Embassy of the State of Palestine

The State of Palestine expresses is its deep regret over the decision of the USA to withdraw from UNESCO, a United Nations organization dedicated to education, culture, and the preservation of tangible and intangible heritage, and firmly rejects the justifications provided by the USA as they constitute an unacceptable politicization of UNESCO’s work and a failed attempt to deflect attention from the violations committed by Israel, the illegal occupying Power, against heritage, culture, and archaeological sites in Palestine.

Palestinian Prime Minister Dr Mohammad Mustafa has launched an urgent appeal to end Israel’s policy of starvation, calling on the international community to take immediate action to pressure Israel to allow UN agencies to fulfill their humanitarian mandate and deliver essential, life-saving aid to the Palestinian people. He made the appeal during a press conference held in Ramallah, attended by representatives of UN agencies and international relief organizations.

Situation Report covering key updates and developments across occupied Palestine between 14-21 July 2025

Today, on Nelson Mandela International Day, we remember the amazing achievements, strength, and service of a true friend of the Palestinian people, who once said "We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians."

On World Refugee Day 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination and the right of return for Palestinian refugees to their homes from which they were forcibly displaced.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine warns of the dangerous consequences of transferring administrative authority over Al-Ibrahimi Mosque from the Hebron Municipality to a settler council, and calls on UNESCO and the wider international community to intervene immediately to halt the implementation of this decision, which constitutes an unprecedented step in Israel’s ongoing efforts to assert sovereignty over the site.

Official statement from the General Delegation of Palestine expressing concern that the Australian Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism risks undermining democratic rights and freedoms, and urging the government to reject the adoption of the controversial and discredited IHRA definition of antisemitism endorsed by the Plan.

UN expert's new report exposes the corporate infrastructure profiting from Israel’s economy of occupation — and its deadly transformation into an economy of genocide. “For decades, Israel’s repression of Palestinian people has been scaffolded by corporations, fully aware of and yet indifferent to, decades of human rights violations and international crimes,” the expert said. “This report shows why Israel’s genocide continues: because it is lucrative for many,”

On World Refugee Day 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, including the right to self-determination and the right of return for Palestinian refugees to their homes from which they were forcibly displaced.

Official statement from the General Delegation of Palestine welcoming the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand governments’ decision to impose targeted sanctions on Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.