Palestinians say UN bid is non-violent resistance
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UNITED NATIONS — Despite dire warnings that their demand for UN state membership will unleash a cycle of violence, Palestinian leaders say their move is anchored in a tradition of peaceful resistance.
“When you’re occupied and downtrodden and you see that the world is standing next to you it gives you hope,” said top Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath.
“To be honest, part of that hope will go into keeping the Palestinian determination on non-violence and keeps incitement away and keeps also the determination to get their rights back.”
Opponents of the application for a state of Palestine to be admitted as a full member of the United Nations say the move is doomed to fail and will only fuel new bloodshed in a region scarred by decades of unrest.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110925com3.html
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talaga lang, ha? bakit ang libya occupied ng nato terrorists and puppets hindi ninyo sinuportahan?
"“When you’re occupied and downtrodden and you see that the world is standing next to you it gives you hope,” said top Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath."
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