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ISTANBUL DECLARATION ON “FREEDOM FOR AL QUDS”
We, in our capacity as Kings and Heads of State and Government of Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) coming together at the OIC Extraordinary Summit held in Turkey on 13 December 2017,
FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ISLAMIC SUMMIT CONFERENCE TO CONSIDER THE SITUATION IN WAKE OF US ADMINISTRATION’S RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF AL-QUDS ASH-SHARIF AS THE SO-CALLED CAPITAL OF ISRAEL, THE OCCUPYING POWER, AND TRANSFER OF THE US EMBASSY
Having reviewed the alarming situation and growing tensions within the occupied territory of the State of Palestine in most Member Statesand elsewhere,
Abbas at the OIC: Israel’s violations absolve us from our commitments
President Mahmoud Abbas told the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday that Israeli violations in the occupied territories and of international law absolve the Palestinians from meeting the commitments made in the agreements.
PLO-DCI responds to the statement by Vice President Mike Pence’s Press Secretary Alyssa Farah
The PLO Department of Culture and Information issued the following response to Vice President Mike Pence’s Press Secretary Alyssa Farah’s statement issued on December 10 regarding Vice President Pence’s intended visit to the region:
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the UNSC emergency meeting on Jerusalem
“We express our appreciation to all United Nations Security Council members who have taken a position of courage and principle and have rejected and condemned the irresponsible decision of the US Administration to unilaterally and illegally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there.
On the US Intention to Move its Embassy to Jerusalem
This is an extremely important issue for the Palestinian people, and for Muslim and Christian people all over the world, namely the expected measures to be taken by the United States administration with regard to Jerusalem.
Statement by H.E. Dr. Riyad Mansour, Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, United Nations Security Council, The Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine Question, 8 December 2017
I thank Japan, in its capacity as Security Council President, for its leadership and its convening of this emergency meeting. I also express our gratitude to the eight members of the Council – Egypt, Bolivia, France, Italy, Senegal, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Uruguay – that requested this meeting as...
Statement issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Expatriates about Jerusalem
The State of Palestine expresses its adamant and unequivocal rejection of the announcement made by US President Donald Trump. The American Administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is an act of hostility against the Palestinian people, their inalienable national rights.
Press Release: Trump statement on Jerusalem bars the US from playing a constructive role in the peace process
Canberra, 7 December 2017
President Abbas: Trump disregarded international law with his declaration on Jerusalem
Our national cause is at a critical moment today, following the measures announced today by the US administration on Jerusalem.