
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John Kerry in Rome for Talks on Palestinian Statehood Bid
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Rome on Sunday for a flurry of meetings about a looming showdown at the United Nations amid a European-led drive to push moves towards Palestinian statehood.
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Mahmoud Abbas tells Barack Obama he'll seek Palestinian UN upgrade, defying US
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told President Barack Obama on Sunday he was intent on pressing ahead with a Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition as a non-member state, despite the US leader's objections.
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US Vetoes Palestinian Request For Full UN Membership
The United States on Thursday vetoed a Security Council measure on a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership.
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UN Committee Unable To Agree On Palestinian Bid For Full Membership
A UN Security Council committee considering an application by the Palestinian Authority to become a full U.N. member "was unable to make a unanimous recommendation" on whether it met the criteria, according to the committee report seen by Reuters.
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United Nations Chief Urges End to Violence as He Meets Mahmud Abbas
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon pleaded for an end to spiralling violence today as he met Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in a bid to calm three weeks of deadly unrest.
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Mahmoud Abbas Seeks to Re-Submit Statehood Bid to UN Security Council
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he was discussing with Jordan plans to resubmit to the United Nations Security Council a resolution calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state that failed to win enough votes on Dec. 31.
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Palestinian President Signs Onto International Criminal Court after UN Loss
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed on to 20 international agreements on Wednesday, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day after a bid for independence by 2017 failed at the United Nations Security Council.
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US 'No Problem' With 'Thoughtful' Palestinian Bid: John Kerry
The United States has "no problem" with Palestinians putting a draft resolution to the UN aiming to boost their hopes for statehood, providing it doesn't heighten tensions, top US diplomat John Kerry said Wednesday.
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John Kerry Meets European Ministers on Palestinian UN Bid
US Secretary of State John Kerry jetted into Paris Monday for late night talks with European counterparts seeking to head off a UN crisis over a Palestinian bid for statehood.
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John Kerry in Rome for Talks on Palestinian Statehood Bid
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Rome on Sunday for a flurry of meetings about a looming showdown at the United Nations amid a European-led drive to push moves towards Palestinian statehood.
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Mahmoud Abbas tells Barack Obama he'll seek Palestinian UN upgrade, defying US
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told President Barack Obama on Sunday he was intent on pressing ahead with a Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition as a non-member state, despite the US leader's objections.
