Posts Tagged: Palestinian Statehood
UN Resolution Will Set 18-Month Deadline for Talks on Palestinian State
JNS.org - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says that France will officially recognize Palestinian statehood after an 18-month deadline if no agreement between Israel...
Israel Slams PA Unilateralism After Pope’s ‘Angel of Peace’ Remark About Abbas
JNS.org - After Pope Francis hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Saturday and appeared to call Abbas an "angel of...
Vatican Treaty Recognizes Palestinian Statehood
JNS.org - The Vatican officially recognized Palestinian statehood on Wednesday in a statement about a new treaty. The treaty, which was finalized but not yet signed, signals the...
Obama Condemns Netanyahu Opposing PA State — Ignores Abbas Opposing Israel’s Existence
In recent weeks, President Barack Obama condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for appropriately opposing a Palestinian state because Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party-controlled Palestinian Authority...
The Palestinian Statehood Idea Begins to Crumble
A sea change began within hours of the Israeli election returns. Thomas L. Friedman, who has devoted much of his life to promoting Palestinian statehood, declared...
Obama Says US Considering Support of Palestinian State at UN
JNS.org - President Barack Obama said at a news conference on Tuesday that the US is considering the possibility of supporting the unilateral recognition...
Rubio’s Proud Restating of the Obvious
On Thursday, two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's landslide re-election, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) delivered a 15-minute tribute to the Jewish state and...
Obama: No ‘Meaningful Framework’ in Place for Palestinian State
Washington Post - President Obama on Tuesday said that the possibility of peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians seems "very dim" in the wake of...
Iran Threat – When Principle Trumps Protocol
Are there circumstances under which breaching diplomatic protocol is justified, even if it offends a friendly government? In recent days, Obama administration officials have loudly criticized...
Swedish FM: Israel Over-Reacting to Recognition of Palestinian Statehood
JNS.org - Sweden's foreign minister believes that Israel has over-reacted to her government's recognition of Palestinian statehood and that the Jewish state's response has...
Obama Tells Netanyahu US Does Not Support Palestinian Bid to Join ICC
New York Times - President Obama told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Monday that the United States opposed the Palestinian Authority's bid to join the International...
Hamas ‘Totally Opposed’ to Abbas Plan to Resubmit UN Resolution
JNS.org - The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said it is "totally opposed" to a plan by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to resubmit a...
Japanese Prime Minister Plans to Visit Israel in Mid-January
JNS.org - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to visit Israel later this month as part of a regional tour. The visit, which has...
Palestinians Claim Support From New UN Security Council Members in Future Vote on Independence
The Palestinian Authority is turning to the incoming temporary members of the UN Security Council in a bid to resubmit the resolution on an independent...
