Israel plays down Sept. face off with Palestinians
Israel’s defence minister played down on Sunday the prospect that fighting with the Palestinians will flare up when they apply for full UN membership next month in the absence of peace talks.
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Independent: Congress blocks transfer of $200m. to PA
One third of US aid to Palestinians has been frozen since August, UK newspaper reports; move apparently in response to UN membership bid, PA official calls it “collective punishment.”
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UNSC may vote on PA statehood bid in early November
Diplomats say that a scheduled meeting could end with a vote on the Palestinian application for full UN membership.
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Ban: Israelis, Palestinians on collision course over UN bid
UN chief calls on both sides to exercise restraint; France says it would abstain from voting for PA UN membership bid in Security Council.
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UN committee says divided on Palestinian bid – Reuters
Sydney Morning HeraldUN committee says divided on Palestinian bidReutersIsrael and the United States oppose the Palestinian bid for membership, saying the only way Palestine can get statehood is via...
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Govt votes not to renew transfer of PA taxes
The halt on tax transfers was put in place as a response to the Palestinian bid for membership in UNESCO two weeks ago.
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Israel is considering releasing tax money it has been withholding from the Palestinian Authority in response to their bid for UNESCO membership, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
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The Israeli government had withheld some $100 million in tax and customs payments for four weeks in protest over the Palestinians’
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