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$100 million pledged by the Arab League for Palestinian Authority
The Arab League has pledged a sum of $100m a month for the Palestinian Authority for plugging the gap which has been created due to the blockade of the tax transfers by Israel earlier in the year. It has been confirmed by the governments of various Arab states that they will support the state budget ..
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Topics: Continents • Geography of Asia • Palestinian Jews • Palestinian National Authority • Palestinian nationalism • Palestinian refugees • Palestinian territories • Palestinians • State of Palestine • Status of Jerusalem • UNRWA
International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People observed
The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed by the United Nations every year on November 29 as an opportunity for the international community to refocus its attention on the fact that the question of Palestine remains unresolved and that the Palestinian people have yet to attain their inalienable rights as defined ..
Topics: Corpus separatum • Geography of Asia • International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People • Israel, Palestine, and the United Nations • Jerusalem • Palestinian territories • Palestinians • State of Palestine • Status of Jerusalem • United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine • Western Asia
US recongnizes Jerusalem as capital of Israel
United States has officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. With this, the United States will be the first country to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which is claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians. At present, Jerusalem is the seat of the modern Israeli government. It is the home of the ..
Topics: Continents • Geography of Asia • International Relations • israel • Jerusalem • Jerusalem Embassy Act • Jerusalem Governorate • Land of Israel • Status of Jerusalem • Territorial disputes of Israel • Western Asia