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Palestinian sources reported on Monday at night that Palestinian government representatives, representatives of the Teachers Union and a representative of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, agreed to suspend the teachers…
Palestinian sources reported on Monday that the Monday evening meeting between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, ended without an agreement on a national unity government,…
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Monday that he might not be heading the coming Palestinian government that might be announced today or tomorrow. During the thirty-third session of…
Member of Knesset Dr. Dov Khenin from the Hadash party demanded the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, to sack Avigdor Lieberman from the government after his recent statements against the…
An Israeli far-right politician has called for a near-total separation of Jews and Arabs in the country, saying Israel should follow the example of the divided island of Cyprus. Avigdor…
Abu Mojahid, media spokesperson of the Popular Resistance Committees, one of three groups holding an Israeli soldier captive since June 25, said that the group will not kill the soldier…
John Ging, UNRWA’s Gaza Field Director, demanded the International Community to ensure the entry of food and humanitarian aid to the surrounded residents in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part…
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that Salah Bardaweel, head of the Hamas parliamentary bloc, said that a parliamentary agreement had been reached between the movement and other Palestinian factions. He…
Rafiq Al Husseini, a top advisor for the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Thursday that Abbas gave Hamas a period of two weeks to sum up the internal talks…
Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, approved on Wednesday that transfer of 5000 rifles from Jordan to the Palestinian Authority’s presidential guard, and is currently weighing the possibility of allowing Badir…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Wednesday that the Israeli military escalation in the Gaza Strip, and the killing of seven Palestinians on Wednesday on Beit Hanoun, proves that Israel…
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Wednesday that the military operation in Beit Hanoun is part of the Israeli campaign against the democratically elected government and the people. The…
The outgoing Israeli ambassador to the United States, Dani Ayalon, said that that the letter of the US President George W. Bush, dated on April 14, 2004, to the then-Prime…
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, will convene with the Israeli political-security cabinet on Wednesday to decide the possibility of expanding the military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Yet, the operations…
Palestinian sources reported that the Rafah Border Crossing, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, was reopened both on Tuesday from eight in the morning until five in the…
The Israeli government approved the inclusion of Avigdor Lieberman as “Minister fro Strategic Affairs, in a three minutes session, Israeli sources reported. The deal will be brought before the Knesset…
Palestinian legislator and member of the Fateh Revolutionary Council, Dr. Nabil Shaath, said on Monday in Ramallah that there is no difference between a National Unity Government and a government…
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Monday during the thirty-first session of the ministers council in Gaza that there are continuous efforts to end the current internal crisis, and…
Fateh and Hamas movements agreed, on Friday evening, to end all sorts of weapon display and tension in the Gaza Strip. The agreement came after mediation from the Popular Front…
The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), one of three resistance factions holding the Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, captive since June 25 said on Saturday that a solution for the crisis is…
Secretary general of the Palestinian Ministers Council, Dr. Mohammad Awad, said on Friday that the coming will see the “dawn of a new National Unity Government based on the Unity…
Following a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said that he would recommend that Labor party remains in the government coalition, and that…
Khaled Mashal, political bureau chief of the Hamas party, conducted a brief visit to Qatar and held a meeting with the prince of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani,…
Khaled Masha’al chair of the politburo of Hamas will arrive in Egypt in the coming few days for talks with Egyptian officials in Cairo, a Palestinian source reported. Masha’al’s visit…
Chairman of the Israel Beiteinu party, Avigdor Lieberman, said on Monday that his party decided to join the government, and that he hopes a final deal would be signed by…
Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, slammed Monday's Israeli attack in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and described it as massacres. The statements of Abbas came after the army killed…
Israeli sources reported that Ahmad Yousef, a senior political advisor to the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said on Saturday that Israel agreed to release Palestinian detainees, including top Hamas…
The Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, approved Palestinian citizens of Israel to visit their relatives in the Gaza Strip. This follows a request made on Friday by the Arab Knesset…
The Hamas-led Palestinian Government considered any referendum called by the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, from the Fateh party, as a coup on legitimacy. Palestinian Interior Minister, Sa'id Siyam, said in…
Palestinian Minister of Interior, Sa'id Siyam, said on Thursday that Israel does not want any prisoner swap deal, and that it is to be blamed for the failure of a…
The US has addressed the growing issue of Palestinian Americans being barred from entering the territories. Palestinian Americans are finding that having an American passport, despite such close ties between…
Dr. Ghazi Hamad, media spokesperson of the Palestinian government stated that Hamas might accept the formation on a unity government that includes professionals and independent experts from all Palestinian factions…
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has hinted that he could sack the Hamas government but that any decision he might take could lead to a referendum. Abbas also promoted the…
Director of the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, John King, held a meeting Tuesday to appeal for aid to the Palestinians. “The Palestinian…
Palestinians are experiencing a humanitarian disaster on all levels, according to UNRWA. The director of UNRWA operations in the Gaza Strip, John Ging, insisted that the international community lift the…
Counselor Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, Nadya Rasheed, presented the UN on Wednesday with an in-depth look into what Palestinian women face living under Israeli occupation.…
The Danish representative office to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah said that they have received a death threat by phone on Thursday morning. Employees told IMEMC that at around 9:35…
The London-based Al Hayat newspaper reported that the Hamas party is willing to recognize peace deals signed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The paper said that this position was…
Presidential Advisor Nabil Amr told a press conference in Ramallah Tuesday afternoon that the national initiative has failed due to Hamas not accepting the six-point plan negotiated by Qatar. …
The Lebanese army has confiscated arms belonging to Hezbollah in accordance with a U.N. truce resolution, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said for the first time on Tuesday. Asked about…
The Palestinian government spokesperson, Dr. Ghazi Hamad, from the ruling Hamas party, said that talks on the formation of a national unity government did not fail, and that the government…
The political deadlock between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh’s efforts to form a national unity government between Hamas and Fatah continues. Hope that the Qatari Foreign…
The Foreign Minister of the Gulf State of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasim Al Thani, on Monday offered the Palestinian leadership a 6-point plan aimed at ending the internal feud…
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasim Al Thani has entered talks to form a unity government as a mediator between Hamas and Fatah, the leaders of which he will…
Having ignored him for over a year, now all of sudden the world and his dog wants to talk to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. It’s astonishing how short memories can…
The Palestinenet news website reported that a secret meting that included aides of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and aides of the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, was conducted two…
The Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, a member of the Hamas party, said during a speech in front of tens of thousands of residents in Gaza that Hamas will not…
During his Thursday meeting with the U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said that easing restrictions imposed on the Palestinians is an Israeli security interest,…
In a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the Jordanian foreign minister, Abdel Ilah Khatib, said, "Jordan and other Arab countries will insist that priority be given to…
Six Palestinian political factions called on the Palestinians and the clashing Hamas and Feteh members to end the internal clashes adding that a failure of restoring calm and protecting the…
Khader Habib, a leader of the Islamic Jihad Movement, said on Monday that the internal clashes in the Gaza Strip are considered a “free gift’ for the Israeli occupation in…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said that there has been no progress in talks with the Hamas party on the formation of a National Unity Government. He told the Qatar based…
The U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem Jake Walles expressed concern about the continuous Israeli denial of entry to several internationals including, Americans, and Palestinian Americans. Representatives of the Campaign for…
Official spokesperson of the Hamas government, Dr. Ghazi Hamad, said that the coming hours might carry indications for a possible solution for the current crises between the president and the…
Six years ago today, on September 29th 2000, the uprising known as the 'Al-Aqsa Intifada' began in the Palestinian Occupied Territories after then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon paid a provocative visit…
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the media to expose the intentions of the United States administration. The patronage of the US to Israel is well known, but…
Special Envoy for the United Nations in occupied Palestinian territories, John Dugard, said on Tuesday that the Israeli actions and attacks in the Gaza Strip can be described as ethnic…
Christian politicians from different countries will meet with Israeli Members of Knesset Wednesday to show their support for Israel. The Knesset’s Christian Allies Caucus will host 50 Christian politicians from…
Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Zahhar, from the Hamas party, said that Hamas will not recognize Israel since it is an occupying country, and will not stop resisting the occupation. Referring…
Palestinian Legislator, Bassam Salhi, secretary-general of the Palestinian People Party and head of the leftist Badeel Bloc at the Legislative Council, said on Monday that the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,…
Despite stipulations in the U.S. Constitution that there is to be no discrimination against Americans based on their country of origin, the very real double standard in U.S. policy towards…
The European commission has started social allowance payments to the Palestinian people, an EU source said on Monday. In a statement on Monday the commission said 40,000 of the neediest…
The European commission has started social allowance payments to the Palestinian people, an EU source said on Monday. In a statement on Monday the commission said 40,000 of the neediest…
Palestinian Legislator, Bassam Salhi, secretary-general of the Palestinian People Party and head of the leftist Badeel Bloc at the Legislative Council, said on Monday that the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,…
Palestinian Legislator, Bassam Salhi, secretary-general of the Palestinian People Party and head of the leftist Badeel Bloc at the Legislative Council, said on Monday that the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,…
An Israeli military court ruled on Monday that eighteen Palestinian legislators from the ruling Hamas party will remain imprisoned until their trial is over and a ruling is passed. The…
The Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas stated Sunday that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is asking for the release of Fatah party leader Marwan Barghouti, imprisoned by Israel since July 2004, and…
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, from the Hamas party, said on Sunday that the movement has serious intentions to form a national unity government, and that the movement is interested…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Saturday that talks for the formation of a National Unity Government have collapsed back to square zero. The statements of Abbas came after the…
The Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, is being challenged by the Palestinian government of acting as a mouthpiece for the United States government, and misrepresenting the Palestinian demands during his visit…
Israeli Vice Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, met on Thursday with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Peres told Abbas…
Voicing dismay that the conflict in the Middle East has become "the epicentre of global instability," French President Jacques Chirac told world leaders who gathered today for the United Nations…
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday in New York, said that the solution of the Palestinian cause does not mean an Israeli withdrawal…
Abbas met foreign officials Wednesday to discuss the current social and political situation in the Occupied Territories as it relates to Israel. The President met with leaders from Spain, the…
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas met on Wednesday with the US president, Georg W. Bush, in New York, and held talks on efforts to revive the stalled peace process, the National…
The Israeli police team investigating charges of sexual harassment against against the Israeli President, Moshe Katsav, estimated that they have enough evidence to press charges against him. The charges include…
Israeli Knesset “Ethics Committee “ decided to ban Arab members of Knesset Jamal Zahalka and Ibrahim Sarsour from the Knesset for three days over a trip they made to Syria…
Despite the rising tension this past weekend between Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and the Hamas movement, it is safe to assume that soon a government of national unity…
Israeli online daily Haaretz quoted Meretz member of Knesset Ran Cohen stating that Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz, said on Tuesday that the Israeli soldiers will pull out…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni met at the UN headquarters in New York Monday to discuss the current political situation in Israel and Palestine. Considered…
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in Gaza canceled its session on Monday after clashes between angry public sector employees and guards of the Palestinian Prime Minster Ismail Haniyya. Earlier, hundreds…
Substantial efforts to secure the release of the Israeli soldier are underway, said the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh Sunday. The soldier, 19-year old Gilad Shalit, was captured while invading…
Palestinians sources reported on Saturday that the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, is expect to meet the U.S president, George W. Bush next week in New York on the sidelines of…
Palestinian parties are making contacts Saturday to implement the coalition government now that Fateh and Hamas have agreed on the composition. Prime Minister Ismail Haniya said yesterday that he has…
Palestinian parties are making contacts Saturday to implement the coalition government now that Fateh and Hamas have agreed on the composition. Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya said Friday that he has…
As Palestinian lawmakers reach the final stages of their negotiations for a 'national unity government' that they hope will provide legitimacy in the world arena and end an economic blockade…
A two-day United Nations (U.N.) International Conference of Civil Society in Support of the Palestinian People concluded in Geneva today with the adoption of a Plan of Action aimed at…
In a summit in Havana, Cuba, the Movement of Non-Aligned countries, which respresents 118 of the 192 recognized sovereign states on earth, agreed overwhelmingly to support a document condemning Israel…
Arab Lawmakers at the Israeli Knesset arrived on Thursday in Lebanon for a two-day visit that will include a meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora on Friday. Three…
As the democratically-elected Palestinian government is going through the last stages of negotiations needed to reach a national unity power-sharing agreement, the U.S. administration's dismissal of these compromises has led…
The Israeli prosecution appealed on Thursday morning against the decision of the judge of Ofer Israeli Military Court to release twenty Hamas legislators and ministers, including head of the Palestinian…
Dr. Ghazi Hamad spokesperson of the Palestinian government told Al-Jazeera on Thursday, that Hamas will not accept that the new government recognizes Israel saying that Israel does not recognize the…
In its latest rejection of democracy in the Middle East, the United States has taken a stand rejecting the Palestinian attempts to form a national unity government, despite the fact…
Israeli National Infrastructure Minister, Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, said on Wednesday that the Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz should follow the footsteps of I Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Udi Adam,…
Ahmad Yousef, political advisor to the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, said that European countries have hinted that they intend to lift the economic embargo on the Hamas-led Palestinian government…
The Ofer Israeli military court decided on Tuesday to release three ministers and fifteen members of the Palestinian Legislative Council whop were taken prisoners by Israeli after resistance fighters abducted…
After his meeting at the presidential compound, on Monday night, with the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya, president Mahmoud Abbas called on the International Community to lift the siege which…
After his second meeting with the Palestinian Prime Minster Ismail Haniyya, from the Hamas party, Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Monday that the efforts to form a national unity…
Israeli Prime Minister met on Saturday evening with the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair. The later plans to meet the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday but will not meet…
In accordance with an agreement made with United Nations (UN) chief Kofi Annan, the Syrian President Bashar Assad agreed to deploy a battalion of Syrian troops along the Syria-Lebanon border…