Netanyahu non-committal on Palestinian statehood as he heads to US
- 13-Feb-2017
TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sidestepped a question on whether he still supports the creation of a Palestinian state as he left for the United States on Monday on his first visit since President Donald Trump took office. Netanyahu has never publicly abandoned his conditional backing for Palestinian statehood, which he first stated in […]
Abbas seeks to re-submit statehood bid to U.N. Security Council
- 05-Jan-2015
RAMALLAH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he was discussing with Jordan plans to resubmit to the United Nations Security Council a resolution calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state that failed to win enough votes last week.
UK lawmakers pass symbolic motion to recognize Palestine as a state
- 14-Oct-2014
LONDON: British lawmakers voted in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state on Monday in a move that will not alter the government's stance on the issue, but that carries symbolic value for Palestinians in their pursuit of statehood.