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Trump waives law requiring US to move embassy to Jerusalem
Donald Trump will not order the moving of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in the near future, despite strong lobbying in recent days by senior Israeli officials.
Dr. Ashrawi on Israel’s standing at the UN
RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (June 1, 2017) -- Commenting on Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon’s election to the post of Vice President of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said:
Dr. Ashrawi on the joint Israeli Knesset and U.S. Congress event to mark fifty years since the “reunification of Jerusalem”
RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (May 31, 2017) -- Commenting on the joint Israeli Knesset and U.S. Congress event to take place on June 6 to mark fifty years since the “reunification of Jerusalem,” PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned such an unprecedented and dangerous move and said:
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi condemns the terrorist attack in Egypt
RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (May 26, 2017) -- “On behalf of the Palestinian leadership and the people of Palestine, we strongly condemn today’s terrorist attack in which more than twenty Coptic Christians, many of them children, were killed, and dozens more were injured who were traveling to the Saint Samuel Monastery in the...
A message from Ambassador Izzat Abdulhadi on the occasion of the beginning of Ramadan
The Ambassador and staff of the General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific would like to take the opportunity of the beginning of Ramadan to wish the Muslim, Arab and Palestinian communities in Australia and worldwide a blessed Ramadan and a rewarding fasting.
Dr. Ashrawi on the terrorist act in Manchester
RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (May 23, 2017) -- “On behalf of the Palestinian leadership, we strongly denounce last night’s terrorist attack in Manchester in which twenty-two people, including children, were killed, and at least sixty people were injured.
Dr. Erakat on the 69th Nakba Anniversary: "The Nakba means an ongoing journey of pain, loss, and injustice."
Our nation marking 69 years of the Nakba, our national catastrophe, is symbolized in our exile and the systematic denial of our rights. The Nakba means an ongoing journey of pain, loss, and injustice.
Ms. Ola Awad, President of the PCBS, reviews the conditions of the Palestinian people via statistical figures and findings
The Nakba: Ethnic cleansing and displacement of the native population
Grave Situation of Palestinian Prisoners on Hunger Strike
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Trump has to make a big call on Middle East peace
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will visit the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Donald Trump and his administration.