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Egyptian women, long allowed to vote, see little progress from revolt | McClatchy.

Thousands of Egyptian women fought in the 18-day uprising that unseated longtime President Hosni Mubarak. They hurled stones at pro-regime attackers, delivered meals to hungry protesters, and drew global attention to the struggle through their blogs and Twitter accounts. At least 15 women died in the uprising, according to official figures. Hundreds were wounded. And still, complain prominent Egyptian feminists, women are being sidelined from post-Mubarak politics…

Source: UN won’t advance Palestinian statehood bid until diplomacy option exhausted – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News.

United Nations panel considering Palestinian application for full UN membership will drag on dealing with technical matters for several weeks, says a senior Western diplomat.

Hamas: ‘Resistance’ against Israel is only option left for Palestinians – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News.

Hamas leader Khaled Meshal told an international conference in Iran on Saturday that “resistance” was the only option left for the Palestinians.   Meshal was addressing the “5th International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada” in Iran’s capital Tehran..

Palestinian Statehood: Where Do We Go from Here? – By Hussein Ibish | Foreign Policy.

In a perfunctory meeting on Wednesday morning, Sept. 28, as expected, and per its usual procedure for dealing with would-be new United Nations members since the late 1960s, the Security Council referred the Palestinian application to one of its standing committees. The committee — which meets and votes in secret and requires unanimity to refer the matter back to the Security Council — is scheduled to begin considering the application on Friday morning…