Category: Palestinian Politics

Under direct orders from Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Security Forces in the northern West Bank City of Nablus released, on Wednesday at night, 46 political prisoners of the…

The end of September might be the end of peace talks, if Israel refuses to extend the settlement freeze, the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the local daily newspaper al-Ayyam.’This…

Palestinian Legislator, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, stated that while Israel is heading to peace talks with the Palestinians, its government continues its illegal settlement activities in the occupied West Bank and…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, decided to put on hold a scheduled meeting with Fateh leaders in Gaza in protest to the decision of the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee and…

Member of the Central Committee of Fateh Movement, Sakher Bseiso, stated that leaders of Fateh and Hamas movements will be holding a meeting in Gaza on Saturday in an attempt…

Head of the negotiations department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) denounced Israel’s stance in rejecting the statement of the Quartet Committee before it is even announced, and stated that…

The Israeli Jihad Movement expressed its rejection to direct talks with the Israeli occupation and said that it will not accept the outcome of Palestinian Israeli talks. Khaled al-Batsh, a…

France has upgraded its diplomatic ties with the Palestinian AuthorityThe move to upgrade diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority is stated as a move to speed up the process of…

As the 60 day period offered by Hamas for collaborators with Israel to give themselves up without consequences, Hamas officials announced that a number of collaborators had given themselves up,…

Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have reported that 100,000 passport applications submitted to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank have yet to be processed – although it is…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, the rival of Fateh movement, strongly denounced the meeting between Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, and Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak.Hamas said that Fayyad is…

Hamas political leader, Mahmoud Zahhar, stated that there are at least eight solidarity ships that would be heading to the Gaza Strip in the coming two months. Zahhar added that…

Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, spokesperson for the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, said Wednesday that the statements of Azzam al-Ahmad, a member of the Central Committee of the Fatah…

Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyya, stated that Israel’s decision to investigate its own attack against the Freedom Flotilla in international waters is an attempt to deceive the world, adding that the…

The leftist Palestinian People’s Party (PPP) held a protest in Nablus on Tuesday against political prosecution practiced by Hamas’ security forces in the Gaza Strip against members and leaders of…

The Palestinian Ministerial Council in the West Bank decided to delay that local council elections scheduled for July 17, until further notice. The Council said that a new elections date…

The Hamas movement invited Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, of the rival Fateh party, to visit the Gaza Strip as the first step to break the Israeli siege, and end internal…

The dissolved Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip stated that the municipal elections slated to take place in the West Bank July are illegitimate. The Gazan government says that there…

The Hamas run Interior Ministry of Gaza announced, on Monday, that police arrested an Egyptian intelligence officer inside the Gaza Strip on Sunday.Fathi Hammad, of the Interior Minister in Gaza,…

A number of political leaders of the Islamic Jihad arrived in Cairo on Wednesday after being invited by the Egyptian Authorities in order to hold talks on Islamic Jihad members…

Sheikh Abdullah al-Shamy, a political leader of the Islamic Jihad, called for dissolving the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and stated that this authority is…

Ezzat al-Resheq, Hamas political bureau member, stated that the Wednesday tripartite summit that brought together Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, and Hamas’ Political Bureau Chief, Khalid Mashal,…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, told the U.S. Middle East peace Envoy, George Mitchell, that the Palestinian Authority would provide its final decision on U.S. mediated proximity talks with Israel on…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that proximity talks with Israel will discuss final status issues, including borders and security, and several related issues. Abbas told reporters following his meeting with…

Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, stated that the guarantees of the United States for the resumption of indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are just a scam, and only…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a ban on products from Jewish settlement in West Bank, Reuters reported on Monday.“There’s an international consensus that the settlements are illegal and therefore…

Ismail Haniyya, Prime Minister of the dissolved Hamas-led government in the Gaza Strip, stated Thursday the resuming peace talks with Israel provides another cover-up for what he described as the…

Palestinian factions, including the rival Fateh and Hamas movements, held on Tuesday a meeting in northern Gaza to discuss the latest Israeli decision to deport thousands of Palestinians from the…

Palestinian sources reported Tuesday that Qatar is conducting serious efforts to achieve reconciliation between the rival Hamas and Fateh movement, and to achieve a Palestinian National Unity deal. Recently, the…

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine called for kidnapping Israeli soldiers in order to trade them with Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.The movement added that capturing soldiers is the only option…

The rival Fatah and Hamas movements have returned to trading accusations, this time over the Israeli violations in Jerusalem and its holy sites.The Hamas-led Palestinian government in Gaza accused Fatah…

Yasser Abed-Rabbo, secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) said that the Palestinian leadership intends to call for a comprehensive meeting for all factions in order…

Fathi Hammad, Interior Minister of the Hamas-led government in Gaza, accused the rival Fateh movement, headed by Mahmoud Abbas, of carrying a smear campaign, supported by Israel and the United…

Palestinian Legislator, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, called on the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank to void its approval for holding talks with the Israeli…

Nabil Abu Rodeina, spokesperson of the Palestinian Presidency, stated Tuesday that the Israeli decision to build 1600 units for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem is a serious Israeli escalation and…

Spokesperson of the Hamas movement, Sami Abu Zuhri, stated Saturday that the Egyptian Authorities prevented him from entering the country to testify in an Egyptian court death of his brother…

Mohammad Dahlan, member of the Central Committee of the Fatah movement, told the Ma’an News Agency that direct or indirect peace talks with the current Israeli government, headed by Benjamin…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, issued a press release, on Wednesday, slamming the decision to the Follow-up Committee of the Arab Peace Initiative, authoring president Mahmoud Abbas to resume indirect talks…

Nabil Abu Rodeina, Spokesperson to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Tuesday, that the Hamas movement has not been invited to the summit of the Arab League in Libya, and…

Nabil Abu Rodeina, Spokesperson to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Tuesday that the Hamas movement has not been invited to the summit of the Arab League in Libya, and…

Sheikh Hamas Yousef, senior Hamas leader, claims his son was never active in the Islamic Resistance Movement.This Wednesday, Yousef issued a statement from an Israeli Detention Camp where he is…

The scheduled arrival of Fatah officials in Gaza has been delayed due to difficulties with the Hamas political party and Israeli authorities. Amin Maqboul, of the Fatah movement, reported surprise…

Israeli media sources reported that the security forces of president Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank prevented Hamas fighters from firing a homemade shell, manufacture by Hamas in Ramallah, and…

Secretary-general of the leftist Palestinian People Party (PPP), Bassam Salhi, met twice with Hamas Political Bureau head, Khalid Mashaal, during his visit to the Syrian capital Damascus. The talks focused…

Dr. Mohammad Awad, secretary-general of the Council of Ministers at the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, stated that the promised Arab and international aid donations, allocated for rebuilding the Gaza Strip,…

Israeli sources reported Wednesday that a border-guard officer and an Israeli soldier were lightly wounded on Wednesday after a group of young Jewish settlers from the Yitzhar settlement, in the…

Ismail Haniyya, Prime Minister of the dissolved Hamas-led government in Gaza, stated Wednesday that his government would release 20 Fateh political prisoners as a gesture of good will towards the…

On Tuesday, Palestinian Marshal Court in Nablus city, southern West Bank, sentenced a Palestinian Journalist to 18 months in jail. Tarik Abu Zaid, aged 37, was charged with working for…

Dr. Rafiq Husseini, a top aide to president Mahmoud Abbas in Jerusalem, stated at a Sunday evening press conference in Ramallah, that the “sex tape scandal” against him was dubbed,…

Visiting Cairo, member of the Political Bureau of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Majdalawi, held a series of meetings with Egyptian leaders to ease…

Dr. Nabil Shaath, a Member of Fatah’s Central Committee, stated that the Hamas government in Gaza will be releasing Fatah political prisoners in the coming days, and will also re-open…

The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, stated that the decision of the government of Dr. Salam Fayyad in the West Bank regarding holding local councils elections is unconstitutional, and…

Khalid Mashal, head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, accused the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of obstructing peace talks and a prisoner-swap deal. Mashal said that there…

The rival Fateh and Hamas movements managed to form a committee that would be in charge of discussing field issues that are preventing reconciliation. The committee was formed after Fateh…

Dr. Nabil Sha’ath, member of the Central Committee of the Fatah party, met on Wednesday evening with delegates of the rival Hamas movement, and also met with Fatah leaders and…

The Hamas movement decided to halt the indirect prisoner-swap talks with Israel in the aftermath of the assassination of Mahmoud al-Madbouh who was killed at a hotel in Dubai two…

On Monday, Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, issued a statement challenging the legitimacy of president Mahmoud Abbas, stating that Abbas’ term in office is over, and that he does not represent…

On Monday, the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, in the German capital city of Berlin.The two leaders discussed the latest updates on the peace…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, hinted on Monday that he might accept holding indirect peace talks with Israel, mediated by US Envoy, George Mitchell. He added that direct talks cannot resume…

The Media Office of the government in Dubai reported Friday the details of the assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud Al Madbouh who was killed on January 20. Al Madbouh is…

Izzat Al Rihisq, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, claims Israeli agents are responsible for the death of Mahmoud Al Madbouh on January 20th in Dubai.Details of the incident are…

The head of Fatah’s international relations bureau, Dr. Nabeel Sha’ath, announced on Tuesday that his movement will not resume talks with the Israeli government until it stops settlement construction in…

Dr. Ahmad Yousef, advisor of the Palestinian Foreign Ministry in Gaza, stated that the Israeli occupation deliberately tries to humiliate international figures and legislators who attempt to visit the Gaza…

The Hamas movement in Lebanon held a massive ceremony marking the first Anniversary of Israel’s war on Gaza, and confirmed its stance in “resisting the occupation and countering [Israel’s] plots…

For the first time since the Palestinian Authority (P.A) was established in 1996, a Palestinian woman was sworn in on Friday as the first female governor in the Palestinian territories.…

Organizers of the Hertzilia National Security Conference in Israel stated that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, would be participating in the conference scheduled to start by the end of…

The Palestine Media Center (PMC) reported that twelve Palestinians, members of three Palestinian families in Haiti, were safely evacuated Wednesday from the earthquake stricken area, with the help of the…

Nabeel Abu Rudiyneh, the spokesperson for the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said on Thursday that Palestinians will not accept any Israeli military presence in the future Palestinian state after occupation…

Deputy-head of the Central Committee of Fateh movement, Jibril Rajoub, stated that the movement and its presidents, Mahmoud Abbas, were threatened on boycott by the United States should they achieve…

For the first time since Israel illegally shut down Palestinian Authority civil offices in Jerusalem in 2001, the Palestinian Authority held its first meeting with a foreign diplomat. The meeting…

The Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movements in Palestine stated in separate press releases that the Palestinian resistance did not reach a ceasefire deal with the occupation and will always…

Legislator Salah Bardaweel, a prominent political leader of the Hamas movement, stated that Hamas believes in reconciliation and is ready and willing to sign a unity deal based on the…

Mousa Abu Marzouq, deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureau, told Al Hayat Newspaper, that there are no current prisoner-swap talks, and that Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu, is responsible for…

Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, official spokesperson of the Hamas movement in Gaza, reported Wednesday that the movement is not seeking any escalation with the Egyptian government, and added that Hamas…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported Wednesday that 35 Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip were wounded by Egyptian fire after the Egyptian border police attacked them near…

Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated during a press conference in Ramallah that the future Palestinian state must be settlements free and without the Annexation Wall. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/jan2010/fayyad_salaam.jpg 300 0)…

Dr. Mahmoud Zahhar, a senior leader of the Hamas movement, stated Thursday that Hamas did not close the door for a deal on the captured prisoner of war, corporal Gilad…

Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported that Ismail Haniyya of Hamas, Prime Minister of the Gaza government dissolved by President Mahmoud Abbas, is seeking to expand his government as…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Tuesday that there will be no new Palestinian Intifada (uprising) as long as he is in power, but also warned that the current “calm” will…

Abed Al Raheem Malouh, general secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, blamed the Hamas Movement for stalling an agreement on National reconciliation. The leftist leader added…

The central committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization extended on Wednesday President Mahmoud Abbas and the Legislative Council terms. At the meeting today in the central West Bank city of…

Khalid Mashal, head of the Political Bureau of the Hamas movement in Syria, stated that Israel is responsible for the delay in achieving a prisoner-swap deal with the Hamas movement.…

Palestinian Prime Minister of the dissolved Hamas-led government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyya, stated Friday that Palestine is and will always be the same to the Palestinians, from the river to…

Head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, called on European Parliamentarians to hold an international campaign against the illegal Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip and to support…

The Egyptian leadership issued an invitation to the Palestinian National Reconciliation Committee to visit Cairo in an attempt to resume the talks and efforts to end internal divisions and achieve…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that U.S. President, Barack Obama is, so far, doing nothing to facilitate the peace process, and added that he hopes Obama will be playing an…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that U.S. President, Barack Obama is, so far, doing nothing to facilitate the peace process, and added that he hopes Obama will be playing an…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Monday that the Palestinians will not start a new Intifada despite the fact that they are disappointed by the stalled the peace process, sponsored by…

Head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, stated that efforts are ongoing to achieve national reconciliation, and added that he is still in contact with President Mahmoud Abbas…

The National Resistance Brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, said in separate press…

Hamas spokesperson, Fawzi Barhoum, stated on Friday evening that his movement will not negotiate with the Israeli occupation, as such negotiations give the occupier legitimacy to continue the violations.Barhoum added…

Member of Hamas’ Political Bureau, Mohammad Nassr, said that the movement will not sign the Egyptian Unity deal for Palestinian reconciliation, and added that Hamas wants to achieve unity based…

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated Monday that declaring a Palestinian State should not be conducted before ending the Israeli occupation, and that the statements of Dr. Saeb Erekat in this…

Dr. Osama Al Mazeeny, a Hamas political leader in charge of prisoner-swap talks mediated by Germany and Egypt, stated that swap-talks are currently obstructed as Israel is refusing to release…

Marking Arafat’s death; Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated Tuesday that the Israeli occupation has no partner on the Palestinian side, and that Israel and the world must know…

Dr. Hanna Nasser, Director of the Central Election Committee, told reporters at a press conference in the central West Bank city of Ramallah Thursday that the elections committee does not…

Dozens of thousands gathered in the central West Bank city of Ramallah to participate in a ceremony commemorating the fifth anniversary of the death of President Yasser Arafat. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/yasser_arafat_1.jpg 300…

Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik, of Hamas told Media that his movement will sign the Egyptian document for internal Palestinian conciliation.Dr. Dweik said that his movement…

Member of the Hamas Political Bureau, Mahmoud Zahhar, stated that nobody will be sorry to see President Mahmoud Abbas leaving his political life and position as president, and added that…

The Palestine News and Information Center, affiliated with the Hamas movement, reported on Tuesday evening that the Egyptian Authorities prevented six Palestinian officials, including two Hamas ministers, from leaving the…