UN member nations vote overwhelmingly to back Palestinian ... - CNN
May 10, 2024 · A United Nations resolution in support of Palestinian membership passed with overwhelming support on Friday, and granted new privileges to the Palestinian Authority in its current capacity as a...
The End of This Road: The Decline of the Palestinian National Movement
Aug 6, 2017 · The contemporary Palestinian national movement—founded and led by Yasser Arafat and embodied by the P.A., Fatah, and the P.L.O. over the past half century—is reaching its end. As its institutions...
UN general assembly calls on Security Council to admit Palestine ... - BBC
May 11, 2024 · The US endorses the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel - the so-called two state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict - but says such a state should only come...
U.N. General Assembly backs Palestinian membership bid : NPR
May 10, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new "rights and privileges" to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine's...
What does 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' mean?
Nov 21, 2023 · Waxman said that "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" originated in the 1960s as an expression of Palestinian nationalism and has been co-opted by various groups over time,...
Recognizing a Palestinian State: What to Know - The New York Times
May 22, 2024 · The decision by three European countries — Ireland, Norway and Spain — to recognize a Palestinian state fits into a long-term goal of Palestinian leaders to secure diplomatic acceptance, but it...
The U.N. denies the Palestinian Authority's bid for full membership - NPR
Apr 18, 2024 · The U.N. Security Council failed to pass a vote on the Palestinian Authority's bid to join the United Nations as a full member with a final vote of 12 to 1 with an additional member abstaining.
Israel and Palestinians: Gulf between hope and reality of peace - BBC
Apr 17, 2023 · In Jerusalem it is linked inextricably with Palestinian and Israeli nationalism. Religion, politics and identity feed off each other. The rivals venerate the sanctity of Jerusalem and claim it...
In Reversal, Israel’s New Government Engages With Palestinian …
Sep 25, 2021 · Palestinians are largely happy with the new policies, with 56 percent considering them to be positive, according to a poll published by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research on...
U.S. Defends U.N. Voting ‘No’ on Palestinian Membership - The …
May 10, 2024 · A White House spokesman on Friday defended the United States’ decision to oppose a U.N. resolution declaring support for Palestinian statehood, saying that such a measure should be negotiated in...