Thursday, April 3, 2014

Palestinian UN moves designed to avoid US retaliation


Reuters Canada
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Palestinian leadership in the West Bank City of Ramallah April 1, 2014.  REUTERS / Mohamad Torokman
By Noah Browning-Thu Apr 3, 2014
Ramallah, West Bank  (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas When the Palestinians onto 15 International conventions Signed On Tuesday, he shocked the U.S. sponsors of Middle East peace talks Troubled. But the move was carefully limited to avoid American retaliation.