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us Criticizes Israel on East Jerusalem Expansion
Nov 17th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. sharply criticized Israel's decision to move forward with a building expansion in East Jerusalem, underscoring the rift between the Obama administration...
Digest: World Digest: Afghanistan sets up unit to investigate corruption
Nov 17th, 2009 - Washington Post
Monday's announcement came a day after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned that President Hamid Karzai and his government must do better, saying Washington wanted to see tangible evidence of Kabul's fight against rampant corruption.
Palestinians Seek EU Support For Independent State
Nov 16th, 2009 - The Huffington Post
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinians asked the European Union on Monday to back their plan to have the U.N. Security Council recognize an independent Palestinian state without Israeli consent.
The idea of seeking U.N...Palestinians seek EU support for statehood
Nov 16th, 2009 - USA Today
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians asked the European Union on Monday to back their plan to have the U.N. Security Council recognize an independent Palestinian state without Israeli consent. The idea of seeking U.N...
Press split on Palestinian statehood move
Nov 16th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Erekat said years of failed negotiations lead to the move
Arab and Israeli press commentators are divided over a possible move by Palestinian leaders to ask the UN to recognise an independent Palestinian state...
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1:29Palestinians seek international support for independent state.
Israel's Netanyahu says any Palestinian unilateral step will unravel previous agreements while the Palestinian chief negotiator says a new plan to turn to the UN Security Council is a bid ...
2:31Pope visits Palestinian refugee camp - 14 May 09
Pope Benedict XVI has marked his first visit as pope to Bethlehem by supporting an independent Palestinian state. He said the fortified wall dividing Jerusalem from Bethlehem should be taken down ...
14:49Gaza in Ruins: A news special - Part 3 - 23 Jan 09
Part three of Al Jazeera's news special from the Gaza Strip. The ultimate goal for virtually everybody in Gaza is to get on with the business of achieving an independent Palestinian state ...
Independent Palestinian State from WikiPedia:
Proposals for a Palestinian state refer to the proposed establishment of an independent state for the Palestinian people in the Palestinian territories that have been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967 and before by Egypt (Gaza) and by Jordan (West Bank) since 1949. The proposals include the Gaza Strip, which is currently controlled by the Hamas faction of the Palestinian National Authority, the West Bank, which is administered by the Fatah faction of the Palestinian National Authority, and East Jerusalem which is under Israeli administration.
The State of Palestine is currently recognized by about 100 countries. The Israeli military commander exercises usufructuary rights in accordance with international law, but he is not the legal sovereign of the occupied territory. The permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people over the natural resources of the Palestinian territories has been recognized by 139 countries. Under agreements reached with Israel, the Palestinian Authority exercises de jure control over many natural resources, while interim cooperation arrangements are in place for others.
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