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Dr. Ashrawi: “Israel’s policies of violence and repression are a blatant attempt to break the steadfastness of the Palestinian people”
RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (July 30, 2017) -- Commenting on the current situation in Occupied Palestine, PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said:
NSW Labor conference backs recognition of Palestine and two-state solution
The New South Wales Labor conference has urged the next federal Labor government to recognise Palestine in a development likely to flow through to the party’s national conference next July.
Queensland ALP supports recognition of Palestine - and balance in trips
On the weekend the ALP State Conference carried a motion supporting recognition of Palestine.
Australia should recognise Palestine to push for peace with Israel
Please find below the text from an article written by H.E. Ambassador Abdulhadi for The Australian newspaper:
Israeli measures to change historical and legal status of East Jerusalem are illegal
Media Release
H. E. Prof. Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister, the Cabinet Welcomes the Launching of the Fieldwork Activities for the Population Housing and Establishments Census 2017 in State of Palestine
Ramallah – 18/07/2017 – The Palestine Cabinet welcomed the launching of the fieldwork activities for the Population Housing and Establishments Census 2017 covering all Palestinian governorates and localities during 2017. The Cabinet also highly appreciated the efforts led by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) in preparing for conducting...
Dr. Ashrawi on the alarming escalation of Israeli violations in Occupied Jerusalem
RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (July 18, 2017) -- In response to media inquiries regarding the alarming escalation of Israeli violations in Occupied Jerusalem, PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi made the following comments:
UNESCO declares Hebron Old City a world heritage site
The United Nations' cultural arm declared the Old City of Hebron a protected heritage site in a secret ballot, an issue that has triggered a new Israeli-Palestinian spat at the international body.
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi deplores the one-woman crusade against Palestine at the UN
RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (July 5, 2017) "Historically, US officials, even the most ardent apologists for Israel, made an attempt to mask their bias with a semblance of diplomatic language and balance, however flimsy. Now there seems to be a departure from that practice, evident in the one-woman crusade the US representative...
Monthly Incitement Report - June 2017
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: “The real incitement stems from Israel’s military occupation of Palestine and its enslavement of an entire nation. The Israeli hardline extremist government led by Benjamin Netanyahu is responsible for generating a culture of hate and racism in Israel, inciting violence and feeding extremism. ...