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Lisbon’s water company EPAL has announced that it has terminated a technology exchange deal with Israeli state water company, Mekorot, following protests over Mekorot’s role in Israel’s ‘water apartheid’ over…
Spokesman for the Hamas movement Fawzi Barhoum, on Wednesday, called on all Arab and Muslim leaders to expel Israeli ambassadors in their countries in order to pressure Israel to end…
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) welcomes the State of Palestine’s accessions to 12 international conventions related to the international humanitarian law and human rights, but calls upon the…
In the wake of the American Studies Association’s December 2013 endorsement of the Palestinian civil society call for an academic boycott of Israel – and as two efforts to legislate…
The human rights situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory has continued to be a source of serious concern, a human rights and democracy report on the Palestinian territories…
Israel has demolished several European Union-funded humanitarian housing shelters in a highly sensitive strip of West Bank land near Jerusalem, an EU official said Friday.(AFP/Al Ray) ‘On April 9, three…
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague launched, Thursday, the Human Rights and Democracy Report 2013 at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, said a press release issued by the Foreign…
The Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, has made a call to the international community to boycott products from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.During a meeting…
Palestine and Jordan submitted a resolution to the Executive Board of the United Nations Security Council, to send a fact-finding commission to investigate the situation of heritage sites in Jerusalem…
The Palestinian Authority has signed up formally to the Geneva Conventions, which set down the rules of warfare and humanitarian operations in conflict zones, the treaties’ guardian Switzerland confirmed Friday.GENEVA…
In this video, members of the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Rabbinical Council call for divestment from occupation profiteer Hewlett-Packard. The video plays on the phrase “Next year in Jerusalem”…
Palestine’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, sent identical letters to the UN Secretary General, President of the UN Security Council and President of the UN General Assembly…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa released a statement, Wednesday, expressing concern about legislation pending in the state of Maryland to punish and blacklist supporters of the academic boycott against…
[Tuesday, April 1, 2014] Unites States Secretary of State, John Kerry, left the Middle East following his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, but did not meet President Mahmoud…
A member of the PLO’s Executive committee said in a statement, Saturday, that ‘stagnant’ negotiations with Israel have been ‘too costly for the Palestinian people,’ pointing at a long list…
Egyptian authorities opened, on Saturday morning, the Rafah crossing both ways after 50 days of closure.An Al Ray correspondent said that the Egyptian side opened the crossing gate at 10:10;…
In a letter sent to EU Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, 29 members of the European Parliament have called upon the European External Action Service (EEAS) to take action to…
The students’ union of King’s College, in London, voted to endorse the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign at its Student General Meeting, this past Tuesday evening.The motion adopted by…
PLO Executive Committee member, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, called the U.S. to stand up for international law, and to have the political will to curb Israeli violations of international and humanitarian…
A U.N. human rights investigator accused Israel on Friday of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in pushing Palestinians out of East Jerusalem and cast doubt that the Israeli government could accept a Palestinian…
The Council of the Royal Institute of British Architects has voted to call on the International Union Of Architects to exclude the Israeli Association of United Architects over its refusal…
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas demanded, in talks with US President Barack Obama, that Israel free key Palestinian prisoners, including Marwan Barghuti, a Palestinian official said Thursday.Photo: Palestinians president Mahmud Abbas…
The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Olav Fykse Tveit expressed ‘grave concern’ about a law recently passed by the Israeli Knesset, on February 24, which defines the status…
In the latest success for the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, authorities in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have suspended a proposed $170m water treatment plant deal with…
Public discussion on the Palestinian/Israeli crisis, which has diminished in recent years, received a powerful impetus with The National Summit to Reassess the U.S.-Israel Special Relationship, March 7 at the…
President Mahmoud Abbas stated Thursday that Palestinian leadership did not receive any request to extend negotiations.President Mahmoud Abbas stated that if the Palestinian leadership receives a request to extend negotiations,…
Occupation forces, on Tuesday, served residents with notifications that three privately-owned Palestinian houses, to the south of Nablus, are scheduled for demolition. In addition, two water wells near Hebron are…
PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi recently stressed on the essential role of Britain and of Europe in exercising a corrective influence on negotiations, bringing Israel to compliance, and…
The last shipment of Qatar-donated diesel — used to fuel the Gaza Strip’s sole power plant — is expected to run out within four or five days, a Palestinian official…
The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People expressed concern over the recent developments and increased tensions in Occupied East Jerusalem, and…
As the visit of Pope Francis to Palestine and Israel nears, a letter signed by 20 US Bishops was sent the Pontiff asking him to speak out against the targeting…
The papal ambassador to Israel has informed the Israeli Foreign Ministry that Pope Francis will cancel his planned visit to Israel, which was to take place over May 24-26, due…
Palestine’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, sent on Wednesday identical letters to the UN Secretary General, President of the UN Security Council and President of the UN…
The Representative of Japan to the Palestinian Authority, Junya Matsuura, signed contracts with Representatives of four local authorities, on Thursday, to support projects in Ramallah. Matsuura, Ambassador for the Palestinian…
The U.S. House of Representatives approved, on Wednesday, a bill which changes Israel’s status into one of a ‘strategic partner’ of the United States.According to a report by Alternative Information…
The Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Rima Khalaf, is urging both Egypt and Jordan to boycott Israeli settlement products. ‘Boycotting the settlement…
A Palestinian woman, sick with a heart disease, died Wednesday morning at Erez crossing, in the northern Gaza Strip.Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qedra said that Wedad Deeb, 71, died…
A majority of Jordanian MPs voted on Wednesday to seek the expulsion of Israel’s ambassador to the kingdom after the Knesset debated Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound.(AFP/Ma’an) —…
A Thursday agreement reached to form a Palestinian-Israeli team to address common environmental issues between the two sides, said Israel Radio.The Palestinian News Network (PNN) reports that, according to the…
The Turkish government will transfer $5 million to the Palestinian Authority in the coming two days, the Palestinian ambassador to Turkey said, on Thursday.Nabil Maroof told Ma’an News Agency, on…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday, denounced the Israeli prime minister’s campaign of intimidation against companies and organizations which boycott Israeli businesses involved in supporting settlement construction in the…
Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank (DB), has included the Israeli Hapoalim bank in a blacklist of ‘unethical companies’ reportedly because of its involvement in funding settlement activities in the West…
Three leading international companies have decided to drop out of an Israeli bidding to build private seaports, due to concerns over political repercussions, and as a result of the increased…
Egyptian authorities have closed the Rafah crossing for five days in a row, now, says Director General of Borders and Crossings in Gaza Maher, Abu Sabha.He has called on Egypt…
More than 120 Irish academics have signed a pledge to boycott Israeli institutions until Palestinian rights are respected, Academics for Palestine said in a press release, on Friday.It added that…
Japan announced, Thursday, a contribution of $30 million to the Palestinian budget, out of a total of $62.2 million to be donated.WAFA reports that Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah thanked Japan…
The Israeli Government of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Tel Aviv does not agree to the Turkish demand to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip in exchange for…
The Government of Japan has decided to extend approximately USD 62 million to the people of Palestine. The Palestinian News Network (PNN) reports that the contribution is a part of…
US Secretary of State John Kerry has approved that the drafted framework peace agreement, to be signed between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel, will include Palestinian recognition of the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Washington on March 2, where he is to discuss Iran and the peace process with US President Barack Obama, his office said Monday.…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with three of his top ministers to discuss ways to deal with the threat of economic boycotts against Israel, media reported Monday.(Ma’an/AFP) The meeting…
The official website of the Israeli army released an unprecedented report on Tuesday claiming that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency has been cooperating closely with a number of Arab and Muslim…
The International Quartet supports the creation of a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capitol, a Palestinian official has stated.The Middle East Monitor has…
Danske Bank states that Bank Hapoalim is acting against the rules of international humanitarian law. The bank has already pulled investments from two Israeli firms.Israeli daily Haaretz reports that Denmark’s…
AFP via PNN — Norway’s huge sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, blacklisted two Israeli companies involved in construction of settlements in East Jerusalem, the country’s finance ministry said Thursday.The…
Christian Peacemaker Teams is going to court to challenge the refusal to let them enter Palestine.CPT is a group devoted to help achieving peace, reports the Palestinian News Network (PNN).…
LONDON (AFP) via Ma’an News Agency — US actress Scarlett Johansson has quit as global ambassador for Oxfam after the aid group deemed the role ‘incompatible’ with her promotion of…
Israel’s Hayom newspaper reported, on Monday, that 134 out of 435 members of Congress have signed a letter criticizing the American Studies Association’s decision last month to boycott Israel’s academic…
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Ibn Hamad Al Thani has given orders to grant work visas to 20,000 Palestinians, the Palestinian ambassador to Qatar told Ma’an News Agency, on Monday.The move…
Israeli finance minister Yair Lapid has become the latest senior official to warn about the serious impact of growing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaigns targeting Israel.“The world seems to…
Management of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has refused to increase the salaries of Palestinian employees in the Gaza Strip. UNRWA employees in Gaza…
[Friday January 3, 2014] Israel has conducted, today, a successful experiment of the ‘Arrow 3’ missile interceptor, the second of a series of missile tests being conducted jointly with the…
An Italian solidarity delegation has arrived in the Gaza Strip, on Thursday evening via the Rafah crossing, in order to assess the humanitarian situation across Gaza’s five governorates and refugee…
It’s been a great week for Israel in the US Congress, this week, but not for the American taxpayer…Alison Weir December 13, 2013 While many Americans are gearing up for…
The European Union has granted the Palestinian Authority (P.A.) in the West Bank approximately €11 Million, in order to help it pay November salaries of more than 71,000 Palestinian civil…
The United Nations has declared the year 2014 as a “Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People”, after the resolution passed by 110 votes, with seven countries opposing and 54…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has decided to suspend the voting rights of the U.S. and Israel after the two nations refused to provide a justification…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stated that Israel needs to withdraw from the Jordan valley and from Jordanian-Palestinian borders, adding that should the situation remain as it is, a…
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, started a Middle East Tour in which he plans to visit a number of countries, including Tel Aviv, the Palestinian territories.Kerry will be holding…
A number of Israeli officials of the government of Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to wage what they called a “decisive war” on the Gaza Strip, targeting Hamas and armed Palestinian resistance…
[Sunday October 27, 2013] Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Tel Aviv is seeking peace with the Palestinians, but reiterated Israeli preconditions and demands to recognize Israel as a…
U.S Secretary of State, John Kerry, held on Wednesday [October 23, 2013] a seven-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Rome, and urged him to advance peace talks…
The World Bank Tuesday approved a $10 million grant that will scale up a current Cash Transfer Project and benefit 5,000 Palestinian households living in extreme poverty in the Palestinian…
A newly-discovered document of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency revealed Monday by Foreign Policy magazine shows that the U.S. agency had decisive evidence dating back to at least the 1980s…
Thursday evening [August 15, 2013] Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, at his presidential headquarters in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.The Palestine…
On Monday, Palestinan president Mahmoud Abbas met with Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour in Cairo. The visit to the country was Abbas’s first since the military overthrow of former president…
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, who is presiding over the UN Security Council this month, criticized on Tuesday [August 6] the veto power of the permanent Security Council members and how…
[Thursday July 18 2013] Reuters has reported that U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, will be flying back to the United States on Friday without a positive breakthrough in the…
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, stated that the gap between the Israeli and Palestinian stances regarding the resumption of direct peace talks is narrowing, and added that he hopes…
The Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) revealed that the UK approved more than 3000 arms export licences totalling over £ 12 billion to 27 countries despite their poor…
[Tuesday at night July 16 2013] Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, held a meeting with U.S Secretary of State, John Kerry, in Amman – Jordan.Palestinian Presidency spokesperson, Nabil Abu Rodeina, stated…
The European Union has issued a directive forbidding its 28 member countries from funding or participating in projects that are located within illegal Israeli settlements. The new directive, however, does…
An Israeli political source stated that, during his latest visit to the region, U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, told Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, that the United States would cut…
[Monday July 15 2013] A Palestinian official told the France Press News Agency that President Mahmoud Abbas plans to meet U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, this coming Wednesday in…
As protests and unrest continue throughout Egypt, with over 40 people killed since Sunday, the Egyptian government closed the Rafah border crossing, which is virtually the only way in and…
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe granted Palestine a membership status, as a Mediterranean State that is a nonmember of the European Union.The Assembly…
The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed on Tuesday a €2.4 million agreement with Al-Quds University aimed at the preservation of Palestinian cultural heritage in…
[Friday June 28 2013] Reuters has reported that U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, held a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem for the second time in…
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, held a meeting on Thursday [June 24 2013] with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, and held talks on various issues, topped by…
Thursday [June 27] as part of his Middle East trip, U.S. Secretary General John Kerry held a meeting with king Abdullah of Jordan, and discussed bilateral relations between the two…
Turkish media agencies have reported that Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayiip Erdogan, will be visiting the Gaza Strip on July 5 to meet with Ismail Hanniya of Hamas, and several…
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that the Hamas government in the coastal region prevented Mahmoud Zahar, one of the political leaders of Hamas, from travelling, as he…
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union, arrived in the Gaza Strip Thursday [June 20 2013], and visited a school…
Palestine became a member of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) during the meeting in Dublin Castle, on June 6. Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate head, Abdul-Nasser An-Najjar, was elected as a…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli President, Shimon Peres, met on Sunday in Jordan, and discussed the efforts to resume the stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.The meeting…
Secretary of State John Kerry is making an all-out effort to restart peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Many well-intentioned, highly intelligent people from around the world have engaged in…
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors advised its Board of Governors to authorize the US$55 million replenishment of the Gaza and West Bank Trust Fund, a World Bank press…
The International Criminal Court said that it initiated a preliminary investigation into the May 2010 deadly Israeli attack that targeted the Turkish MV Marmara solidarity Ship leading to the death…
Google, the internet giant, has officially recognized the name Palestine in its search engine, thus showing the name Palestine instead of “The Palestinian Territories”.Google spokesperson, Nathan Tyler, stated that Google…
Turkish Prime Minister, Receb Tayyip Erdogan, stated that he intends to visit the Gaza Strip by the end of this coming May following his trip to the United States. Erdogan…