Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to approve the construction of 3,300 new settlement units during the next meeting of the Civil Administration’s High Planning Committee, which is set to be held on 16 October, Israel’s Channel 7 has reported. Netanyahu made his pledge during a closed meeting on …
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PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi met yesterday with a visiting delegation of British Labour Party Parliamentarians which was organized by The Council for Advancing Arab-British Understanding (Caabu) and Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) at the PLO Headquarters in Ramallah. The delegation consisted of Parliamentarians Graham Jones, Julie Elliott, …
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Two members of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee Thursday condemned the blatant bias of US ambassador to Israel David Friedman. PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi condemned Friedman’s statements suggesting that only 2 percent of the West Bank is occupied by Israel and describing as “alleged” the Israeli occupation …
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Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Hanan Ashrawi Thursday welcomed three recent developments signaling “strong support for justice in Palestine”. Ashrawi welcomed this developments as a “proof of the ongoing strong support for the Palestinian struggle for justice and freedom” and affirmed: “We are encouraged by …
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Clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces on Friday in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, as journalists reported being threatened at gunpoint by Israeli forces. Locals told Ma’an that clashes erupted in the Bab al-Zawiya area in the center of the city, with Israeli forces firing …
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Israeli forces detained at least 21 Palestinians during raids in the occupied West Bank between Thursday evening and Friday morning, according to local Palestinian sources. Israeli forces detained 522 Palestinians, including 130 minors and 16 women, over the course of the month of August, according to a joint report released …
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Israeli forces suppressed a weekly march in the village of Kafr Qaddum in the northern occupied West Bank district of Qalqiliya on Friday, firing rubber-coated steel bullets at Palestinian protesters. Coordinator of the village’s popular resistance Murad Shteiwi told Ma’an that Israeli forces “attacked” protesters by firing rubber-coated steel bullets, …
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An Israeli court sentenced Yinon Reuveni, 22 to eight years imprisonment for the arson targeting the Church of Loaves and Fishes near Tiberias two years ago. His lawyer said that he intends to appeal the sentence, and claimed that the proof of Yinon’s involvement was insufficient. The lawyer also accused …
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There was strong diplomatic and donor support for UNRWA and its mandate at the Ministerial-level meeting which took place in New York during the General Assembly on 22 September. The meeting, entitled “Giving Hope to Palestine Refugees”, was hosted by the OIC Secretary-General, H.E. Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, and co-hosted by …
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Israeli officials say some of the companies responded to the UN human rights commissioner by saying they won’t renew their contracts in Israel The UN’s Human Rights Commissioner began sending letters two weeks ago to 150 companies in Israel and around the world, warning them that they are about to …
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