Category: Diplomacy

Israel Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, claimed during his meeting with the French President, Jacques Chirac, in France, that he will be seeking a peace deal with the Palestinians based on…

Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, said on Wednesday that the issue of the Palestinian refugees can only be solved by establishing a Palestinian State.   “The two-state solution means an…

Ma’an News Agency has learned from private sources that a suggestion is being studied by the various Palestinian factions to cancel the referendum ordered by presidential decree and instead choose…

Palestinian security sources in the Rafah crossing border between Egypt and south of Gaza Strip  reported  Wednesday that the Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Mahmoud Al Zahhar returned from a two…

After an Israeli air-strike killed 11 Palestinians, including eight civilians, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that Israel is trying to wipe the Palestinians out by its continuous attacks against…

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Tuesday that will never agree to pull out of all of the occupied West Bank, and claimed that the borders that existed before occupied…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it has increased it budget for its operations in the region for the Palestinian people. In a press release issued Monday…

During his meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, British Prime Minister Tony Blair refrained on Monday from endorsing the convergence plan, and called for the resumption of the peace…

Senior Israeli lawmaker Tzachi Hanegbi (Kadima party), said on Monday that the Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya does not have immunity in spite of the fact that he was elected…

A meeting between the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas and the Minister of Interior, Sa’id  Siyam, ended Sunday evening without an agreement on the referendum, though both leaders agreed to hold…

Israeli authorities have denied a re-entry visa to an American mother and wife who has lived in the West Bank for thirty years, leading Palestinian-American groups to challenge what they…

Hours after announcing that he would hold a referendum on the Palestinian ‘National Unity’ document, President Mahmoud Abbas received Prime Minister Ismael Haniyya to discuss the possibility of avoiding a…

In a press conference in Ramallah, Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, announced on Saturday that the general referendum on statehood, and proposal implicitly recognizing Israel, will be conducted on July 26.…

Palestinian Authority officials said on Thursday at night that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will hold a referendum on a statehood proposal on July 31. The officials, close to Abbas, added…

Palestinian Authority officials said on Thursday at night that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, will hold a referendum on a statehood proposal on July 31. The officials, close to Abbas, added…

The Hamas and Fateh leadership completed their meetings in Egypt today, and agreed to activate what they refer to as the “Commission of Inquiry.” The agreement was reached in light…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, has given the Hamas government until the end of the week to accept a manifesto drafted by senior Palestinian detainees, implicitly recognizing Israel, or face a…

Shin Bet Chief (Israeli Domestic Security Service) Yuval Diskin, said on Tuesday that the collapse of the Palestinian Authority (P.A) and its institution does not serve the Israeli interest in…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas informed delegates from various Palestinian factions that efforts aimed at getting the Hamas government to support the prisoners’ document for a two-state solution have failed, and…

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh voiced his opposition Sunday to the "prisoners’ document" for Palestinian internal unity, saying that Palestinian President Abbas’ ultimatum on the initiative was illegal under the…

Arab member of the Israeli Knesset Member, Ibrahim Sarsur, from the United Arab List-Ta`al, met on Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and senior ministers of the Hamas-led government in…

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed Sunday to a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but said that if the Palestinians do not agree to Israel’s terms, Israeli forces will…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denied reports that it intends to weigh a proposal from Qatar to dissolve the Hamas-led government, and form a technocrat government headed by “liberal figures” that…

Former Director of the Palestinian Prisoner Society and current member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Issa Qaraqa’, spoke with PNN regarding the current state of affairs in the Palestinian Government.…

Thursday, thousands of Palestinian security men fired off automatic rifles at the  parliament building in Gaza city and smashed the windows protesting their unpaid wages since Hamas took office in…

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya has affirmed that his government is ready to make a long-term-truce with the Israeli occupation government if Israel pulls out of all the 1967-occupied lands,…

The Palestine News Network (PNN) reported the following notice of yet another grant to aid the Palestinian people against the US-led political and economic boycott. Whether it will reach the…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported Thursday night that the largest labor union in the Canadian province of Ontario has voted unanimously to boycott Israel "until it recognizes the right of…

Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said that there should not be big expectations from his potential meeting with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. Israeli political sources reported that Israel…

Four Palestinian legislators, including the cabinet minister of Jerusalem affairs, Khaled Abu Arafa, refused an ultimatum issued on Monday by Israeli Interior Minister, Ronnie Bar-On, to quit their parliamentary posts…

According to a report monday in London’s Financial Times newspaper, the Palestinian Authority may be forced to abandon the Israeli shekel and adopt the Jordanian dinar as its currency as…

The largest university and college lecturers’ union in Britain on Monday voted in favor of a motion recommending that its members boycott Israeli academics and institutions that do not publicly…

The European Union (EU) is soon to announce an offer to by-pass the Hamas government in Palestine in order to transfer aid to the Palestinian people, media sources reported.  …

Palestinian president. Mahmoud Abbas has begun 10 days of intensive talks with Hamas and other Palestinian factions aimed at persuading them to accept a plan that implicitly calls for the…

The leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) party has officially notified Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya that the party is ready to participate in the…

Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, is slated to meet with the Egyptian President President, Hosney Mubarak, next Sunday at the Egyptian Resort of Sharm Al Sheikh, an Israeli source reported.…

Former Mossad head, Efraim Halevy, said on Saturday that the Road Map Plan includes articles that contradict with the interests of the State of Israel; the Mossad is the Israeli…

Israeli Knesset member Ami Ayalon met with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Saturday and discussed the possibility of future negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, reported Israeli…

Detainees of the Hamas movement imprisoned in Israeli detention facilities have dissociated themselves from the National Unity Document signed by jailed leaders of various movements. The  prisoners said that they…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has given Hamas 10 days to endorse a plan accepting the idea of a Palestinian state alongside Israel or he will submit the plan to a…

The Hamas party has rejected a deadline set by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resolve Palestinian internal factional fighting within ten days. Talks on the plan, drafted by Palestinian leaders…

Prior to this week, the United States had consistently opposed any Israeli unilateral moves on final status negotiations with the Palestinians, as such moves would exclude the Palestinians from negotiating…

Israeli Minister of Justice, Haim Ramon, said in an interview with Israel’s TV Channel 10 that the document presented by the Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons is part of the…

Israeli State Prosecution decided Thursday evening to bar British lawyer Kate Maynard, who was behind the war-crimes charges against retired Israeli Major-General Doron Almog, from entering Israel, Israeli sources reported.…

Rep. Betty McCollum, a Minnesota Democrat, is refusing to meet with representatives of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee until she receives an apology from the pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse. McCollum…

In today’s Palestinian National Dialogue session, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas set out an ultimatum for the various internal factions to reach an agreement, saying he will call for a referendum…

Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on Wednesday threatened to begin an open-ended hunger strike if the national dialogue failed to reach an agreement that would end the state of tension…

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed on Tuesday, May 23, a bill calling for the Palestinian Authority to be designated a "terrorist sanctuary," imposing broad restrictions on US aid…

The United Kingdom’s attorney general has asked Israel to pay compensation to families of two Britons who were shot dead in 2003 by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip, a…

The Palestine News Network has learned from informed sources that the Americans are contributing major funds through the health system in spite of the siege imposed by the US administration…

Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that the Israeli Prime Minster, Ehud Olmert, is set to meet with the U.S Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice to prepare for his first meeting…

The European Union Commission is currently formulating a plan to transfer dozens of millions of US Dollars to ministries withing the Palestinian government in order to enable them pay the…

Israeli Prime Minster, Ehud Olmert, said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is a powerless leader and that he cannot represent the Palestinians in peace talks with Israel.   Olmert’s statements…

The Palestinian president and Israel’s foreign minister have met the highest-level talks between the two sides since the Islamist group Hamas formed the Palestinian government in March. Israeli foreign minister…

The Palestinian president and Israel’s foreign minister have met the highest-level talks between the two sides since the Islamist group Hamas formed the Palestinian government in March. Israeli foreign minister…

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee said on Friday that the new United Nations Human Rights Council needs to avoid "policies and practices of double standards, en-bloc voting…

Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahaar will visit Indonesia next week as part of a tour that will include some Middle Eastern and Asian Islamic countries, Palestinian sources reported.   Disra Bierka,…

Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahaar will visit Indonesia next week as part of a tour on some Middle Eastern and Asian Islamic countries, Palestinian sources reported.   Disra Bierka,…

Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahaar will visit Indonesia next week as part of a tour on some Middle Eastern and Asian Islamic countries, Palestinian sources reported.   Disra Bierka,…

King Abdullah II of Jordan said that deterioration in security in the occupied Palestinian areas could spill over Jordan and appealed to U.S. president to help restart the peace process,…

A British professor has refused a request to write an article for an academic journal funded by Israeli universities, as part of his academic boycott against Israel, Israeli daily Haaretz…

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies issued a ‘Call for Support’ which will provide resources towards an appeal launched by the Palestine Red Crescent for $9.3…

Dr. Saeb Erekat, head of the negotiations file at the Palestinian Liberation Organization said on Thursday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Israel’s Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni,  on…

Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Thursday that Supreme Court President, Justice Aharon Barak, wrote a private letter this week to an American friend stating that even though his opinion…

The Lebanese Police reported on Wednesday that Palestinian gunmen and Lebanese soldiers engaged in a gun battle in Wadi Al Aswad area, adjacent to the Syrian borders with Lebanon. The…

Palestinian informed sources reported that a summit meeting that would join the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with his Egyptian counterpart, Husni Mubarak in Egypt soon, Palestine News Network reported on…

A temporary trust fund to handle the money to be sent to the Palestinians could be set up by June, the European Union said on Monday.   The EU, however,…

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas responded publicly for the first time on Sunday to the "national reconciliation" drafted last week by Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti and Sheikh Abdel…

Hundreds of Palestinian captives in Israeli jails announced Saturday that they are about to declare an initiative to donate their monthly allowance to support their elected government, the Palestinian Authority…

Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Zahhar, stated on Saturday that he is willing to travel to Jordan in an official mission in order to end the crises between Hamas and the…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will discuss financial aid for the Palestinian Authority when he meets ‘s President Vladimir Putin in his visit planned for next week, a Palestinian officially said…

The Arab League told the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday that the League would not be able to transfer funds directly into the accounts of the unpaid employees of…

Palestinian political prisoner, Fatah leader, and elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Marwan Al Barghouti is holding talks with jailed prominent leaders in the Hamas party to contain the…

After two months of being stranded in the desert on the Iraq-Jordan border, 244 Palestinian refugees from Iraq who fled the Iraqi chaos fearing for their lives, have been able…

Hamas is ready to consider a 2002 Arab League peace plan – which calls for recognition of Israel and a return to pre-1967 war borders – but only if Israel…

The Quartet Committee, which includes the United States, Russia, the United Nations, and the European Union, agreed to provide assistance to the Palestinian people through a temporary international mechanism for…

The Israeli daily, Yediot Aharanot, reported Tuesday morning that a meeting between the Legislative Council of Prisoners, comprised of all Palestinian factions, was held with the Al Naqab (Negev Desert)…

Russia has transferred 10 million U.S. dollars as an immediate relief aid to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), an official at the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.    …

Hamas leaders-in-exile have said that they are ready to consider a 2002 Arab League peace plan – which calls for recognition of Israel and a return to pre-1967 war borders…

The leader of the Jewish ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party raised an uproar after calling for the execution of Israeli Arab MPs who have been in contact with members of Hamas.…

A few days ago, the American ambassador in Nigeria met with the Nigerian defense minister, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso. The ambassador complained about a major weapons deal that the Nigerian defense…

The new Palestinian prime minister has charged the US with blocking money to pay 165,000 of its public sector workers. Ismail Haniyeh told a news conference on Wednesday that the…

Brandeis University officials have removed from a school exhibit artwork that depicts injured and bloodied Palestinian children, according to a media report. The images were painted by Palestinian teenagers at…

Coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict by the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) favors the Israeli side, a study for the BBC Governors has concluded. Deaths of Israelis received greater coverage than…

Islamic Resistance Movement, (Hamas) denied on Wednesday the presence of internal conflict in the movement regarding holding national talks with the Palestinian movements slated for May 15. The Al Hayat…

Israeli news reports mentioned that representatives of the Quartet Committee members will meet next Tuesday in New York to discuss the mediation the Committee is doing in the Middle East,…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated in an interview with the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television that he does not intend to run for a second term in office when his four-year term…

Ghazi Hamad, spokesman of the Palestinian Authority said on Monday that the PA will send a letter to the Quartet demanding it to interfere to stop the wall is building…

The Palestinian Authority rejected the proposal by the French President Jack Chirac in which he recommended to establish a fund under the supervision of the World Bank to pay the…

Middle East envoy James Wolfensohn has decided to step down because of restrictions imposed on him after Hamas formed the new Palestinian government in March, a Quartet source said on…

King Abdullah of ordered medical aid to be sent to a Gaza hospital, said a Jordanian newspaper. This aid comes shortly after the Jordanian Kingdom accused the Hamas ruling party…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he will call the Israelis to resume peace talks after they form the new government and called on the European Union to resume aid…

called off its participation in international air force exercises to take place in next month because of the involvement of the Israel Air Forces in the drills.  was supposed to…

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that Jakarta is ready to offer technical assistance to the Palestinians. During his current visit to , President Susilo expressed his hope that…

The Palestinian Minister of Finance Omar Abdul Razeq, expressed the Palestinian Authority’s interest in a secure and stable , and denied any relation with actions that targets saying that Hamas…

The Palestinian Hamas party distanced itself from a statement from Osama bin Laden on Sunday condemning the West for its actions. In an audiotape message broadcast by Aljazeera on Sunday,…

Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Al Zahhar, said on Saturday that he will be meeting with European representatives during his upcoming tour in the Arabic Gulf countries, and that European countries…

In an interview with a German television,  Khaled Mashal, head of the Political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on Friday that the movement will be ready to…

Friday, the European Union (E.U)said that its decision to freeze aid money transfer to the Palestinian Authority (P.A) stays in effect indefinitely, and urged Israel to resume the transfer of…

The Palestinian Authority signed an agreement with the through which the later would donate $10 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian sources reported on Thursday. The agreement…