The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta Thursday. Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told reporters that the two countries share the same view about the importance of a cease-fire and of resolving the conflict through a two-state solution. (AP Video/Andi Jatmiko)
President Joe Biden on Monday said he did not want the Middle East conflict 'spreading' and reiterated his demand for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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Indonesia’s foreign minister said the two countries share the same view about the importance of resolving the Palestinian problem through a two-state solution.
President Joe Biden said Monday that the United States backs Israel‘s right to security while warning against a broader war breaking out with Iran in the Middle East. The “United States is committed to Israel’s security,” Biden said during an Oval Office bilateral meeting with Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani after Iran attacked […]
Matter now set for vote next week by all council members, two-thirds of whom are said to back recognizing Palestinian state, though US would likely use veto
The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel has worked to prevent. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States opposed and two abstentions, from […]
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades is urging the U.N. Security Council to ensure its survival as Israel again demands its dissolution. Philippe Lazzarini told the council Wednesday that dismantling the
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades is urging the U.N. Security Council to ensure its survival as Israel again demands its dissolution. Philippe Lazzarini told the council Wednesday that dismantling the
UN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel's demands for its dissolution
The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades is urging the U.N. Security Council to ensure its survival as Israel again demands its dissolution