Palestinian Authority May Lack Security Council Support

BY TZVI BEN GEDALYAHU, ARUTZ 7— The Palestinian Authority so far is two votes short of the number needed in the Security Council for a bid to be accepted as a full member. If it fails, the United States won’t have to cast a veto. Bosnia and Nigeria have not stated how they will vote.…

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Orange rice with chicken

Ingredients ½ teaspoon saffron threads water 2 cups basmati rice, uncooked 1 tablespoon salt 2 oranges, zest only 1 cup sugar 4 tablespoons olive oil ½ cup slivered almonds, toasted 2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1 onion, sliced ½ cup pistachio nuts, shelled and chopped Directions 1) Preheat oven to 300 degrees. …

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'Jewish al-Jazeera' going on the air

BY AKIVA NOVICK, YNET— Jews of the world, prepare your remote controls: The first-ever Jewish news network will begin broadcasts this Wednesday. Jewish News 1 (JN1) was born as an alternative to the world’s leading news networks – CNN, Fox News and Sky News. But its main goal is to serve as the Jewish version…

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Palestinians Bring Their Intifada to the United Nations

BY JOSEPH KLEIN, FRONTPAGEMAG.COM— Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threw down the gauntlet in his September 16 address to the Palestinian people, televised from his Ramallah headquarters. He said he will take the Palestinians’ request for full United Nations member state recognition to the U.N. Security Council on the basis of the 1967 territorial lines,…

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Video: PA vows to Palestinians to complete its statehood bid at the UN

BY ITAMAR MARCUS and NAN JACQUES ZILBERDIK, PMWATCH— The Palestinian Authority has done its utmost to promise its population that the PA leadership will follow through with its request for Palestinian statehood at the UN this week. The PA has stressed that it will not be deterred by the possibility of an American veto, nor…

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Who is to blame for the UN Disaster?

BY JONATHAN TOBIN, COMMENTARY— For many liberal pundits, the blame for the circus that will unfold this week at the UN with the start of a debate over Palestinian statehood is to be assigned to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu whom they wrongly claim has obstructed peace talks. Others are inclined, with more justice, to put…

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Chapter 54- Difference between nature and grace

By PAT HUTCHENS, A rework of Imitation of Messiah by Thomas A. Kempis— Greatly beloved children of mine, highly favored sons and daughters, I will now show you a great mystery.  Focus on it.  Learn from it. Pay close attention as I show you the difference between nature and grace, because it is very important…

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Will Abbas go all the way?

BY ATTILA SOMFALVI, YNET— As international efforts to try to convince Mahmoud Abbas to give up his plans to file a proposal for recognition at the UN continue, Israeli officials are admitting that the Palestinians’ plans for the coming week remain a mystery. “It is unclear to us whether Abbas intends to go all the…

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Palestinians warn Obama not to stand in way of statehood

BY ISRAEL TODAY— The Palestinian Authority knows all the right buttons to push with Washington. The Palestinian leadership is fully aware of the value US President Barack Obama (like his predecessors) puts on overseeing an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, and has regularly wielding that weakness like a diplomatic bludgeon against the White House. On Saturday, the…

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Erdoğan's Not-So-Sublime Porte

BY VICTOR SHARPE, AMERICAN THINKER— The Muslim and Arab world smells blood. Like sharks circling their prey, many in most of the world’s 57 Muslim states are eager and willing to commit genocide against embattled Israel. With the Palestinian Authority’s leadership pressing ahead with their unilateral bid at the United Nations for a declaration of…

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Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting

Following are Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting today: “This week I will leave for the US. On Wednesday I will meet with US President Barack Obama and other world leaders and afterwards I will address the UN General Assembly. The UN is not a place where Israel…

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Spot Report: God will not be denied!

Think on this! “I will bring back my exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant Israel in their own land never again to be uprooted from the land I have…

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Wish I'd Said That

“Decisions that are binding on UN members pass through the Security Council. I am convinced that the activity of the US, which is deeply cooperating with us, as well as the activity of other governments with which we are also cooperating, will result in the failure of this attempt.  The UN also has the General…

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The Palestinian obsession

BY CAROLINE GLICK — JPOST — If nothing else, the Palestinians’ UN statehood gambit goes a long way towards revealing the deep-seated European and US pathologies that enable and prolong the Palestinian conflict with Israel. In a nutshell, the Palestinian Authority – or Fatah – or PLO initiative of asking the UN Security Council and…

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PA to Ask UN Security Council for Statehood on Sept 23

BY CHANA YA’AR— The Palestinian Authority has announced it will submit its application to the United Nations Security Council to appeal for recognition as a new country and attain acceptance in the body. PA Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki announced Thursday that the entity plans to submit its bid for full U.N. membership with the Council…

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