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February 4, 2014

Members of US House of Representatives urge Obama to close PLO office in Washington

More than half of the members of the US Congress House of Representatives have urged President Obama to shut down the office of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in Washington...

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February 4, 2014

US imposes more sanctions on Iran to thwart nuclear programme

US President Barack Obama has signed a financial bill which includes details of more sanctions to be imposed on Iran. Media reports say that the bill was approved by...

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February 4, 2014

Israel’s strategic blunders “harm Washington’s interests”

An American expert on international affairs has said that he regards Israel’s offensive against the Gaza Strip as an example of the kind of strategic blunder which harms Washington’s...

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February 4, 2014

Protests in Ramallah as Clinton pledges support for Israel’s security

As US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged her country’s support for Israel’s security, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank demonstrated in front of the presidential compound in Ramallah...

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February 4, 2014

Zionist pressure to cancel World Social Forum Palestine event in Brazil

The Israeli Consul and Zionist Federation in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, along with the Jewish Congress in Latin America, are continuing to put pressure on...

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February 4, 2014

Obama tells Abbas that America opposes non-member UN bid

During a telephone call on Sunday, US president Barack Obama told Mahmoud Abbas not to apply for non-member status for Palestine at the UN. Palestinian President Abbas’s spokesman, Nabeel...

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February 4, 2014

Palestinians ask Obama to be more impartial

A spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement has expressed the wish for newly re-elected President Obama to be more “impartial” in the Middle East peace process. Hamas official Sami...

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February 4, 2014

Palestinian-Americans likely to vote for Obama

Palestinian-American citizens are likely to vote for Barack Obama in the US presidential election, according to a survey conducted in Ramallah. They consider the incumbent president to be the...

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February 4, 2014

US Senate confirms Hagel as Secretary of Defence

The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defence. Senators voted 58 to 41 in favour of President Barack Obama’s nominee for the role,...

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February 4, 2014

Canada to cut aid if PA pursues Israel at International Criminal Court

Canada’s Foreign Minister has told North America’s main pro-Israel lobby group that if the Palestinian Authority takes legal action against Israel at the International Criminal Court his country will...

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