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The Centenary of the Balfour Declaration has been marked by celebrations in London and protests in Gaza and Ramallah where Palestinians continue to reel from the yoke of Israeli occupation. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in London where he will attend a banquet this evening at London’s Lancaster House mansion, protesters took to […]
A 37-year old Palestinian killed three Israelis namely one border police officer and two security guards, in a shooting at the back entrance of the settlement of Har Adar on Tuesday, reports say. The Palestinian who had a work permit and reportedly from the village of Beit Surik in northern West Bank arrived with a […]
Visiting Gaza for the first time since taking office as United Nations Secretary-General in January, António Guterres said Wednesday he has a dream, a dream to see two states established in the Holy Land. “I have a dream. A dream to one day see the Holy Land with two states – Israel and Palestine – […]
With Gaza entering its fourth month of a serious energy crisis, the United Nations on Thursday released a further $2.5 million from a pooled humanitarian fund to cover urgent needs in the Palestinian enclave, a UN press release said. The disbursement from the Humanitarian Fund for the occupied Palestinian Territory will bolster the UN’s emergency […]
Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union hailed the efforts made by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, for the defense of Al-Quds Acharif, the protection of its monuments, the preservation of its Arab character and support for the Palestinian people. In the final communiqué issued by the Union of Arab MPs that convened an emergency meeting in […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has strongly condemned as “unacceptable” Israel’s practices in Jerusalem that are meant to impose a fait accompli in the city, and urged the international community to take decisive actions to compel Israel to put an end to these provocative practices that could incite extremist tendencies, further tension, animosity and violence […]
The British government is on the verge of cancelling an exhibition on the Palestinian cultural heritage over assumptions that organizers have links with Gaza ruler Hamas and Lebanon-based Hezbollah; two movements considered as terror groups by the United Kingdom. Although the ban is not officially announced, organizers believe the Department for Communities and Local Government […]
Hamas has reacted in disbelief after the Saudi’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir termed it as being part of the extremist and terrorist groups supported by Qatar. A statement released by the Gaza-based group stated that remarks made by the Minister are “a shock to our Palestinian people and to our Arab and Islamic nation, which […]
The European Union and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) signed on Wednesday a Joint Declaration on EU support to UNRWA for the period 2017-2020. They also announced the signature of the financial agreement for the EU contribution to the UNRWA Program Budget for 2017, which […]
The British Labour party vying for a majority in the British Parliament during next month election has pledged to recognize officially the State of Palestine, while backing the two-state solution as a means to end the decades-long conflict. The party, in its manifesto for the 2017 election to take place in June, has indicated that […]