Yahoo – AFP, Hossam Ezzedine, 2 December 2012
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Palestinians
fly balloons bearing the colours of their national flag while others
wave flags
as they celebrate their successful bid for UN non-member observer state
status
in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 2. Palestinian president
Mahmud
Abbas returned to the West Bank after winning upgraded UN status
for the
Palestinians, telling cheering crowds: "Yes, now we have a state."
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Palestinian
president Mahmud Abbas returned to the West Bank on Sunday after winning
upgraded UN status for the Palestinians, telling cheering crowds: "Yes,
now we have a state."
"Palestine
has accomplished a historic achievement at the UN," Abbas added, three
days after the United Nations General Assembly granted the Palestinians
non-member state observer status in a 138-9 vote.
"The
world said in a loud voice... yes to the state of Palestine, yes to Palestine's
freedom, yes to Palestine's independence, no to aggression, no to settlements,
no to occupation," Abbas told the ecstatic crowd.
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| Palestinians wave their national flag and a picture of president Mahmud Abbas. |
Abbas
pledged that after the victory at the United Nations, his "first and most
important" task would be working to achieve Palestinian unity and reviving
efforts to reconcile rival factions Fatah and Hamas.
"We
will study over the course of the coming days the steps necessary to achieve
reconciliation," he said, as the crowd chanted "The people want the
end of the division."
The return
was a moment of triumph for Abbas, who last year tried and failed to win the
Palestinians full state membership at the United Nations.
The bid
stalled in the Security Council, where the veto-wielding United States has
vehemently opposed it.
The United
States, Israel and a handful of other countries also opposed the Palestinian
bid to upgrade their status to that of a non-member observer state, but with no
vetoes available in the General Assembly, the measure easily passed.
The move
gives the Palestinians access to a range of international institutions,
including potentially the International Criminal Court, and raises their
international profile after years of stalled peace talks with Israel.
Abbas was
received with a full honour guard, descending from his car to walk along a red
carpet at the Ramallah presidential headquarters known as the Muqataa, where he
shook hands with waiting dignitaries.
He laid a
wreath and said a brief prayer at the grave of the iconic late Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat, who is buried within the presidential complex, later
dedicating the UN victory to the former president's memory.
Abbas
called the approval a milestone in Palestinian history, saying it was the
achievement of Palestinians everywhere.
"Our
people everywhere, raise your heads up high because you are Palestinians,"
he said. "You are stronger than the occupation... because you are
Palestinians.
"You
are stronger than the settlements because you are Palestinians," he added.
"You are making history and Palestine will be drawn on the map very
soon."
Abbas's
return drew supporters from across the West Bank, including Bajis Bani Fadl,
from the northern town of Nablus.
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| Palestinian
president Mahmud Abbas waves to the crowd upon his arrival in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 2. Abbas returned to the West Bank after winning upgraded UN status for the Palestinians, telling cheering crowds: "Yes, now we have a state." |
"I
came to celebrate this day because the Palestinian leadership accomplished a
great achievement, and this is a joy we haven't experienced in our lives,"
he told AFP.
"President
Abbas... took us from a historical stage to a new stage, although it won't be
easy to become a state on the ground," Mohammed Bani Audeh, 54, added.
"I
know that the pressures will increase on us now, but these pressures don't mean
anything, particularly if we achieve our unity."
While the
Palestinians have expressed satisfaction and joy over the success of the bid,
it has not been without repercussions.
Washington
has warned it could withhold funds to the already cash-strapped Palestinian
Authority, and Israel said Sunday it would not transfer millions of dollars it
collects in tax funds for the Palestinians in response to the UN bid.
And on
Friday, Israel revealed plans to build 3,000 settler homes in east Jerusalem
and the West Bank in response to the bid.
The Jewish-Palestinian Declaration (1997)
UN recognizes Palestine as non-member observer state
NO voters:
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Israel
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Israel said to ease restictions on Gaza fishing and farming
“… Let us talk about the swords: When you hear the word sword, the first thing that occurs to you is battle. The Bridge of Swords is a battle and we told you that as well. Swords are metaphoric and they mean many things, so let us describe the things we mean them to say to you.
Number one: They are indeed a weapon in a battle. There is a battle coming. "Kryon, does that mean there's going to be a war?" Potentially, yes. Right now we will tell you that the Middle East cooks itself. You've noticed, haven't you? What do you know about the Middle East, dear one? Let's start examining things for a moment. What energy did you grow up in? What was the energy of the Middle East? In the '40s, what was the energy? With the establishment of the state of Israel, you built a wall of hate, both sides. The wall was so thick that the children of both sides were taught to hate one another as soon as they were able to understand the language. They were told who their enemies were. Now, where were you then?
Some of you weren't here yet. By the time you arrived, in your youth, were you aware of the Middle East? Not particularly. "What's the hatred about?" you might ask. What if I told you it's about a family feud? Two sons of a Jewish master are involved. One founded the Arabs and one remained a Jew. They don't want to hear this, but they are all Jews. (Don't tell them this.)
If you look at the lineage, it's pretty obvious and yet it's a complete and total set-up for either solution or war. The set-up would have this world ending in a conflagration that would have been brought about by this hatred. That's in the prophecy of Nostradamus and your scripture, but it is no longer the prophecy of the planet. Yet the hatred still exists. The hatred is as great today as it was then, but where was all the terrorism 40 years ago? It was isolated.
Those in Israel and Palestine and surrounding areas took the brunt of it, but now it's seemingly everywhere - and you're worried. Why would this be? The answer is that the old energy was happy to have this hatred contained, for it would keep it going and never involve outsiders. Outsiders tend to bring unwanted light to the party. Suddenly, the whole earth is involved and can see the entire scenario before them. The old guard wants war, just like all the eons before them. The ones on the bridge are holding the light and showing the earth how to cross. Even many younger ones in Israel and Palestine and Iran are holding light! It's all around the old guard and they are furious, for they are losing the "battle of hatred." …”
Number one: They are indeed a weapon in a battle. There is a battle coming. "Kryon, does that mean there's going to be a war?" Potentially, yes. Right now we will tell you that the Middle East cooks itself. You've noticed, haven't you? What do you know about the Middle East, dear one? Let's start examining things for a moment. What energy did you grow up in? What was the energy of the Middle East? In the '40s, what was the energy? With the establishment of the state of Israel, you built a wall of hate, both sides. The wall was so thick that the children of both sides were taught to hate one another as soon as they were able to understand the language. They were told who their enemies were. Now, where were you then?
Some of you weren't here yet. By the time you arrived, in your youth, were you aware of the Middle East? Not particularly. "What's the hatred about?" you might ask. What if I told you it's about a family feud? Two sons of a Jewish master are involved. One founded the Arabs and one remained a Jew. They don't want to hear this, but they are all Jews. (Don't tell them this.)
If you look at the lineage, it's pretty obvious and yet it's a complete and total set-up for either solution or war. The set-up would have this world ending in a conflagration that would have been brought about by this hatred. That's in the prophecy of Nostradamus and your scripture, but it is no longer the prophecy of the planet. Yet the hatred still exists. The hatred is as great today as it was then, but where was all the terrorism 40 years ago? It was isolated.
Those in Israel and Palestine and surrounding areas took the brunt of it, but now it's seemingly everywhere - and you're worried. Why would this be? The answer is that the old energy was happy to have this hatred contained, for it would keep it going and never involve outsiders. Outsiders tend to bring unwanted light to the party. Suddenly, the whole earth is involved and can see the entire scenario before them. The old guard wants war, just like all the eons before them. The ones on the bridge are holding the light and showing the earth how to cross. Even many younger ones in Israel and Palestine and Iran are holding light! It's all around the old guard and they are furious, for they are losing the "battle of hatred." …”
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