Embassy of the State of Palestine

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. 

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. 

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.

The Nakba: Ethnic cleansing and displacement of the native population

Excellency,

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will visit the White House on Wednesday to meet with President Donald Trump and his administration.

PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi:

We strongly condemn the insistence of Netanyahu’s government to continue imposing its colonial enterprise throughout occupied Palestine, which aims at burying the two-state solution and to systematically deny the Palestinian people's right to self-determination. 

On South Africa's Freedom day, I am reminded of a time in which our friends in the African National Congress (ANC) told us: “Once Palestine is free, do not forget South Africa.”

This media brief focuses only on recent statements made by top Israeli officials with regard to Israel’s illegal settlement enterprise, Jerusalem, and the prospects for a two-state solution. It also includes several statements from the past week in which these Israeli officials incite against the lives of Palestinian political prisoners...