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PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the US decision to cut $20 million from occupied East Jerusalem hospitals: "Such an act of political blackmail goes against the norms of human decency and morality"
"By cutting vital funds to hospitals in East Jerusalem, which include the Augusta Victoria Hospital and the St. John’s Ophthalmic Hospital, the US administration is threatening to cause serious instability and grave harm to thousands of Palestinian patients and their families from across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip,...
Dr. Saeb Erekat on Paraguay’s decision to move its embassy back to Tel Aviv
We commend Paraguay’s decision to act in accordance with its obligations under international law by closing its embassy in Jerusalem and relocating it to Tel Aviv. President Abdo’s courageous decision shows that the government of Asunción has chosen to go back to the traditional Latin American position of respect for...
Statement by Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on behalf of the PLO Executive Committee in response to the US ending funding to UNRWA
"The US administration’s decision to terminate all funding to UNRWA is a cruel and irresponsible move targeting the most vulnerable segment of Palestinian society.
Foreign Minister Dr Riad Malki's June 11 letter of response to the Hon Julie Bishop regarding Australian aid to the Palestinian Authority
Letter-of-response-11.06.2018.pdf
Dr. Saeb Erekat on the passing of the “Jewish Nation-State" bill: Israel has become a de jure apartheid regime
The passing of the “Jewish Nation-State" bill aims to legitimize Israel’s institutional discrimination against its Arab Palestinian citizens, as well as to turn a de facto apartheid regime into a de jure reality for all of historic Palestine.
Dr. Ashrawi: “With its ‘Jewish Nation-State’ law, Israel is legalizing apartheid and exclusivity”
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi strongly denounced the Knesset’s adoption of the 'Jewish Nation-State’ bill:
Dr. Saeb Erekat on the Irish Senate’s Approval of a Bill Banning Israeli Settlement Products
On behalf of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian leadership, I extend our sincere appreciation to the Irish Seanad for standing tall for the principle of justice by approving this historic motion banning trade with the illegal Israeli colonial settlements in occupied Palestine.
Aid cuts show Australia's true attitude to the Palestinian cause - Saeb Erekat
from: The Guardian
Foreign Minister Dr Riad Malki's statement in response to Australia's withdrawal of aid to the Palestinian Authority
Statement-Eng-03-July-2018.pdf
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on Australia’s decision to end direct aid to Palestine
“Australia seems to have succumbed to the U.S. administration’s pressure in compounding the injustice of Israel’s military occupation by punishing its Palestinian victims. This unjustified and cruel move further targets the Palestinians who are already being held captive, while ignoring the persistent violations and war crimes being committed by the...