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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…
A newly-announced ‘Disengagement Plan’ by the ruling Israeli Kadima party is in fact a ruse, designed to distract the international community away from the fact that Israel is taking over…
Arab member of Knesset, Muhammad Barakeh (Hadash party), said that the Israeli acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is “infected with racism, and rejected Olmert’s criticism of the Islamic leadership in…
Dr. Sameer Abu Holy, a newly elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council from the Fateh party, said that the movement has decided not to join the next government led…
Leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in a meeting with Russian political leadership this weekend, agreed to extend their commitment to a ceasefire with Israel, that they have held…
Palestinian Christians in the Gaza Strip denied claims that the rise of Hamas to power would undermine their religious rights.from islamonline.net "I am not afraid of Hamas, even of the…
Arriving Friday in Moscow for talks with top Russian political leaders, officials with the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, now the top party in the Palestinian government, emphasized the importance…
Sources close to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) told PNN that many Professors from Najah National University have been nominated for positions in the new government to be formed in…
Dr. Salah Bardaweel, Hamas spokesperson to the Palestinian Legislative Council denied Israeli reports on infiltration of Al Qaida members in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.The Palestinian Maan News…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in remarks published on Thursday that there are signs of a potential Al Qaida network in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. He stated…
Brigadier General Aviv Kochavi, the commander of the Israeli army unit along the Gaza border, has cancelled a trip to Britain to join the Royal College of Defense Studies, fearing…
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni warned, on Wednesday, European leaders against transferring funds to a Palestinian government led by the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and claimed that the movement is…
Israeli Labor Party Chairman, Amir Peretz, is slated to meet the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday, Labor party spokesperson reported.The spokesperson stated that Peretz started a wide diplomatic process…
While right-wing Israeli political parties attempt to disqualify Arab candidates from the upcoming Israeli elections simply for being Arab, Arab-Israeli legislator Ahmed Tibi called a "democratic Jewish state" an impossibility…
Moussa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas official, said Tuesday from Damascus, where he lives in exile, that a report circulated in the Arab press reporting a $250 million aid package…
The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and the newly elected Palestinian Legislative Council, (PLC), on Wednesday morning condemned the attacks on Palestinian refugees in Iraq which has caused the death of…
Palestinian Legislator and former Minister of Civil Affairs, Mohammad Dahlan, said on Tuesday at night that Fateh movement will not participate in the Hamas-led government.The statements of Dahlan came during…
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that it obtained a report from the United Nations revealing that the closing of the Karni crossing, the main outlet for Palestinian exports and imports…
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, on Sunday accused The Washington Post of misinterpreting statements made by Hamas leader Ismael Haniyya, who was nominated last week as the new Palestinian Prime…
Arab member of the Israeli Knesset and the General Secretary of the Hadash Movement, Mohammad Barakeh, responded Monday to accusations that he had attacked a soldier during an April 2005…
Both the US and the European Union announced that they will not be cutting off aid to the Palestinian people, despite reports to the contrary.After an unsuccessful Middle-East tour by…
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas warned Wednesday night that he will resign if the now-majority Hamas party makes it impossible for him to carry out his duties as president. President Abbas…
The Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Dr. Riyad Mansour, sent a letter Saturday to the President of the UN Security Council, asking him to hold Israel responsible…
President Abbas condemned the nearly week-long Israeli attack on eastern Nablus’ Balata Refugee Camp, saying "This aggression will increase the deterioration in the area and destroy any chances for a…
Khaled Mashal, Hamas political chief, said during a phone interview on Thursday that the movement is ready to hold talks with anybody, including the U.S, except for Israel, and called…
The Israeli acting Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, called on Thursday King Abdullah of Jordan and apologized for the statements of the Israeli OC Central Command Major General, Yair Naveh, who…
After meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice on Wednesday, Saudi Arabian leader Saud al-Faisal announced that his country, unlike Egypt and the U.S., would not cut humanitarian funding…
US Secretary of State tours Middle East, urges countries not to support new Palestinian government Condoleeza Rice, the US secretary of state, is on a five-day trip to various countries…
Israeli-Jordanian relations faced a cloud of uncertainty following the statements of GOC Central Command leader of the Israeli army, Yair Naveh, who said that 80% of Jordan’s population are Palestinians…
Fateh movement announced on Wednesday afternoon that it "tentatively” agrees to participate in the Hamas government, with Ismail Haniyya as the Prime Minister.Azzam, Al Ahmad, head of the Fateh bloc…
The Palestinian Authority’s new Minister of Economy, Dr. Mazen Sunokrot says the coffers of the Palestinian government are not running dry, as some media have reported. He reported on Wednesday…
(AP) Iran on Wednesday offered to help finance a Palestinian Authority run by the Hamas militant group,Iranian state radio reported. The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani,…
Marwan Barghouthi, the Palestinian resistance leader currently in Israeli prison, made a statement to the opening session of the Palestinian Parliament Saturday, asking for Palestinian internal unity and reiterating the…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, asked the Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Ismail Haniyya to form the new Palestinian government headed by Hamas.After the official notice sent by Abbas, Haniyya will have up…
After Israeli authorities decided Sunday to freeze Palestinian tax money worth 30% of the Palestinian Authority’s budget and impose sanctions on labor and products, criticism of the freeze erupted both…
With the leftist Peoples Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Party announcing for the first time on Monday that they would consider the possibility of joining a Hamas-led Palestinian…
"As we stated immediately after the PA elections, upon the conclusion of the transitional government, Israel will immediately cease the transfer of funds to the Palestinian Authority," acting Prime Minister…
On Sunday, Palestinian lawyer Ismail Haniyyeh confirmed he had accepted Hamas’s nomination and said: "I pray to God to help me to shoulder this great responsibility … to serve the…
The Israeli TV reported on Sunday night that Israel decided to regard the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, as irrelevant and that the Israeli Security Services, Shin Bet, decided to reject…
The Palestinian Authority returned $50 million in U.S. aid money immediately after the U.S. demanded the money returned on Friday. After the U.S. Congress decided Wednesday to withhold $400 million…
Mahmoud Al Zahhar, who was chosen by the Hamas movement as Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), said that the coming weeks will include improvement and changes in the…
Six women elected on the Hamas ticket to the Palestinian Parliament say they plan to challenge gender discrimination, arguing that such discrimination is not Islam-based, but cultural tradition. Huda Naeem,…
Addressing Israeli criticism of a recent visit to Turkey by Palestinian Hamas Party leader Khaled Meshal, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Israel had made an ‘unfortunate statement’. The Foreign Ministry…
Speaking before the opening session of the Palestinian Parliament (West Bank branch) Saturday morning, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, now the majority party in Parliament,…
As the Palestinian Parliament prepares to convene on Saturday, with the Hamas party occupying the majority of the seats for the first time ever, the Hamas leadership has delayed selecting…
Thursday evening, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) denied media reports confirming the the movement has decided to join the Hamas government.A PFLP source reported that the…
Hamas made its first parliamentary appointments on Wednesday in preparation for the opening of Parliament on Saturday, as Israeli officials declared that a Hamas-led Palestinian government would make it part…
Dr. Nasser al-Kidwa, the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, called on the international community to continue financial aid to the Palestinian people, despite the fact that the Islamic Resistance Movement,…
The Hamas Party in Palestine has announced that its top parliamentary seat will go to Mahmoud az Zahar, who received the most votes of any candidate during the legislative elections…
According to a report Tuesday by the New York Times, diplomatic sources in Israel have revealed that US and Israeli officials have been meeting to discuss ways to ‘destabilize’ the…
The moment, the overwhelming victory of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was declared, voice were loud asking Hamas to recognize Israel as a pre-requisite for resuming negotiations and making peace,…
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denies reports that it started collecting and registering the weapons of its armed wing in the Gaza Strip. The denial, by a Hamas legislative member,…
Late Monday afternoon, the Palestinian Parliament empowered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to appoint a new constitutional court that would have far-reaching powers, a decision challenged by the majority Hamas party…
Sami Abu Zuhri, a leader of the Palestinian Hamas Party in Gaza, said he expects talks between Hamas and Russia to take place later this month. "We are going to…
The Palestinian Hamas party, charged with forming a new Palestinian government after their majority electoral victory in the January 25th Palestinian legislative elections, denied allegations that Ismail Haniyeh would be…
An Egyptian official in Gaza reported that the Egyptian military attache, Hussam al-Muslim, kidnapped earlier this week by Palestinian armed men in Gaza, was released unharmed on Saturday.In a statement…
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, surprised European Union and U.S. officials by announcing that, unlike the other entities comprising the ‘Quartet’ negotiating Middle East peace, Russia would meet with leaders…
On Thursday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released all Islamic Jihad political detainees from Jericho prison after reaching a deal with the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement. Raed Abu Al…
On Thursday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) released all Islamic Jihad political detainees from Jericho prison after reaching a deal with the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement. Raed Abu Al…
Abdullah Abdullah, a Fateh member recently elected to the PLC, said there is a growing desire within Fateh for its leaders to engage in meaningful negotiations with the leadership of…
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker peace and social justice organization, has nominated two candidates for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize: Ghassan Andoni, ex-director and co-founder of the…
In an interview with BBC Radio Wednesday, Syrian-based leader-in-exile of the Hamas party, Khaled Mashal, said that Hamas would be willing to accept a "long-term truce" with Israel if Israeli…
Ezzet Al-Resheq, political bureau member of the Hamas delegation currently visiting Egypt, reported on Tuesday that the delegation would head to Qatar, Sudan and Saudi Arabia and other Arab and…
Names for a technocrat Palestinian government is almost ready, said members of the Hamas delegation after their meetings in Cairo, Egypt. The delegation included senior leaders of the movement…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked Israeli leadership to continue to consider him as the chief negotiator for the Palestinians, despite a major win of opposition party Hamas in January 25th…
The first meeting between the leadership of the Hamas party, the overwhelming victor in Jan. 25th legislative elections, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took place Monday morning in Cairo. The…
Danni Ayalon, Israeli ambassador to the U.S, has sent two letters to the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times news papers slamming them for publishing articles by two Hamas leaders,…
A meeting in Egypt Saturday between rival political factions Fateh, represented by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas, represented by Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar, was largely successful. Plans were made…
Mahmoud Al Zahhar one of Hamas’ prominent political leaders, said on Saturday, that a meeting will be held later this night with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas.The movement also dispatched…
Palestinians say Israeli soldiers manning West Bank checkpoints are taking out their frustration about the results of the recent Palestinian Legislative Council elections on Palestinians as a whole and workers…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, to respect the obligations of the Palestinian Authority to the International Community. Abbas made his comments while talking briefly…
Khaled Mashal, the head-in-exile of the Hamas political party, said Friday from Damascus, Syria that Hamas will not recognize the state of Israel, but would be willing to discuss the…
Israeli Defense establishment is expected to advise Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to transfer to the Palestinian Authority NIS 250 million in tax revenues, which he froze following the Hamas…
The exiled leader of the Fateh party’s Central Committee, Farouk Al Qadumi, said Friday that he and many other central figures in the Party blame Abbas for Fateh’s electoral defeat…
Dr. Mahmoud Zahhar, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, and a leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on Thursday, that the movement will not allow anybody or group…
Rumors have begun about negotiations taking place with Egypt regarding the Palestinian Authority, as Hamas leaders, Palestinian President Abbas, and the Israeli Foreign Minister were all spotted crossing to Egypt…
The World Bank said on Wednesday that it is withholding the December payment to the Palestinian Authority from a multi-donor reform fund because the P.A did not fulfill its reform…
The European Union (E.U.) on Tuesday set three conditions for the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA) to adhere to in order to continue receiving funding from the E.U. The E.U. Ambassador…
The Islamic Resistance Movement, (Hamas) who won a majority in the recent Palestinian parliamentary elections, rejected the demands by the Quartet to disarm and recognize Israel. The Quartet’s call…
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
Israeli Leftist party Chairperson, Zahava Gal-On, said on Sunday that holding negotiations with Hamas is possible if the movement declares a complete halt of attacks on Israel, recognizes the country…
Mousa Abu Marzouq, assistant of the head of Hamas’ political bureau reported, on Monday, that the movement has been holding secret talks, in recent period, with the United States on…
In an interview Monday with CNN, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar stated that a long-term truce with Israel is possible if Israel were to withdraw its troops and settlers to the…
A senior Israeli governmental source reported on Sunday that Israel decided not to transfer the tax revenues of the past month earmarked for the Palestinian Authority, Israeli online daily Haaretz…
The newly elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Hamas media spokesperson, Mosheer Al Masry, reported on Sunday that contacts between Hamas and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas are ongoing,…
Abu Mahmoud, a spokesperson of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh, reported that the brigades will not accept any political partnership with the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas.…
Khaled Mashaal, the politburo chief of Hamas, held a press conference today in Damascus, Syria, where he is living in exile. His main message was to the Israeli government: end…
Stanley Fischer, Bank of Israel Governor, said during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the victory of Hamas in the Palestinian elections will not destabilize the Israeli economy. .…
Khaled Mashaal, the politburo chief of Hamas, held a press conference today in Damascus, Syria, where he is living in exile. His main message was to the Israeli government: end…
In a bid to relieve some of the international pressure on the party, Hamas may consider forming a government of technocrats with no connection to the radical Islamic movement, stated…
In talks Friday evening with Egyptian Prime Minister Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah, Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that Israel will not negotiate with a Hamas-led Palestinian…
Hamas will have to accept the Beirut initiative, which calls for full Arab recognition of Israel, despite its declared stands, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa, said on Friday following…
Israeli president, Moshe Katsav, said on Thursday that if Hamas movement is heading for peace, and recognizes Israel, then the two sides can advance for peace. Yet, Katsav said that…
Greg Rollins of Surrey, British Colombia, left the Christian Peacemaker Teams Baghdad and made his way back to Canada. He is the first member of the Team that was present…
Head of the Likud Party in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu presented during the Herzliya Conference, on Sunday, the "security-political" agenda for the Likud party, which mainly focused on rejecting any withdrawal…
Israeli media source reported on Saturday that senior officials of the Labor Party announced the party platform which includes the willingness to give up East Jerusalem Arab neighborhoods for a…
The Israeli ministerial council decided, following the Tel Aviv Thursday bombing, to continue its arrest campaign, and conduct assassinations against fighters in the West Bank, especially against fighters of the…