President Mahmoud Abbas received at his office in Ramallah on Thursday the Brazilian Minister of External Relations, Aloysio Nunes, where they discussed the latest political developments and the impasse of the peace process in the aftermath of the United States’ decisions on Jerusalem. Abbas confirmed the need to form a …
Read More »Foreign Minister calls for greater Brazilian role in peacemaking
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad al-Malki called on Thursday for a greater Brazilian role in the multilateral international brokerage of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. During a meeting with visiting Brazilian State Minister of External Relations, Aloysio Nunes, in Ramallah, Malki briefed Nunes on the situation in occupied Palestine …
Read More »350 Palestinian minors incarcerated in Israeli prisons, three administratively
Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) reported on Thursday that more than 350 minors of both sexes are serving sentences in three Israeli prisons, 67 of them were arrested during February. PPS said that 182 minors were in Ofer prison near Ramallah, including three serving administrative detention. Loai Mansi, representative of minor …
Read More »Ashrawi says Prince William’s visit welcome by Palestinian leadership and people
Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi welcomed on Thursday a planned visit by Britain’s Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, to Palestine later in the summer, saying his visit is welcome not only by the leadership, but by the Palestinian people. “On behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization …
Read More »Israel issues administrative detention orders against 46 Palestinians, including a woman journalist
Israeli authorities issued 46 administrative detention orders against Palestinian detainees including a woman journalist, which raises number of administrative detentions since the begging of March to 110 orders, according to Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). Mahmoud Halabi, PPS attorney, said on Thursday that Israeli authority issued administrative order against the woman …
Read More »Detainees recount stories of torture, maltreatment by Israeli army
The Detainees Commission published on Thursday a report that includes affidavits by Palestinian detainees, including children, of torture and maltreatment by Israeli forces during detention and interrogation at Ofer and Etzion military camps and detention centers. Mohammad Dawood, 17, from Beit Duqqu, northwest of Jerusalem, said Israeli forces raided his …
Read More »Presidency welcomes visit of Britain’s Prince William to Palestine
The Palestinian Presidency announced on Thursday that His Royal Highness Prince William Duke of Cambridge will visit Palestine this summer at the kind invitation of His Excellency President Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine. The Palestinian Presidency welcomes this important visit, which we hope will contribute to strengthening …
Read More »Britain’s Prince William to visit region in summer
Britain’s Prince William is expected to visit Palestine and Israel in the summer, Kensington Palace announced on Thursday. A press statement by the British Consulate in Jerusalem said the “Duke of Cambridge will visit the Occupied Palestinian Territories later this year at the invitation of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The …
Read More »Jewish settlers hold provocative celebration in heart of West Bank city
Hundreds of fanatic Jewish settlers celebrated Purim holiday in a march in the heart of the southern West Bank city of Hebron provoking residents who were forced to remain indoors, according to local sources. The settlers walked around the old town of Hebron, where they are concentrated, banging drums and …
Read More »President Abbas to address Fatah meeting on latest political developments
President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to give a wide ranging speech on the latest political developments at the opening of a three-day meeting for Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) in Ramallah on Thursday, according to Fayez Abu Eita, deputy secretary of the FRC. He told the official Voice of Palestine radio …
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