Detienen a tres jóvenes judíos en Israel por ataques a palestinos La detención de tres jóvenes israelíes este domingo se suma a la polémica que generó el reciente linchamiento de un joven palestino en Jerusalén, el cual dejó seis muchachos detenidos. La policía israelí detuvo este domingo a tres jóvenes …
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U.S. Cutting Off UNESCO Funding After Palestine Vote PARIS — Palestine became a full member of UNESCO on Monday in a highly divisive breakthrough that will cost the agency a fifth of its budget and that the U.S. and other opponents say could harm renewed Mideast peace efforts. Soon after …
Leer »The Long Overdue Palestinian State – nyt.com
By MAHMOUD ABBAS Ramallah, West Bank SIXTY-THREE years ago, a 13-year-old Palestinian boy was forced to leave his home in the Galilean city of Safed and flee with his family to Syria. He took up shelter in a canvas tent provided to all the arriving refugees. Though he and his …
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The following are steps to facilitate implementation of the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip of September 28, 1995 (the “Interim Agreement”) and other related agreements including the Note for the Record of January 17, 1997 (hereinafter referred to as “the prior agreements”) so that the Israeli …
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Obama urges direct Middle East peace talks soon WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama urged Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday to resume direct peace talks by September and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “concrete steps” to clear the way. [via Reuters: World News]
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