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At UN, India Votes In Favour Of Palestine's Bid To Become Full Member
India on Friday voted in favour of a draft UN General Assembly resolution that said Palestine is qualified and should be admitted as full member of the United Nations and recommended that the Security Council "reconsider" the matter "favourably".
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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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Security Council Fails To Reach Consensus On Palestinian UN Membership
Members of the UN Security Council failed to reach a consensus Thursday on a bid by Palestinians for full UN membership, meaning the longshot effort is now likely headed for a more formal council vote.
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Amid Gaza War, Palestinians Relaunch Bid To Become UN Member State
The Palestinians have officially revived their application to become a full member state in the United Nations, according to a letter from their UN envoy dated Tuesday and seen by AFP.
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After US Vetoes Ceasefire Bid, Israel Vows To Press Harder In Hamas War
Israel will press on with its "just war to eliminate" Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday as he praised the United States for blocking a UN ceasefire bid.
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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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UN Chief Warns Against Misuse of Force as he Meets Benjamin Netanyahu
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday warned against any misuse of force as he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in a bid to calm nearly three weeks of Palestinian unrest.
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France Warns Palestinians Over Escalating Crisis With UN Bid
France warned the Palestinians on Tuesday against escalating a diplomatic battle with Israel after President Mahmoud Abbas said he would resubmit to the U.N. Security Council a resolution calling for the creation of a Palestinian state.
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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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US Urges Caution as Palestinians Bid for UN Vote
The United States is trying to carefully navigate a path forward as Palestinians seek to push hopes for a Palestinian state to the top of the UN agenda, top US diplomat John Kerry said Tuesday.
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John Kerry to Meet Palestinian Negotiator in London Talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry meets chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat in London Tuesday hoping to avert a diplomatic crisis over a UN bid to force Israel to withdraw from Palestinian land.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu Says European Support for Palestinians 'Endangers Israel'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused European governments on Monday of siding with the Palestinians over their latest UN bid for statehood, saying their demands would endanger his country.
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At UN, India Votes In Favour Of Palestine's Bid To Become Full Member
India on Friday voted in favour of a draft UN General Assembly resolution that said Palestine is qualified and should be admitted as full member of the United Nations and recommended that the Security Council "reconsider" the matter "favourably".
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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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Security Council Fails To Reach Consensus On Palestinian UN Membership
Members of the UN Security Council failed to reach a consensus Thursday on a bid by Palestinians for full UN membership, meaning the longshot effort is now likely headed for a more formal council vote.
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Amid Gaza War, Palestinians Relaunch Bid To Become UN Member State
The Palestinians have officially revived their application to become a full member state in the United Nations, according to a letter from their UN envoy dated Tuesday and seen by AFP.
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After US Vetoes Ceasefire Bid, Israel Vows To Press Harder In Hamas War
Israel will press on with its "just war to eliminate" Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday as he praised the United States for blocking a UN ceasefire bid.
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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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UN Chief Warns Against Misuse of Force as he Meets Benjamin Netanyahu
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday warned against any misuse of force as he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in a bid to calm nearly three weeks of Palestinian unrest.
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France Warns Palestinians Over Escalating Crisis With UN Bid
France warned the Palestinians on Tuesday against escalating a diplomatic battle with Israel after President Mahmoud Abbas said he would resubmit to the U.N. Security Council a resolution calling for the creation of a Palestinian state.
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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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US Urges Caution as Palestinians Bid for UN Vote
The United States is trying to carefully navigate a path forward as Palestinians seek to push hopes for a Palestinian state to the top of the UN agenda, top US diplomat John Kerry said Tuesday.
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John Kerry to Meet Palestinian Negotiator in London Talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry meets chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat in London Tuesday hoping to avert a diplomatic crisis over a UN bid to force Israel to withdraw from Palestinian land.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu Says European Support for Palestinians 'Endangers Israel'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused European governments on Monday of siding with the Palestinians over their latest UN bid for statehood, saying their demands would endanger his country.
