Embassy of the State of Palestine

In line with one of the Palestinian Delegation’s key objectives – to deepen its engagement with civil society – Ambassador Abdulhadi has been strengthening ties with representatives of some faith communities in Australia recently. He participated in three separate functions, two of which (the annual gala dinner of the Australian...

The Palestinian embassy would like to sincerely thank the Women’s International Club (WIC) in Canberra, and Dr Mayada Kayali in particular, for organizing an extraordinary function at the Hellenic Club on June 26. The function included the showcasing of the cultural heritage of six countries, including the State of Palestine.

On Friday, 31 May, the Palestinian Delegation, represented by the Ambassador and staff, participated in the OIC’s annual iftar dinner at Old Parliament House with a food stall that included some traditional favourites.

On Monday, 27 May, Ambassador Abdulhadi participated in an inspiring interfaith iftar dinner organized by the AACCI in Adelaide. The iftar was attended by the Governor of South Australia, H.E. Mr Hieu Van Le, the state ministers for trade and multiculturalism, and a number of SA MPs.

On Wednesday, 15 May, Ambassador Izzat Abdulhadi, Counsellor Suheir Gedeon and First Secretary Noura Saleh attended DFAT’s evening Ramadan reception, which was hosted by Secretary Frances Adamson at the Department’s premises in Canberra. Present were diplomats representing Arab and Muslim-majority countries, as well as departmental friends and colleagues from the...

On Tuesday, 26 March, Ambassador Abdulhadi and the Delegation’s staff received a visiting member of the Lebanese Parliament, Mr Othman Alameddine MP, who was accompanied by a delegation representing the Lebanese Future Movement in Australia. Ambassador Abdulhadi thanked Mr Alameddine for the Movement’s continued support for Palestine, and shone a...

On Sunday, 31 March, Glimmer of Hope, a Palestinian community association based in Adelaide, was officially launched with the help of Ambassador Abdulhadi. The event was attended by a large number of Palestinian community members in Adelaide, in addition to representatives of the city's municipality, its business community and various...

Ambassador Abdulhadi has traveled to Christchurch, New Zealand, following last Friday's terrorist attack on two mosques in the city. 

On Saturday, 16 February, the Palestinian Delegation in co-operation with Palestine Fair Trade Australia ran a stall at the annual National Multicultural Festival in Canberra’s city centre.

The General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific (GDOP), in co-operation with the Embassy of Kuwait in Canberra, organised an Australian federal parliamentary delegation to visit Kuwait and Palestine from the 6th to the 15th of January 2019.