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Daoud Kuttab: Accomplishing Palestinian Statehood Might Have to Be Unilateral
Nov 21st, 2009 - The Huffington Post
Mahmoud Abbas is in a bind. Faced with a seemingly insurmountable impasse to negotiations with Israel, the Palestinian Authority president can either resign from his PLO chairmanship or come up with some serious...
Lula urges Israel settlement freeze
Nov 20th, 2009 - Al Jazeera English
Brazil's president has called for an immediate end to Israeli settlement construction on Palestinian territory, following a meeting with his visiting Palestinian counterpart.
Peace in Mideast depends on establishing Palestinian state: Brazil president
Nov 20th, 2009 - XinHua
BRASILIA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva said Friday after meeting the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas that peace in Middle East depends on establishing a Palestinian state.
Report: Abbas says Israel secretly talking with Hamas
Nov 19th, 2009 - Haaretz
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that Israel is currently conducting secret negotiations with Hamas, Channel 10 reported. Quoting an interview with the BBC in Arabic...
Mid-East press slams new Israeli settlement
Nov 19th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
The settlement of Gilo has been built on land captured by Israel in 1967 Israel's approval of 900 extra housing units at a settlement in East Jerusalem comes in for harsh criticism in the Palestinian...

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EU Rejects Support for a Palestinian State
The European Union has followed the United States in saying it is not ready to recognize Palestinian statehood, after Palestinian leaders declared they would seek that status at the United Nations.
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Meshaal rejects 'state under occupation' idea.wmv
Hamas Political Bureau Chief, Khaled Meshaal said a Palestinian state which is established under occupation would be a state with weak foundation. He told Al Minar TV network that the establishment ...
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No mention of Palestinian state by Netanyahu - 25 Mar 09
He spoke about the Palestinians having a "partner for peace", and of helping them to build "a strong economy". But a day after Binyamin Netanyahu secured the centre-left Labor Party into his ...
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Pope Calls for Palestinian State
In a pilgrimage to Jesus' traditional birthplace, Pope Benedict XVI called Wednesday for the establishment of a Palestinian state and acknowledged Palestinian suffering during decades of Mideast turmoil. (May 13)

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. 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.