A recent report says that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has come under harsh criticism over his pro-Israeli foreign policy, Press TV reports. A freedom of information request in Canada shows that the majority of Canadian people, who wrote to Harper in December 2012, complained about his decision to oppose the Palestinian statehood in November. About 82 percent of those who wrote to Harper... 

Palestinians celebrate in Ramallah on November 29, 2012 after the upgrade of Palestine’s status at the United Nations by the UN General Assembly. The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to upgrade Palestine’s status at the UN from “observer entity” to “observer non-member state” despite strong opposition by Israel and the US. On Thursday, the 193-member assembly voted... 

Delegates cheer after they approved the membership of Palestine during the session of UNESCO's 36th General Conference, in Paris, Oct. 31, 2011. Palestine has been admitted as a full member of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) despite strong opposition from Washington. Palestinians won the UNESCO seat in a Paris vote on Monday. The membership bid required two-thirds... 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas The Palestinian Authority has claimed its people are victims of “collective punishment” after accusing the United States of blocking $200 million in aid in response to President Mahmoud Abbas’s application for UN statehood. The freeze on funds, which has been unpublicised, was reportedly put in place in August, ahead of Mr Abbas’s planned... 

In a letter to Netanyahu, Knesset leaders urge for sanctions against the Palestinians, expansion of settlements, and annexation. In a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, several right-wing factions in the Israeli Knesset argued that Israel should annex West Bank settlements as punishment for the recent Palestinian bid for United Nations membership. The letter was signed by Likud... 

Mahmoud Abbas In the whirr of diplomacy taking place at the United Nations, the case for and against statehood recognition for the Palestinians has become almost an afterthought. Rather, two countries, the United States and Israel, are going to great lengths to avert the embarrassing consequences of an expected application. Great pressure is being placed on the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,... 

The Israeli foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, warned on Wednesday that a possible unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood will have “serious consequences.” The statement comes after the Organization for the Liberation of Palestine (PLO) reiterated on Tuesday that they will request from the United Nations the above mentioned admission. Lieberman made the remarks during a conference... 

Russia put its growing ties with Israel to the test on Monday by announcing plans to back a controversial Palestinian bid to win UN statehood despite strong resistance from the Jewish state. The decision does not come as an outright surprise but still underscores the growing diplomatic isolation Israel finds itself in following a violent new flare-up in relations with regional powers Egypt and Turkey. Russia’s... 

Sets up collision course over issue of Palestinian statehood. In a further jolt to U.S. influence in the Middle East, China is expected to vote in favor of Palestinian statehood when the 66th United Nations General Assembly takes up the issue next month, according to Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin. Chinese President Hu Jintao told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an exchange of notes last...