Palestine

[winston]

And they can keep that US$60m and use it to pay down their deficit

[iam802]

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73653.html

Hackers Wreak Havoc on Palestinian Internet Services

A hack attack crippled Internet services in Palestine Tuesday, according to officials. Palestinian Telecommunications Minister Mashour Abu Daqqa told reporters that a nation-state was likely behind the attacks, though he did not specify which. The attacks may have been tied to Palestine's recent admission to UNESCO.
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[winston]

And why would you be surprized ?

Britain abandons Palestinians at UN vote

Britain said it will abstain on the vote for recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly unless the Palestinians commit to an immediate return to negotiations with Israel.

“In the absence of these assurances the United Kingdom would abstain on the vote,'' Foreign Secretary William Hague told parliament.


Source: The Standard HK

[winston]

Palestinians cheer as UN bid approved

Palestinians fired in the air, whistled and embraced each other in the West Bank and Gaza on Thursday after the General Assembly voted to upgrade them to a non-member state observer.

http://www.france24.com/en/20121129-pal ... d-approved

[winston]

Could a new Palestinian state bring Israel to the ICC?

AFP - If Palestine achieves UN "non-member observer status" on Thursday, it could open the door for the International Criminal Court, to investigate crimes committed during the decades-long Israel-Palestinian conflict.

While the possibility of swift prosecutions of Israelis is slim, the spectre of such cases being brought before the ICC, has overshadowed the Palestinians' bid.

Britain notably said it would abstain from the vote unless the Palestinians pledged not to seek an ICC case against Israelis.

Based in The Hague, the ICC can prosecute those guilty of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed since July 1, 2002, when its founding treaty, the Rome Statute, came into force.

So far it has been ratified by 121 countries, although not Israel, or the United States, China and Russia.

( So why did the "Land of the Free" not accept the ICC ? )

http://www.france24.com/en/20121129-cou ... israel-icc

[winston]

September 15, 2015

The 70th session of the UN General Assembly begins on this date.

It is being reported that France plans to introduce a resolution which would give formal UN Security Council recognition to a Palestinian state.

Up until now, the United States has always been the one blocking such a resolution, but Barack Obama is indicating that things may be much different this time around.


Source: The American Dream

[behappyalways]

Strangled: Gaza after Egypt floods tunnels
http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/middleea ... 56825.html

[behappyalways]

Attacks continue in Jerusalem despite new checkpoints
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34535573

[behappyalways]

Gaza violence: Israel defends actions as 55 Palestinians killed
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-44116340

[behappyalways]

Clowns bring smiles to Palestinian children traumatised by deadly Gaza violence
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YMuMWmkpZV8&t=9s