The Palestinian bid for United Nations membership and effective statehood recognition is now one week old, but is a final vote in the UN Security Council coming soon? Where does the vote count stand? And what happens if the United…
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday referred the Palestinian application for full UN membership and effective statehood recognition to the Committee on the Admission of New Members, set to meet this Friday. According to a webcast of the Security…
Following the submission of the Palestinian application for UN membership and ensuing statehood recognition, the United Nations Security Council is set to discuss the matter for the second time this week on Wednesday. The topic was first brought before for…
The Mideast Quartet last week unveiled a new Middle East peace proposal and an ambitious timeline to reach an Israel-Palestinian deal by the end of 2012, and for now both parties are set to study the plan. The statement by…
NEW YORK—Less than two hours after Israel and the Palestinians addressed the United Nations General Assembly, the Mideast Quartet proposed the parties agree to a timetable for peace talks, with a final deal is to be reached by the end…
NEW YORK—On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, The Mideast Update spoke with Israeli government spokesman at the United Nations Jonathan Peled. Speaking prior to the UN speech from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, Peled discussed the…