2018
Statement by H.E. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, Delivered Before the United Nations Security Council on 20 February 2018
Excellency Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, President of the Security Council,
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the Knesset’s extension of Israeli law to academic institutions in the illegal settlements
“We condemn the Israeli Knesset’s vote to extend Israeli law to academic institutions in the illegal settlements and place them under the authority of the Council for Higher Education in Israel. This decision represents another dangerous step in the annexation of the occupied West Bank.
Ambassador Abdulhadi concluded a successful visit to New Zealand
Ambassador of the State of Palestine Izzat Abdulhadi has concluded a successful visit to New Zealand where he attended the Waitangi Day Reception organized by New Zealand's Governor General.
Incitement Report for January 2018: Examples of recent inflammatory comments and incitement by Israeli officials and leaders
February 1, 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates// Pence’s Statement Emphasizes Christian Zionism’s Impact on the American Policy Which’s Portrayed by Trump’s Decision on Jerusalem
In his speech in the Knesset, US Vice President Mike Pence pledged to open the US embassy in Jerusalem before the end of next year, saying: "President Donald Trump made history and altered a 70-year mistake by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel." An essential step to help achieving peace.
Press Release: Extension of Ahed Tamimi's imprisonment is illegal and immoral
The decision by the Israeli Ofer military court to extend the detention of 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi is both illegal and morally repulsive.
Press Release: Call for Equality for Palestinians in Israel
The 30th of January 2018 will mark the third annual Solidarity Day for Palestinians in Israel.There are approximately 1.8 million Palestinian people living in Israel. Like their fellow Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and the diaspora, these Palestinians suffer from a system of Israeli oppression and injustice, although their...
The Israeli incitement campaigns against our people and our leadership is a proof of the absence of an Israeli peace partner
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemns the incitement campaigns that is adopted by the Israeli right wing against the Palestinian people and Palestinian leadership, headed by President Mahmoud Abbas. The Ministry believe these campaigns are a continuation of the previous campaigns of defamation that the Israeli government...
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the U.S. freezing funds to UNRWA
The U.S. Administration seems to be following Netanyahu’s instructions to gradually dismantle the one agency that was established by the international community to protect the rights of the Palestinian refugees and provide them with essential services.
Refugees access to basic humanitarian services is not a bargaining chip but a U.S. and international obligation
A statement by the P.L.O General Delegation to the United States regarding the administration decision on Tuesday (1/16/2018) to freeze funding due to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), H.E.