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Palestinian PM: US veto means further bias to Israeli occupation
Date: 2017-12-19 10:06:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7148090
RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ramy Hamdallah said the US veto against a UN resolution on Al Quds City meant a further bias to the Israeli occupation and more breaches to the international legitimacy and relevant UN General ....
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Palestinian FM: UNGA votes today on draft about right to self-determination
Date: 2017-12-19 09:36:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:7148087
RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (MENA) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Malki on Tuesday said that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will vote today on a draft resolution on the Palestinian people's right to self-determination. In statements to ....
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Israeli forces detain Palestinian girl in Nabi Saleh village
Date: 2017-12-19 08:21:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:7147944
RAMALLAH, Dec 19 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested Tuesday a Palestinian girl, Ahed Tamimi, from the village of Nabi Saleh in northwestern Ramallah. Mohammad Tamimi, from the anti-settlements committee said in a statement that more than ....
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Pence delays trip to Israel, Egypt until mid-January
Date: 2017-12-19 06:54:12 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:9 - ID:7147796
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (MENA) - US Vice President Mike Pence has delayed his travel to the Middle East region until next month for a second time, citing an upcoming Senate vote on tax reform, Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported. Pence is ....
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Palestine condemns US veto, considers it mockery of international community
Date: 2017-12-18 19:40:51 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:95 - ID:7147579
RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian presidency on Monday condemned the US veto on a draft resolution on Jerusalem, calling it a mockery of the international community and a concession to the Israeli occupation and aggression, WAFA ....
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Israeli forces open fire in the air at checkpoint north al Quds
Date: 2017-12-18 14:03:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:7146730
CAIRO, Sec 18 (MENA) – Israeli occupation forces on Monday opened fire in the air at a military checkpoint north of al Quds city, eyewitnesses said. The forces opened fire when a Palestinian girl walked on the vehicles lane rather than the ....
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Palestinians threaten to turn to UNGA in case US vetoes draft on Jerusalem
Date: 2017-12-18 13:30:13 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:7146605
CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian leadership has threatened to resort to the the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) if Washington vetoes a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Jerusalem’s status. Foreign Minister Riyad Al Malky said in a ....
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Palestinian Prisoners' Club calls for civil disobedience
Date: 2017-12-18 11:06:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:7146265
RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian Prisoners' Club has urged civil disobedience in the face of Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian people. The call comes after the Israeli government agreed to refer to Knesset a draft law to allow ....
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Israel launches detention campaign in West Bank
Date: 2017-12-18 10:50:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:27 - ID:7146095
RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Israeli forces launched a campaign of incursions and detentions on Monday in the West Bank and stormed houses of a number of Palestinians. In southern Hebron, the forces detained three Palestinians after storming into ....
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Settlers storm Al Aqsa mosque anew
Date: 2017-12-18 10:09:40 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:7146030
RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - Groups of extremist settlers forced their way into Al Aqsa mosque on Monday under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, eyewitnesses said. The settlers stormed the mosque via Al Magharba gate and carried out ....