2022
Press Release: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Today, the international community celebrated the United Nations Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People...
Press Release: Australia positions itself against international law and rules-based order
The General Delegation of Palestine regrets Australia’s deeply disappointing decision to vote against this draft decision, and considers this a vote against international law and a rules-based order.
Press Release: Reversal of Recognition of West Jerusalem
The General Delegation of Palestine to Australia welcomes the Australian Government and Senator Penny Wong's affirmation that Jerusalem is a final status issue that must be resolved through negotiations between Palestine and Israel.
Policy Brief: Self-Defence and International Law
Israel’s invocation of its so-called “right to self-defence” to justify its violations against the Palestinian people, the non-applicability of Article 51, Israel as the Occupying Power, and the obligations of Occupation Law.
Haaretz Opinion: What the Abu Akleh Affair Says About U.S. Loyalty to Israel
America is telling Israel: Keep on killing journalists, as far as we’re concerned it’s fine. We will always say you didn’t mean to, that tragic circumstances killed Abu Akleh and not soldiers...
UN High Commissioner's Oral Update on global human rights developments to the 50th Human Rights Council session
"I call on the Israeli authorities to open a criminal investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, to promptly make conclusions and findings public, and to hold perpetrators accountable."
Condolences: Ms Shireen Abu Akleh
Ambassador of the State of Palestine, Dr Izzat Abdulhadi, and the Staff of the General Delegation of Palestine to Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific would like to express our deepest condolences following the death of the well-known senior journalist Ms Shireen Abu Akleh who was shot and killed...
PCBS and MOC Press Release: Palestinian National Culture Day
To mark the Palestinian National Culture Day on March 13th, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) and Ministry of Culture (MOC) reviewed the status of cultural institutions in Palestine.
Press Release: International Women's Day
International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the progress made on women’s rights, celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, and to call for an end to gender inequality. In this context, the General Delegation of the State of Palestine to Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and...
Press Release: Australian Government’s Decision on Hamas
The Australian government’s declared intention to list the entirety of Hamas as a terrorist organisation reveals a double standard and does nothing to advance the peace process.