Palestinian statehood

US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership

Politics
Amanda Smith

The US has vetoed a Palestinian request to the United Nations security council for full UN membership, blocking the world body’s recognition ...

Nearly all US Senate Democrats back two-state solution for Israel and Palestinians

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An overwhelming majority of President Joe Biden‘s fellow Democrats in the Senate on Wednesday backed a ...

Biden and Netanyahu have finally talked, but their visions still clash for ending Israel-Hamas war

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally spoke Friday after a glaring, nearly four-week gap in ...

Wartime Palestinian poll shows surge in Hamas support, close to 90% want US-backed Abbas to resign

Politics
Amanda Smith

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians published Wednesday shows a rise in support for Hamas, even in ...

Macron says “legitimate” Palestinian state would benefit Israel

World
David Turner

Oct. 24—French President Emmanuel Macron called for a revival of peace talks in the Middle East and said Palestinian statehood would also ...

Hamas attack aimed to disrupt Saudi-Israel normalization -Biden

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed about 1,400 people aimed to disrupt a potential normalization ...