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Israel Stands By Settlement Plans Despite European Condemnation
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Israel feels heat from Europe over settlement construction.
Read more...Abbas Calls For Palestinian Unity
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that it was time for Palestinians to unite.
Read more...Israel Will Expand Settlements In Defiance Of The United Nations
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The news comes after Palestine gained upgraded status in the United Nations.
Read more...UN Recognizes Palestinian State
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PM Mahmoud Abbas won recognition of a Palestinian state at the U.N. (World Economic Forum/Flickr)
The U.N. General Assembly voted to make Palestine a nonmember state.
Read more...Palestine Pushes U.N. For Observer Status
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VIDEO: Palestinian recognition in the UN could be beginning of a new international dilemma.
Read more...Sea Level Rising Faster Than U.N. Forecast
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Rising sea levels
The study was published in the scientific journal, Environmental Research Letters.
Read more...France To Support Palestinian Bid For UN Status
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A wall separating Palestine and Israel (Creative Commons).
Europe is divided over the issue.
Read more...Rice Meets With GOP Critics
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Republicans remain "troubled" following the meeting.
Read more...Susan Rice, New Secretary Of State?
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Will Ambassador Susan Rice become the next Secretary of State?
Read more...Islamist Groups Reject Western-Backed Syrian Opposition
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The rejection underlines rebel forces’ continued challenges in controlling the rebellion’s direction.
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