Western countries are concerned by Hamas' refusal to renounce violence and recognize Israeli statehood.
Mohammad al-Durrah's story has become an important symbol in the Palestinian struggle for statehood.
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Last year Russia (but hardly anybody else) recognised the statehood of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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But many governments, jealously guarding the cloak of statehood, lobbied to keep the commission weak.
R. 856, will give Puerto Ricans the ballot choices of continued commonwealth status, independence or statehood.
That would mean a common Moldovan-Transdniestrian state, with some of the latter's pseudo-statehood shaved away.
He seems ready to settle for political and cultural rights rather than outright Kurdish statehood.
It hasn't mattered that the Palestinians rejected statehood and peace not once, but twice.
Statehood or no, there are plans for English-language science and mathematics classes in the island's schools.
But she denied that his action means that the Palestinian leader isn't interested in Palestinian statehood.
For as long as that remains the case, it is impossible to support Palestinian statehood.
Netanyahu's declaration of support for Palestinian statehood required his acceptance of the Palestinian narrative.
And that gets to the heart of the problem with Netanyahu's conditional support for Palestinian statehood.
He cannot vote, but can speak (and has done so, forcefully, in favour of statehood).
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We don't believe Taiwan should be a member in any organization for which statehood is a requirement.
Mr Mubarak, who requested America's support for a timetable of steps towards Palestinian statehood, got short shrift.
The state of Hawaii asked him to do a commemorative book celebrating its 25th anniversary of statehood.
During this meeting, we worked together for the right to statehood of Palestine, and the Palestinian people.
In essence, the approval created a degree of statehood for Palestinians, though the change is largely symbolic.
That is, all he said was that Israel's support for Palestinian statehood is contingent on Palestinian behavior.
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While carefully stopping short of endorsing the Palestinians' claim to statehood, he displayed empathy with Palestinian aspirations.
Kosovo's statehood has been recognised by some 90 countries, including the US and most of the EU members.
Some now regard this as an admirable, if brief, interlude of statehood for the much put-upon Slovak nation.
And this brings us to the second congressional initiative taken in anticipation of the PLO's UN statehood gambit.
Their quarrel now is mainly about its final dimensions and about their own unrequited demand for statehood alongside it.
The term "Palestine" implies an element of statehood which Israel does not recognise.
Taiwan does not have representation on bodies for which statehood is a prerequisite.
Kosovo's statehood has been recognised by most EU states and many other countries.
Solomon's English-only amendment was denounced by statehood supporters, although he said it would not stop people from speaking Spanish.
Zambia, like many African nations, suffered a dearth of democracy while gaining statehood.
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