Shaath: US trying to avoid veto by pressuring UN Security Council members

Related: ▣ FAQ ▣ Palestine Statehood Bid | Category Statehood Maan News Agency | Oct 1, 2011 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath said Saturday the US was trying to avoid using its veto by pressuring UN Security Council members to vote against a Palestinian bid for UN membership. At a news conference […]

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September rallies to avoid confronting army

Maan News Agency | August 12, 2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — All rallies in support of the Palestinian bid for UN membership in September will be confined to areas where the Palestinian Authority has security control, thus avoiding confrontation with the Israeli army, high-ranking Palestinian Authority sources told Ma’an Thursday. “Ramallah rallies will be carried out […]

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The Tahrir, Canada’s boat to Gaza: Two arrested, other activists remain on board to avoid arrest

  By Cathryn Atkinson |  July 4, 2011 | Rabble.ca Canadian activist Dylan Penner describes what has happened to The Tahrir, its crew, and international activists since it made a dash to leave Greece early Monday.  Cathryn Atkinson: Where are you? Dylan Penner: At port. I am below deck. The Tahrir has been damaged by […]

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For Israel : Hamas is merely a red herring to avoid peace

[ 03/05/2011 – 10:53 PM ] By Khalid Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, have nearly lost their composure over the recently-reached reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas. Some Israeli officials went as far as warning that Palestinian national unity was an ultimate red line for the racist apartheid entity. […]

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Amnesty International:Israeli campaign to avoid accountability for Gaza war crimes must be rejected

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT Index: MDE 15/023/2011, 5 April 2011 Israeli campaign to avoid accountability for Gaza war crimes must be rejected Recent Israeli government calls for the UN to retract the 2009 report of its Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict are a cynical attempt to avoid accountability for war crimes and deny both […]

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Hamas: Netanyahu trying to avoid international sanctions

[ 22/01/2011 – 10:29 AM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his government would disengage from Gaza are an attempt to avoid legal repercussions for violations against Palestinian rights under international law. “The Gaza Strip is still legally and practically under occupation. Under […]

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Fatah urges Hamas to reconcile, avoid Gaza another Israeli war

English.news.cn 2010-12-27 19:36:50 RAMALLAH, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) — A senior Fatah official on Monday urged Islamic Hamas movement to speed up its reconciliation efforts with Fatah in order to prevent Gaza from another Israeli offensive. “The reconciliation has become pressing and important, especially with Israel’s recent threats to launch a new war on Gaza,” said […]

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