Defying Accord with Israel, PLO Decides to Make UN Move
PLO votes to join international bodies, sign conventions, despite agreeing not to in exchange for 104 killers.
PLO votes to join international bodies, sign conventions, despite agreeing not to in exchange for 104 killers.
AFP reports that PA has voted in UN for the first time; PA claims this is 'first step' to full UN recognition.
Arab League asks U.S. to be "proactive on peace."
Jordanians praise PA's UN upgrade, say the next phase must lead to negotiations on final status issues
Finance Minister says taxes and tariffs collected this month will not be transferred, due to PA's UN bid.
Samaria regional head urges Netanyahu to declare Israeli sovereignty over settlement blocs Israel plans to keep. ‘Oslo is dead.’
UNESCO opens a regular session Sunday to consider 31 new sites for its World Heritage List – including the Church of the Nativity.
The Palestinian Authority is making a bid to list the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem as located in the “country of Palestine.”
Gaza's Hamas terrorist rulers may have agreed to unity with Fatah, but it has banned anniversary celebrations of its rival's founding.
Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha names Iran and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "the new Nazis."
Israel says the decision of UNESCO to accept the PA as a member further harms the chances for peace in the region.
The US promptly made good on its threat to cut off funds to UNESCO following its vote Monday to accept the PA as a full member.
Hamas may have pre-empted the PA statehood bid with one of its own, creating facts on the ground in Gaza. A visa is now required to enter.
The Palestinian Authority plans to request full membership in the UNESCO organization as part of its statehood bid.
Senior Fatah man calls Obama, Netanyahu "dirtbags," explains how Israel would "come to an end" if exits Judea and Samaria.
The State of Israel has formally accepted a plan by the Quartet to restart final status negotiations with the Palestinian Authority.
Cheered by thousands, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas announced the start of “Palestinian Spring” in Ramallah Sunday upon his return from the UN.
The U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem has ordered staff to avoid visiting the Old City this Friday due to worries about Arab violence.
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas "will apply for membership of a Palestinian state in the UN Security Council as scheduled on Friday."
US President Barack Obama confirmed to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in a private meeting that yes, the US will veto its statehood bid.
The Palestine Liberation Organization's mission to the United Nations has wiped Israel off the map altogether on its logo.
Palestinian Authority Arabs continued their "celebrations" of the statehood bid with riots Thursday in the Judea village of Beit Ummar.
The grandson of Rabbi Meir Kahane has been banned from entering Judea and Samaria for the next three months.
Israel does not oppose PA statehood -- but it must be reached through direct talks. "So let's just sit down and talk," says Yigal Palmor.
Palestinian Authority Arabs rioted and hurled rocks at IDF soldiers stationed in an area south of Hevron.
Likud MK Ofir Akunis formally called for an immediate probe into a trip to NY by MK Ahmed Tibi reportedly to support the PA statehood bid.
The US and the EU moved up their final efforts to fend off a bid by the PA to gain statehood through the UN rather than talks with Israel.
Former US President Bill Clinton told American viewers on national television Sunday PA statehood bid is simply an “act of frustration.”
The Palestinian Authority and the PLO are not on the same page regarding whether their hoped-for state will welcome "people of all faiths."
The IDF prepares for the possibility of PA Arab riots, and will call up reserves probably Sunday, September 18.
The Palestinian Authority says it will apply to the U.N. Security Council on Friday, Sept. 23, for statehood recognition and UN membership.