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Statement by Ambassador Dr. Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, before the United Nations Security Council, Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestine Question
Mr. President,
U.S. Tells UN Security Council: Israeli Activities in West Bank Creating One-state Reality
Israeli policies in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem, and particularly continued settlement construction were severely criticized in a special UN Security Council session on Friday.
The State of Palestine welcomes the first visit of a delegation from the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
The purpose of the mission is to raise awareness about the work of the Court, including its ongoing Preliminary Examination into the Situation in Palestine. This visit is built on the foundation of the frequent communications, regular contacts and exchanges between the State of Palestine and the Office of the...
Statement by PLO Secretary General Dr. Saeb Erekat’s on Mr. Trump’s Statement regarding Occupied East Jerusalem
Mr. Trump’s statement shows disregard for international law, longstanding U.S. foreign policy regarding the status of Jerusalem, including the Occupation and illegal annexation of Occupied East Jerusalem, as well as hundreds of millions of Arabs, including Palestinians Christians and Muslims. His statement also neglects the calls made by millions of...
H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine Statement before the United Nations General Assembly - 22 September, 2016
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The staggering economic cost of occupation: The Palestinian economy would be at least twice as large without Israeli occupation, UNCTAD report saysNew News Article
Surveying a number of studies, the report reveals the channels through which occupation deprives the Palestinian people of their human right to development and hollows out the Palestinian economy.
Dr. Nabil Shaath: Israel is burying the two-state solution, or Whatever’s left of it
'Strong statements' don’t work. To effectively support the Palestinians and end the occupation, the international community must stop treating Israel as a state above the law.
The Israeli Government Support to Extremist Groups in Occupied East Jerusalem
The Israeli Deputy “Defense” Minister Eli Ben Dahan said publicly on August 13 “we’re not embarrassed to say it: we want to rebuild the temple.”1 By doing so, Israeli government officials continue to incite extremists in order to change the status quo of The Al Aqsa Mosque Compound, the third...
Statement by Dr. Saeb Erekat and Media Brief: Marking 15 years of the Israeli closure of Palestinian National institutions in Occupied East Jerusalem
“The continuous Israeli closure of the Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem, particularly the Orient House, reflects Israel’s will to negate Palestinian rights over the city and bury the two-state solution. For 15 years, Palestinians in our occupied capital have been deprived of their own institutions while the Israeli government, in full...
July 31, 2016 - Political Brief: PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: “It is time to end Israel’s dangerous lawlessness”
“In the past few months, Israel has intensified its deliberate breach of international law and conventions and has employed a series of dangerous and violent policies and racist laws and legislation against the Palestinian people aimed to systematically destroy their homes and rob them of their land, resources and rights;...