Here’s a list of all member states’ votes on the Palestine issue. Picture courtesy of the President of the General Assembly.
Click the photo to learn more! Also today, the UN General Assembly votes on Palestine’s non-member state status! Interesting day ahead…
thepoliticalnotebook: Ominous tweet from CNN’s Ben Wedeman, leaving after reporting on the eight day conflict in Gaza. [Twitter]
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1 (via Hamas blames Israel for ‘delay’ of truce deal – Middle East – Al Jazeera English) Hamas says a Gaza ceasefire agreement is being “held up” by Israelis, who have yet to confirm that a deal is imminent. The United Nations Security Council, meanwhile, is due to hold a session on the crisis in Gaza on Wednesday at 15:00 GMT. (Source: http://c.brightcove.com/)
United Nations News Centre – UN Secretary-General calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire by all sides “My message is clear: all sides must stop fire,” Mr. Ban said during his press conference with [Egyptian Prime Minister] Mr. Qandil. “Further escalating the situation will only result in more tragedy, and puts the entire region at risk. That is why a ground operation must be avoided. That is why it is urgent to contain the present crisis.”
I ordered it like seven weeks ago from Amazon, then I waited and waited and it hasn’t arrived. Then they sent me a replacement copy, then the original one arrived and for some reason I had to send the first one back and wait for the replacement which I ordered to an alternate address that is further away from me now, so I had to wait another week until I finally got my book in my hands… Anyway, shoutout to UKPaperbackshop for their plain-dealing client service, I’ve never had any dispute like this with any retailer and they really were…
Obama’s First Term Great collection of articles on the foreign policy highlights of the past four years.
Obama Wins New Term as Electoral Advantage Holds Voters returned President Obama to the White House, but he will face a Congress with the same divisions that marked his first term.
