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Communiqué of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement on Illegal Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
1. The Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement expresses its grave concern regarding recent developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, in particular the continuation and escalation of illegal policies and measures by Israel, the occupying Power, aimed at expanding its illegal settlement campaign and further entrenching its half-century occupation of the...
Dr. Ashrawi: Nation-building requires the end of the occupation
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi met with Deputy Head of Mission of the Office ofthe Quartet John Clarke at the PLO Headquarters in Ramallah.
The Bishops of the 2017 Holy Land Co-ordination have released a final communiqué calling for prayer, awareness and action after 50 years of occupation in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza.
Fifty years of occupation demands action
Donald Trump and the World Must Decide Where they Stand on Jerusalem: Justice or Occupation
As President Donald Trump assumes power in Washington D.C., many in occupied Palestine are deeply alarmed about what the future holds for them. They fear for the two-state solution that for decades has been the internationally accepted framework for an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement and an end to Israel’s military occupation...
Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) issues Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Palestine and east Jerusalem
Israel reveals plans for nearly 600 settlement homes in East Jerusalem
Israel has announced plans to build almost 600 new settlement homes in occupied East Jerusalem, just two days after Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, with officials stating the “rules of the game have changed”.
Statement by Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki regarding the Paris Peace Conference on the Middle East
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki: "We'll have a vigorous and immediate follow up for the implementation of the Paris Conference outputs." Dr al-Maliki said that "The Paris Peace Conference on the Middle East, which concluded its work Sunday, left us with a document containing three components, each of which needs a...
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the International Peace Conference and its Joint Declaration
We extend our gratitude and appreciation to the French government for its initiative to organize an international peace conference of foreign ministers and diplomats in Paris on January 15, and for putting the Palestinian issue back on the global agenda; we also acknowledge the Participants for their commitment to international law and...
Dr. Saeb Erekat on the Reservations Made by the United Kingdom and Australia to the Final Statement of the Paris Peace Conference
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has distanced the Australian government from the communique made at the Paris Middle East Peace Conference, agreed by ministers and diplomats of 70 nations, including Australia, concerning the pathways to peace between Israel and Palestine.
Paris Middle East Peace Conference - Dr. Saeb Erekat's comments and the position of Australia
The Embassy of the State of Palestine in Canberra welcomes the concluding statement of the Paris Middle East Peace Conference. The statement reaffirmed the two-state solution as the only way to achieve a sustainable peace, emphasised the importance for the parties to restate their commitment to this solution, and reiterated that...