The United Nations Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian territory released on Tuesday approximately $900,000 for health and food support over the next six months to around 140,000 Palestinians, almost half of them children, in dozens of West Bank communities, including in East Jerusalem, according to a press release by …
Read More »Presidents Abbas briefs Kuwaiti foreign minister on the latest developments
President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday in New York the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Sabah and briefed him on the latest political developments in the Palestinian issue. The meeting took place ahead of a speech Abbas is going to deliver at a meeting for the United Nations Security …
Read More »Russian envoy for Middle East: Political settlement is under a real threat
Mikhail Bogdanov, Special Envoy of the Russian President for the Middle East and Deputy Foreign Minister, said that the Middle East [political] settlement based on the two-state solution is under a real threat, noting that the point of no return is very close. Addressing the Valdai International Discussion Club, Bogdanov …
Read More »Ashrawi of PLO: Israeli occupation emboldened by Trump’s irresponsible policies
PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi said that the Israeli occupation has been emboldened by [US President Donald]Trump’s irresponsible policies in defiance of international law and the requirements of peace. addressing a visiting delegation of representatives of the German Federal Foreign Office in charge of the Middle East Department to …
Read More »Newspapers Review: Dailies highlight PM’s meeting with Israelis, Abbas speech
News about a meeting held in Ramallah on Monday between Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and Israeli officials as well as President Mahmoud Abbas’ upcoming speech at the UN Security Council in New York, were highlighted on the front page of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies on Tuesday. Al-Quds and al-Hayat …
Read More »President Abbas proposes peace plan at Security Council
President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday proposed a peace plan at the United Nations Security Council that tackles core issues, which have foiled peace efforts over the past few decades. Abbas said in his highly anticipated speech in front of the UN Security Council that the plan calls for holding an international …
Read More »La activista palestina Ahed Tamimi centra la galería de mulleres de este mes en Muxía
Hoy será juzgada por el Gobierno israelí por la supuesta agresión a un soldado Con tan solo dieciséis años, la activista cisjordana Ahed Tamimi será hoy juzgada por el Gobierno israelí tras supuestamente haber agredido a un soldado. Esta joven palestina, que protagoniza la galería de mulleres de febrero en …
Read More »Palestinian peace negotiator tells US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley to ‘shut up’ over Abbas criticism
Saeb Erekat accuses US ambassador of calling ‘for overthrowing the democratically elected Palestinian president’ A Palestinian peace negotiator has told the US envoy to the United Nations to “shut up” with her criticism of Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority. Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation …
Read More »LETTERA AL PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBBLICA SERGIO MATTARELLA
Signore Presidente, le chiediamo un suo intervento affinché abbia fine la detenzione dei bambini palestinesi nelle prigioni israeliane. In particolare vorremmo portare alla sua conoscenza il caso di Ahed Tamimi arrestata a soli 16 anni dalle forze di occupazione israeliane. Lo scorso 15 dicembre 2017 Mohammed Tamimi, 15 anni, era …
Read More »Premier meets UN, EU officials, briefs them on latest developments
Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah met on Thursday with United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nikolay Mladenov, and EU representative for Palestine Ralph Tarraf in two separate meetings at his Ramallah office and discussed with them the latest political developments. During the meetings, Hamdallah tackled Israel’s policy …
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