US pans ICC war crimes probe of Israel as ‘tragic irony’
Washington says Palestine not a state, not eligible to join International Criminal Court
View ArticleRivlin calls on Abbas to renew peace talks
President urges Palestinian counterpart to meet in Jerusalem and call off ICC suit, UN statehood bid
View ArticleWithout US cover at UN, Israel could face diplomatic avalanche
Already violating countless resolutions, Jerusalem has little to fear immediately from a Security Council vote on Palestine. But there would be painful repercussions in the long run
View ArticlePalestinians, Vatican may get to raise flags at the UN
PA asks General Assembly to allow ‘non-member observer states’ to fly flag at world body’s NY headquarters
View ArticleVatican tells Palestinians it won’t join UN flag bid
Holy See says ‘no thanks’ after Ramallah submits draft resolution for both non-member observer states to fly flags outside New York headquarters
View ArticleAbbas to declare end of Oslo peace process – report
PA president said set to tell UN General Assembly this month that failure to establish Palestinian state voids past agreements
View ArticleIsrael hails new era at UN as US blocks Palestinian from key post
Nikki Haley halts appointment of former Palestinian PM as United Nations envoy to Libya; ex-US ambassador Shapiro calls move ‘stunningly dumb’
View ArticleJerusalem ignores the UN’s forgotten partition plan of 2012 at its peril
As Israel hails General Assembly's Resolution 181 as a harbinger of independence in 1947, few note that the same body overwhelmingly endorsed Palestinian statehood 5 years ago
View ArticleAs Trump readies peace plan, Palestinians hold NY meet to push an alternative
Ramallah unimpressed with Trump's support for two-state solution, says 'there is nothing new about it'; foreign dignitaries from 40 countries attend PA confab
View ArticlePalestine confirmed to head massive bloc of developing countries at UN
Egypt's Sissi hands over to Abbas the presidency of G77, a group of 134 nations comprising some 80 percent of the world's population
View ArticleDefying US, UN gives ‘Palestine’ extra rights so it can head major bloc in 2019
General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to grant additional powers to Ramallah for 12 months of its presidency of 134-nation Group of 77; Israel, US and Australia opposed
View ArticleAt UN, B’Tselem chief blasts Israel; envoy calls him a ‘collaborator’
Head of dovish human rights group urges Security Council to act against Jewish state, which he compares to apartheid-era South Africa
View ArticleFor first time since 2011, Palestine to apply for full UN membership
Though bid is doomed to fail due to expected US veto, Israeli envoy attacks Ramallah for 'destructive policies that have encouraged recent terror attacks'
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In surprise change, 13 countries vote against pro-Palestine UN resolution
States led by Germany change their voting pattern in favor of Israel, opposing Division of Palestinian Rights, although motion still passes by wide margin
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Palestinians advancing UN resolution against annexation, Israel says
So far no draft of non-binding General Assembly resolution circulated; Israel 'prepared to defend any decision,' ambassador vows, slamming Ramallah's 'political terrorism'
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