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A number of human rights institutions based in the United Kingdom have sent an urgent message to the European Union and the British government to immediately reverse their decision of…
Large Arab investment funds will funnel about $50 million into projects to ease the hardships of the Palestinians but the money will not go to the cash-strapped Hamas-led government, fund…
In a report released on Wednesday, the United Nations warned that the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be facing grave humanitarian crisis if the foreign…
The Palestinian government expressed disappointment at the Jordanian government canceling of a visit of the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahaar, scheduled for Wednesday, Palestinian sources reported. The…
A petition being circulated by a German peace group states, "We know from the history of our own country what dangers await a society that loses its moral standards", and…
U.S. citizens have been barred from financial dealings with the Palestinian Authority because it’s controlled by Hamas, which the government designates a terrorist organization, the Treasury Department said. The U.S.…
"The continuing (Israeli) occupation and aggressions are at the root of the cycle" of violence, Haniya told ministers from his Hamas-led government in a cabinet meeting the day after a…
Arab nations and Russia have offered aid money to the new Palestinian Authority to help cover the shortfall left by the pull-out of U.S. and European Union assistance, as well…
The imprisoned Palestinian lawmaker Jamal Huwail called on the Palestinian resistance factions and the Palestinian Authority (P.A) to consider the issue of the Palestinian prisoners’ in Israeli prisons as a…
Fadwa Al Barghouti is the wife of imprisoned Marwan, the leader of the Fateh party in the West Bank and an elected member of Palestinian government. He has played a…
Federal authorities have allegedly decided to deport a former Florida professor and Palestinian rights activist after failing to convict him on charges he helped finance terror attacks in Israel. Sami…
Israeli army radio reported on Saturday that Israel could could ask the United States to free a former US Defense Department official, imprisoned in the States for spying for Israel,…
Concerned with the deteriorating situation in Gaza, Qatar put forward a draft at the United Nations Security Council, hoping it would spark a debate on the "indiscriminate shelling against the Gaza…
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh shrugged off the US and European Union freeze in aid money to the Palestinian Authority Friday, saying, "The Palestinian people will not give up their…
The Israeli peace movement issued an urgent plea Thursday to the governments of Europe, the U.S. and the world to end the economic blockade of the Palestinian people, which has…
German Federal Development Minister Heidemarie, Ms. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul announced Wednesday that bilateral humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people will continue, despite the European Union’s decision to freeze aid money, and…
The Jenin refugee compound, more than 50 years old and one of the oldest camps in Palestine, is home to 13,000 people, half of them under 15. It was the…
The EU move gave Hamas the possibility to think again about its policy directions, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The EU’s decision on Monday to stop all direct aid…
Palestinians who attack Israeli soldiers cannot be defined as terrorists, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said in an interview with US television network ABC broadcast on Tuesday, April 11. "Somebody…
Palestinian officials reported that President Mahmoud Abbas flew on Wednesday to Casablanca – Morocco, on his first official trip the the country after newspaper reports the city may host secret…
British Legislator, Gerald Kaufman said Tuesday, sanctions must be imposed against Israel if it does not hand over officers and troops suspected of being responsible for the killing of two…
Israeli security sources reported on Monday that Hamas movement is close to a decision on initial steps aimed at barring resistance fighters from firing homemade at Israeli targets; Hamas denied…
A senior Palestinian official said the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is holding series of talks with Arab and International leaders in preparation for an Arab and International tour. Palestinian Parliament…
Deputy chair of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Hassan Khreisheh said on Sunday that the American and the British Consulates refused to cooperate with the Palestinian Parliamentary committee investigating the…
The Israeli government announced on Sunday night that it intends to close the joint office used as a security liaison office between it and the Palestinian Authority (P.A) in Jericho,…
Permanent committees of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC) were gearing up to hold their first meetings via the video conference link in Gaza Strip and the West Bank Sunday, the…
New Palestinian Legislative Council member, Ghazi Hamed, reported on Saturday that the Israeli killing of six Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah is, "a clear message to…
The Hamas-led Palestinian government has denounced a move by the European Union (EU) to suspend aid payments, saying it is a form of blackmail which will only hurt ordinary civilians.…
The Hamas-led Palestinian government is ready to live "side by side" with all its neighbours, the foreign minister said in a letter to the UN Secretary General leaked by Agence…
The new Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Wednesday during the first meeting of his ministers that he would struggle to find a way to be able to pay…
Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Al Zahar announced on Wednesday that he plans to visit China and a number of Asian countries in the coming days. Al Zahar stated during a…
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, decided to appoint Dr. Khalil Al Hayya, as the head of its bloc at the Palestinian Legislative Council as the former head Mahmoud Zahhar was…
Source at the Israeli Labor Party reported on Tuesday that talks between the Labor party head Amir Peretz and Kadima head Ehud Olmert had reached an agreement on the new…
South African President Thabo Mbeki accepted an invitation to visit the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) extended to him during a three-day visit by President Mahmoud Abbas, who urged South Africa…
Several United Nations organizations are warning that the Gaza Strip is on the verge of a humanitarian disaster as a result of the Israeli closure and isolation to the Gaza…
A spokesman of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, reported on Monday that Hamas members held talks two months ago with French officials, and that recently the movement held talks with…
In a press conference Friday, U.S. officials reiterated their directive, first announced Wednesday, that the U.S. will bar its officials from dealing with officials of the Palestinian Government agencies that…
Hamas formally took power yesterday, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swearing in 24 cabinet ministers, including 14 who had served time in Israeli prisons. Within hours, Canada cut off aid…
As the Hamas party formally took power with the swearing-in of its 24-member cabinet on Wednesday evening, the US government banned its diplomats from having any contact with the Hamas-led…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Wednesday that the Israeli elections will not make any difference to the Palestinians if the acting Prime Minister in Israel, Ehud Olmert, does not…
"Regrettably, the U.S. administration is always hasty in making its decision and reaffirms its bias toward Israel and against the Palestinian people," said Ismail Haniyeh to reporters at the Palestinian…
The incoming Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyya has presented his government to parliament, saying that while Hamas would spare no effort in striving for peace in the Middle East, it…
The outgoing Palestinian Authority government and the incoming Hamas-led administration have condemned the payment of compensation to an Israeli soldier after a court cleared him of killing 13-year old Iman…
Palestinian Prime Minister-designate, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday at night that the new Palestinian government headed by his movement, Hamas, will be sworn in on Wednesday following its ratification on…
A transcript released by the Palestinian Hamas party describes their planned program for the Palestinian government, including the statement, "The government shall deal with the signed agreements with a high…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to approve the appointment of a new Hamas-led government today but warns that the administration has no future – and will be acting against the…
In an interview Friday with Ma’an News Service, the American Consul General in Jerusalem, Jake Walles, described the situation in the Gaza Strip as “difficult", drawing particular attention to the…
The acting Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said on Friday that a Palestinian State is possible within borders predefined by Israel without evacuating the military and settlers from all of…
On the eve of the formation of the new Palestinian government, a public opinion poll by the Center for Policy and Survey Research in the West Bank and the Gaza…
The new Palestinian government seemed unlikely to reach any kind of agreement on the makeup of its new government after Hamas and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) traded barbs Wednesday…
Ziad Al Nakhala, deputy secretary-general of the Islamic Jihad movement, denied the statements of the Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, who claimed that the movement received 1.8 million US Dollars…
The incoming Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Wednesday that the Palestinian Legislative Council will meet on Saturday to discuss and vote on the program of the new Palestinian…
Khaled Mashal, Hamas Hamas Political Bureau leader in exile, said on Wednesday during an interview in Abu Dhabi, that the movement will continue its resistance and that Israel cannot have…
Harvard report challenging the role of the US-Israel lobby, the third most powerful lobby in the country, has sparked a searing debate within academic and political circles in the US.…
Palestinian groups and leftist activists in have asked the Canadian authorities on Wednesday to arrest the former Israeli Chief of Staff Moshe Yaalon as war criminal on entry to the…
A joint declaration, signed Tuesday between Russia and China during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China, urged Israel and Palestine to return to the negotiating table for peace talks.Since the…
The Palestinian movement Hamas was given a stark reminder of the challenges awaiting it in power as gunmen attacked government ministries and its chief donor stood by threats to cut…
The first edition of the “Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press”, which will be awarded by the Delegation of the European Commission in Lebanon, with the participation of…
Mark Otteh, European Union envoy said the EU will not cease its aid to the Palestinian People and will remain partner for the Palestinian People pointing that the situation nit…
The organization Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) has called on other Jewish organizations and individuals to join the campaign to pressure Caterpillar, Inc. to stop profiting from the destruction of…
A delegation from Hamas movement arrived today into the Bahraini capital city Manama, as part of a tour in different Gulf states that includes Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and…
The Independent Palestine Party, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and ‘The Alternative’ leftist coalition all decided not to join the new Hamas-led Palestinian government, leaving Hamas to form…
Top South African Trade Unionist Willy Madisha issued a white-hot condemnation of Israel’s apartheid policies at a London conference on Saturday. Addressing the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s trade union conference at…
In a press conference Sunday at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated that the Israeli attack on the Palestinian Prison in Jericho…
Running the government of the Palestinian Authority will not deflect Hamas from its overriding goal of pursuing liberation from Israeli occupation, said Khaled Meshal, the leader-in-exile of the Islamic Resistance…
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
Nabeel Abu Rodeina, the spokesperson of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Saturday that Abbas does not intend to resign, and that what the Israeli media published on the…
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, announced that it has finalized the formation of its government, and that the acting Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, will present the government during a pres conference…
U.S. policies in the Middle East don’t serve the country’s national interest, and are determined primarily by the country’s pro-Israel lobby, according to a study published Thursday by researchers from…
Azzam Al Ahmad, head of Fateh bloc at the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) said that Hamas movement rejected the joint document presented by all parliamentary blocs which includes four main …
Ahmad Sa’adat, the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinian, abducted by Israeli forces from a Palestinian prison on Tuesday, told the Palestinian people not to count…
American citizens arrested in Israel have repeatedly suffered physical and psychological trauma while detained by Israeli security forces, stated an FBI agent to a US court, during a hearing about…
Israeli Foreign Minister, said in response of the statements of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, regarding the Jericho Prison attack, that Abbas (Abu Mazin) is a powerless leader with shortcoming…
A meeting between the party leadership of the now-ruling Hamas party and the minority Fateh late Wednesday night failed to bring together a common platform for the new Palestinian government.…
Orthodox Jewish rabbis with Neturei Karta, a Jewish group that opposes the existence of the state of Israel, visited Iran last week in a delegation meant to show the Iranian…
The European Union agreed to grant a $143 million emergency package to the Palestinian Authority in order to pay its bills for two months, however the Union remained undecided about…
A U.S. veto is expected to block a bid by Qatar for the UN Security Council to condemn Israel’s latest attack offensive against Jericho jail and its capture of Palestinian prisoners…
As Israeli forces continue to attack and shell the Al Muqataa prison in Jericho, where jailed Palestinian resistance leader Ahmed Sadat and others remain imprisoned, the besieged prisoners have condemned…
"I killed many Arabs, probably more than Hamas fighters killed Jews, and more than anybody else, but all in order to secure Israeli lives," said former Israeli Special Forces (Shin…
The Middle East envoy from the ‘Quartet for Mideast Peace’, James Wolfensohn, has told his staff that without a clear mandate on a policy toward Hamas he would leave his…
Leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine, Hamas, said that Saudi Arabia promised this weekend to remain one of the biggest financial backers of the Palestinians, despite US and…
A Palestinian official said Saturday that the Palestinian president rejected Hamas’s proposed government program, but Hamas and sources close to President Mahmoud Abbas have dismissed the claim. The senior Palestinian…
A Palestinian official said Saturday that the Palestinian president rejected Hamas’s proposed government program, but Hamas and sources close to President Mahmoud Abbas have dismissed the claim. The senior Palestinian…
PNN met with a potential Palestinian Legislative Council minister Saturday. Dr. Khawla Ragheb Al Shakshir is a professor and a Hamas party member. Her involvement in higher education may be…
BBC Arabic radio and online has been conducting an interactive road show of events in five locations across the Arabic-speaking countries designed to involve young people and encourage them to…
After being threatened by New York Zionists with losing a billion dollar architectural contract in New York, Lord Rogers, one of Britain’s leading architects, revoked his support for a boycott…
Dr. Azeez Dweik, Palestinian Legislative Council spokesman, member of Hamas movement, reported on Sunday that the American Consulate in Israel contacted one of Hamas candidates to be a minister in…
Former Israeli Shin Bet Chief Ami Ayalon told the London-based newspaper the Sunday Times, in a recent interview, that he has killed many Arabs “probably more than Hamas fighters killed…
A third round of talks between Fateh and Hamas movements on the formation of the new Palestinian government was concluded, on Thursday at night, without any results or breakthrough in…
The US-based National Lawyers Guild (NLG) issued a statement Wednesday urging international support for the boycott of Israeli goods by the Norwegian County of Sor-Trondelag. The National Lawyers Guild has…
In a letter to the United Nations Security Council, delivered on Monday by Dr. Riyad Mansour, Ambassador and Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, the Palestinian representative to…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that he opposed the creation of a Palestinian state with temporary borders and unilateral Israeli movement of settlers between illegal settlements in the West Bank.…
A spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on Tuesday that Israel’s threat to assassinate Palestinian prime minister-designate Ismail Haniyya was a form of state terrorism. The Hamas spokesman…
A new World Bank aid package of $42 billion approved Wednesday is meant to "maintain economic and social stability in the short-term by covering urgent recurrent expenditures such as salaries…
Palestinian Legislative Council-PLC- Member, Azzam Al-Ahmad, of Fateh movement, accused the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, of delaying the formation of the government because the movement is waiting to see the…
The leftists Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) reported that it is waiting for the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, to order the release of the PFLP secretary general,…
As the Palestinian Legislative Council held its first official session Monday, Fatah party member Abu Ali Shahin said that he considers what he saw in the session to be a…