Posts Tagged: Palestinian Statehood
Five Mendacious Palestinian Myths Make One False Narrative
Of all the Palestinian lies there is no lie greater or more crushing than that which calls for the establishment of a separate Palestinian state...
Dubai Security Chief Says Palestinians Should Give Up Statehood
JNS.org - Dubai’s security chief, Lt. Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim, said that the Palestinians should drop their aspirations for statehood. In a series of posts on Twitter, Tamim suggested...
Israel’s Deputy FM Reveals Unofficial Secret Jerusalem-Jakarta Ties
JNS.org - Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely revealed during a Knesset debate over the recent denial of Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi entry to Ramallah...
French FM: France Won’t ‘Automatically’ Recognize Palestinian State if Peace Talks Fail
France's foreign minister on Wednesday said his country would not automatically recognize a Palestinian state if proposed peace talks fail. Speaking during a visit to Cairo,...
French Appeasement Déjà Vu
The French intent to recognize Palestinian statehood in Judea and Samaria, if the Israel-Palestinian negotiations fail, reflects the French policy of appeasing Palestinian terrorism (since the...
Netanyahu Rejects French Ultimatum on Palestinian Statehood
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Sunday for a more "sober" approach toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in dismissing a French peace initiative as only...
China Declares Support for Palestinian State With East Jerusalem as Its Capital
China has openly declared that it supports the independence of a Palestinian state which has East Jerusalem as its capital. Addressing the Arab League in Cairo...
Vatican Treaty Recognizing ‘State of Palestine’ Comes Into Effect
JNS.org - The Vatican’s treaty recognizing the “state of Palestine” has come into full effect, the Holy See announced over the weekend. The treaty, signed in June...
Greek Parliament Recognizes Palestinian Statehood
JNS.org - The Greek Parliament has become the latest European legislative body to pass a non-binding symbolic declaration calling for recognition of Palestinian statehood. The move by...
Greek Parliament Set to Recognize Palestinian Statehood
JNS.org - Greece is set to join several other European nations in recognizing a Palestinian state with a non-binding symbolic declaration that will take place after...
Spanish Music Festival Disinvites Jewish Singer Matisyahu Over Refusal to Endorse Palestinian Statehood
Jewish-American reggae singer Matisyahu was disinvited from a Spanish music festival because he would not publicly endorse Palestinian statehood. The formerly hasidic star was scheduled to perform on...
Vatican Signs First Treaty With ‘State of Palestine’
JNS.org - The Vatican on Friday signed its first official treaty with what it called the “State of Palestine,” while also urging “courageous decisions” to be...
Israeli Defense Minister Says Palestinian State Unlikely to Happen in His Lifetime
Israel’s defense minister on Tuesday mirrored contentious remarks made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the run-up to national elections in March, cautioning against...
Obama Raises Possibility of Allowing United Nations Vote on Palestinian Statehood
President Barack Obama took a step toward a tougher line with Israel in an interview released Tuesday, raising the possibility that the U.S. will allow...
