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Telecom ministry orders lowering internet access line prices between 10 and 20%

September 19, 2019 English 0

Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Ishaq Seder, today ordered reducing the prices of the internet access line provided by the Palestinian Telecommunications Company (Paltel) by 10% to 20%, effective October 1, said the Ministry in a press release, It said that it has set new prices for the access …

Israeli army cuts water supply to Jordan Valley village

September 19, 2019 English 0

The Israeli army today cut water supply to the village of Bardalla in the northern Jordan Valley after shutting down the water taps supplying the village with its daily water needs, according to member of Bardalla village council Darrar Daraghmeh. He said soldiers raided the village and proceeded to shut …

In August, five new births every hour in West Bank hospitals, says Health Ministry

September 19, 2019 English 0

West Bank hospitals recorded five new births every hour during the month of August for a total of 3492 new born, today said the Ministry of Health. It also said its hospitals performed seven surgeries and carried out 1140 lab tests every hour during the same month. Emergency rooms received …

Israel to turn over corpses of two Palestinians its army has been holding for months

September 19, 2019 English 0

The Israeli army is going to turn over to their families tomorrow corpses of two Palestinians it has been withholding for months, today said the Civil Affairs Commission of the Palestinian Authority. It said the corpse of Nasim Abu Roumi, 14, from Izzariyeh, east of Jerusalem, and who was shot …

President to meet premier, crown prince during state visit to Norway

September 19, 2019 English 0

President Mahmoud Abbas, who arrived in Norway last night, is scheduled to meet late today with Prime Minister Erna Solberg and tomorrow with Crown Prince Haakon at the Royal Palace. Solberg is going to host President Abbas and his accompanying delegation at dinner tonight. Tomorrow, he is scheduled to visit …

In a large-scale search-and-arrest campaign, Israeli forces round up 22 Palestinians in West Bank

September 19, 2019 English 0

In a large-scale search-and-arrest campaign, Israeli forces detained early this morning 22 Palestinians in various areas of the occupied West Bank, including three 14-year-old minors, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS). It said soldiers raided the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, and detained three 14-year-old minors after …

Foreign Ministry calls on world to seize upon President Abbas’ peace overture

September 19, 2019 English 0

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today called on the international community to seize upon the peace opportunity Foreign Minister Riyad Malki declared yesterday in Norway on behalf of President Mahmoud Abbas expressing readiness to negotiate with the next prime minister of Israel. “Another very valuable opportunity presented …

Amnesty: Israeli killing of Palestinian woman at checkpoint underscores need for international justice

September 19, 2019 English 0

Israeli forces killing yesterday of Palestinian woman at Qalandia military checkpoint between Ramallah and East Jerusalem after she allegedly pulled out a knife underscores need for international justice, said Amnesty International. “Video footage of the incident shows the woman standing some distance away from the Israeli guards when they shot …

Newspapers Review: Woman shot dead in cold blood at Qalandia checkpoint

September 19, 2019 English 0

The killing in cold blood of a Palestinian woman at Qalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem yesterday occupied the front page headlines in the three Palestinian Arabic dailies today. The papers said Israeli guards shot the woman under the pretext she had a knife even though she did not pose any …

World Bank: Liquidity crisis weighs on an already strangled Palestinian economy

September 19, 2019 English 0

The Palestinian Authority (PA) faces a financing gap that could exceed $1.8 billion for 2019 driven by declining aid flows and the unresolved transfer of taxes and import duties collected by Israel on behalf of the PA (clearance revenues), according to a new report released today by the World Bank. …

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Appeal from Palestine to the Peoples and States of the World

For many years, Israel has remained an occupying power, occupying the territory of another state and controlling its people. It is a colonial state enforcing settler colonialism, including confiscating land, transferring its population to the territory it is occupying, and enacting a separate living system therein. It is a State that commits grave violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law. It is a State that denies the Palestinian people their right to self-determination and national independence and denies the rights of Palestine refugees, including their right to return, ownership and compensation. It is a State that has ignored international will, rejected and violated all relevant United Nations resolutions and conventions.

Recently, the situation has worsened considerably. We have seen an increasing Israeli shift toward extremism, fundamentalism and even fascism. We have also seen a complete reversal of concluded agreements and attempts to take settler colonialism to another level. Israeli officials have publicly voiced positions that reject the Palestinian people’s existence and national rights and confirm the desire to seize all of the Palestinian territory.

As well, Trump’s recently issued so-called, “Vision for Peace, Prosperity and a Brighter Future for Israel and the Palestinian People” is in fact not a peace plan, but rather an adoption of the outrageous ideologies that advance greater Israel, deny Palestinian national existence, and
attempt to find possible solutions for the “Palestinian inhabitants” in a disconnected entity that they can call a state – if they meet many additional and impossible conditions. The plan paves the way for Israel to annex large swathes of the West Bank, including the areas of illegal settlements, the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea, and areas west of the Wall – which the International Court of Justice affirmed the illegality of and the need to dismantle and make reparations for the damage caused by its construction in 2004.

The Israeli Prime Minister has now and in many instances declared his intention to annex these areas, a position that was stated expressly in the partnership agreement of the current Israeli government – which makes it part of official government policy – along with the annexation of occupied East Jerusalem, which the international community has unanimously rejected and deemed to be null and void. Such Israeli policies and procedures constitute a grave violation of the principles and relevant provisions of international law – even annul international law and the conduct of States, upon which the international system as a whole is based – extinguish the possibility of a negotiated settlement between the two sides, and thus inevitably provoke a long confrontation with catastrophic results.

It is the duty of the international community, its States, people and civil society organizations to confront this, prevent it from happening and, if it does, to take punitive and deterrent measures. Reluctance to seriously confront all of this would be a shameful abrogation and would create repercussions in the region as well as the international system. Inaction would be a betrayal of values and principles, a retreat from a negotiated settlement and the establishment of peace in the region based on partition into two states.

As concerns the aforementioned, we, Palestinian leaders from all walks of life, including academics, former officials and civil society, appeal to the international community to take the necessary positions and measures to confront and stop this injustice, to preserve the goal of establishing peace and a secure and viable future for the people of the region, including the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, each in their independent state. We specifically ask that immediate action be taken to affirm:

1. By various means, the position against any annexation by Israel of the Occupied Palestinian Territory as a grave violation of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, as well as in flagrant violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

2. The need for all States of the world to abide by relevant UN Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016), specifically to not recognize any changes to the 1967 borders. Additionally, that all States with relations or cooperation agreements with Israel commit to the principle of distinction between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to reject any attempt by Israel to disparage this principle.

3. The need for all States to take specific measures against settlements, settlers and settlement products, including preventing such products from entering their markets, in implementation of the legal contractual obligations of States (third parties) in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949.

4. The need for political entities and civil society organizations to confront the attempt by a few governments to criminalize the above measures, as such criminalization would constitute a violation of international law, or to criminalize support for boycotting Israel on the basis of political and moral considerations, as such criminalization would constitute a violation of values of democracy and fundamental rights of citizens in the concerned States.

5. The need for all States that have relations or cooperation agreements with Israel to take punitive measures in regard to these agreements, in the event Israel takes any step to implement annexation.

6. The need for the States that have not yet recognized, to extend recognition to the State of Palestine, on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in compliance with the principle
of partition into two states, acknowledging the existence of two states, and upholding a politically negotiated two-state solution – a step that will guarantee the above.

7. Support the steps taken by the State of Palestine and other countries before the International Criminal Court, and national courts throughout the world that allow such legal challenges, against Israeli officials responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including annexation.

8. Support Palestinian, Arab and international efforts in the UN Security Council, General Assembly and other international institutions against any Israeli move toward annexation, in the event such step is taken. In addition, to condemn and declare this move illegal, null and void; to call on all States of the world to renounce and refuse recognition, and to deem Israel an outlaw state.

9. Reaffirm opposition to the so-called Trump Vision and reject all positions by right-wing extremists and settlers in Israel and extreme religious right in America – all of whom aim to achieve greater Israel, deny the national rights and even the national existence of the Palestinian people.

10. Support the Palestinian people, Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority in their continuing struggle to confront annexation in the face of Trump’s Vision and achieve their national goals, freedom and independence.

We, the undersigned, well aware of the great responsibilities placed upon us and the Palestinian people to strengthen our capacities, first and foremost the unity of the Palestinian people and its institutions in confronting the aforementioned, hereby address this appeal to all components of the international community to uphold their responsibilities and take the necessary positions and measures at this historic juncture.

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Telecom ministry orders lowering internet access line prices between 10 and 20%

Israeli army cuts water supply to Jordan Valley village

In August, five new births every hour in West Bank hospitals, says Health Ministry

Israel to turn over corpses of two Palestinians its army has been holding for months

President to meet premier, crown prince during state visit to Norway

In a large-scale search-and-arrest campaign, Israeli forces round up 22 Palestinians in West Bank

Foreign Ministry calls on world to seize upon President Abbas’ peace overture

Amnesty: Israeli killing of Palestinian woman at checkpoint underscores need for international justice

Newspapers Review: Woman shot dead in cold blood at Qalandia checkpoint

World Bank: Liquidity crisis weighs on an already strangled Palestinian economy