Palestinian State Gaining Support, Statehood for Palestine, Democracy Now
Channel: Quran Miracles
Date: 2011-05-06

Democracy Now, with Amy Goodman. Clips in April 2011 showing news on the progress towards a Palestinian state.

2011-04-12 
Israel - Netanyahu Considers Withdrawal from West Bank 

Israeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu is considering a withdrawal of the Israeli military from the West Bank. The Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reports the military pullout and other measures are being considered in an effort to stave off potential diplomatic backlash following the possible recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September. Netanyahu is said to believe there is little chance for further negotiations with Palestine and is seeking ways to rally the United States, the European Union and other Western nations against a unilateral move in the United Nations by Palestine and other countries.

2011-04-14
U.N.- Palestinian Authority Ready for Palestinian State 

The Palestinian Authority is claiming momentum toward its effort to declare an independent Palestinian state following a number of international endorsements. In recent reports, the United Nations and International Monetary Fund say the Palestinian Authority is ready to run an independent state. The U.N. report concludes that the main obstacle, however, remains "the persistence of [the Israeli] occupation and the [conflict's] unresolved issues." At an international meeting in Brussels, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Palestinian statehood has been given a "birth certificate."

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad: "What I myself called at the meeting a 'birth,' what amounts to effectively a birth certificate for the reality of Palestinian statehood. We feel it very important for the political process to take advantage of what today's meeting has concluded: the fact that we Palestinians have crossed the threshold of readiness for statehood."

2011-04-22
Israeli Academics Call for Creation of Palestinian State 

A group of prominent Israelis met Thursday in Tel Aviv to announce their support for the formation of an independent Palestinian state. Forty-seven leading Israeli cultural figures and academics signed a "Declaration of Independence from the Occupation." Yaron Ezrahi is a professor of political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Yaron Ezrahi: "The subjugation of the Palestinian people by Israel is not only the elimination of Palestinian freedom, it also corrupts our freedom in the state of Israel."

A group of Israeli protesters tried to disrupt the event. They heckled the gathering and called the participants traitors.


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