Palestine 194 is an ongoing diplomatic campaign by the Palestinian National Authority to gain membership in the United Nations for the State of Palestine. The name of the campaign is a reference to Pa
Chief negotiator Nabil Shaath speaks with President Lula da Silva of Brazil.
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Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively
Palestine 194
…Jerusalem as its capital. The initiative developed during a two-year impasse in negotiations with Israel that followed the latter's refusal to freeze its settlement activities in the West Bank. The campaign was reported in the media as early as late 2009, and gained prominence during the leadup to the 66th Session of the…
Golan Heights settlements (1992)
Israeli soldiers searching a Palestinian in Tel Rumeida, 2012
Israeli settlers in the Ofra settlement, Israeli-occupied West Bank, 2012
Settlement area in the Gaza Strip (March 1999)