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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza (UNRWA) rang the alarm over the weekend as its new study on the 2013 infant mortality rate in Gaza showed a surge in the number of death of babies under the age of one for the first time in more than half a century. The UN agency’s […]
UN Secretary General’s spokesperson indicated Tuesday the UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent donations to help support Palestinian refugees who are suffering from an acute shortage of assistance. The UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has raised the alarm over a shortfall of funding needed to provide aid to the Palestinian refugees. […]
Tensions are still tense in Palestine over the death of an 18-month-old Palestinian toddler in an arson attack suspected to be carried out by Jewish extremists on Friday. Clashes and demonstrations continued on Sunday at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem with reports that two Palestinian teenagers were shot dead on Saturday by Israeli snipers during […]
Egyptian President al-Sissi, standing as the new knight against terrorism in the Middles East, Monday told a visiting group of US Jews that success against terrorism in the region and beyond could only be possible if the international community ends the Israel-Palestine conflict. Egyptian President al-Sissi told the delegation of the US Jews committee (AJC) […]
Palestinian unity government Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah handed the resignation of his cabinet on Wednesday to President Abbas who ordered him right way to form a new government. Hamas rejected the decision. Citing reasons of divisions and the reluctance of Hamas to relinquish power in Gaza, Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah’s government threw in the towel. […]
Palestine has become the 180th member of the World Customs Organization (WCO), scoring another diplomatic victory against Israel and marking another major step towards statehood. The Palestinian government said that its membership application has been accepted by the WCO, stressing that the new accomplished feat will help build international momentum for the recognition of Palestinian […]
Israel’s channel 2 broadcasted an interview with president Obama on Tuesday and one of the major topics discussed was the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Obama stated that Netanyahu’s “so many conditions” for a two-state solution are almost surrealistic and is making it more difficult for Washington to defend it in the international arena. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s statements […]
Netanyahu wants a new round of peace talks with Palestine to begin after holding talks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. A source told local Israeli newspaper Haaretz that Netanyahu thinks that the negotiations are necessary because “it’s clear there are areas that will remain under Israeli control under any agreement, just as it’s […]
A 40-page analysis report drafted by Steen Lau Jorgensen, World Bank’s director for Gaza and the West Bank, has highlighted that Gaza’s economy is “on the verge of collapse” due to restrictions, poor governance and internal struggles. The report described Gaza’s economy as the worst in the world with almost half of the 1.8million people […]
FIFA chief Sepp Blatter was in Jerusalem on Tuesday to meet Netanyahu before meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Football Association (PFA) chief Jibril Rajoub on Wednesday. PFA wants its Israeli homologue to be kicked out of FIFA under allegations of racism and restrictions imposed on Palestinian football. Blatter is trying to persuade Palestine […]