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As the Palestinians mark the fifth anniversary of the death of the late Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat, Fateh movement called on Hamas to sign the Egyptian Initiative for internal Palestinian…
French Foreign Minister, Bernard Kouchner, stated Friday that he intends to pressure Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, into altering his decision regarding not running for president in the upcoming Palestinian elections.…
Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated Friday that restoring the credibility of the peace process with Israel requires ending the Israeli occupation and halting all Israeli settlement activities. His…
Palestinian Chief Negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, thanked the United Nations for its stance rejecting Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes of Jerusalem, and the ongoing illegal settlement activities.He called on Israel…
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated that the speech on Abbas and his decision not to run for president is considered political bankruptcy.Fawzi Barhoum, spokesperson of Hamas, said that Abbas is…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that he is not going to run in the presidential elections slated for January 2010. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/nov2009/president_mahmoud_abbas__photo_by_imemcs_ghassan_bannoura_2008_2.jpg 300 0) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (Photo:…
Ismail Haniyya, Prime Minister of the Hamas-dominated government in Gaza, stated Thursday that there is no harm, in holding dialogue with the American administration and President Barack Obama. OSCAILTIMAGE(attachments/oct2009/haniyya_1.jpg 300…
The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip said that general and presidential elections, sanctioned by President Mahmoud Abbas, will not be held in the Gaza.Hamas said that Abbas’ term in…
The Legislative Bloc of the Hamas movement stated that the decree of president Mahmoud Abbas declaring general and presidential elections on January 24 of next year is unconstitutional, and is…
The Fateh movement welcomed the statements of President Mahmoud Abbas, head of the movement, in which he called for holding general and presidential elections in Palestine on January, 24, 2010.The…
Dr. Ahmad Bahar, deputy head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), stated Thursday that any elections without reconciliation and unity will not be accepted by the Palestinian people as such…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, issued on Friday a presidential decree stating that January 24 2010 is the official date for general elections; both presidential and legislative.In his decree, Abbas called…
Ayman Taha, the spokesperson of Hamas movement denied reports claiming the movement approved the Egyptian document for internal Palestinian unity without any comments or modifications.His statement came Wednesday after several…
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated Tuesday that the intentions of Mahmoud Abbas to declare elections on January 25 2010, is an attempt to blackmail Hamas movement and an unjustified step…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Monday that the Palestinian leadership will not surrender to Hamas’ rejection to the Egyptian mediated unity offer, and added that he would meet his Egyptian…
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry stated that the Palestinian reconciliation document is ready for signing by Palestinians factions, and that it is not meant for further negotiations and rounds of talks.…
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) expressed reservations on the Egyptian document for internal Palestinian unity, and that the document includes sections that were not approved by…
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, officially told Egypt that it needs two to three more days to study the Egyptian document for Palestinian National Unity before it responds to it. Hamas…
Palestinian sources reported Thursday that Tourism Minister, Basem Khoury, resigned from his post, and that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, accepted his resignation.Khoury submitted his resignation last week to…
The Hamas movement strongly condemned the death of Yousef Abu Zuhri, the brother of its spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri. Yousef died at an Egyptian prison on Tuesday and Hamas claims…
Fateh movement accepted the Egyptian document for internal Palestinians unity and signed it, while Hamas movement is yet to respond. Egypt, the mediator between the two rival parties, handed a…
Reuters reported that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated at a press conference on Wednesday that the Palestinians will not accept what he described as “a Mickey Mouse” state…
The detained secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), legislator Ahmad Saadat, stated that a national unity deal is the immediate response to the ongoing Israeli…
Sami Abu Zuhri, media spokesperson of the Hamas movement, stated that the Sunday speech of president Mahmoud Abbas is filled with contradictions, misinformation and lies. Abu Zuhri said that Abbas’s…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated Sunday that the decision to delay the UN vote on the report of Judge Richard Goldstone was made to recruit more support, and that this…
Head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, Khalid Mashal, delivered a speech on Monday evening in Cairo calling for a national unity conference under Egyptian supervision next month,…
Fuentes dentro del movimiento Hamas reportaron el martes que fuerzas de seguridad palestinas, fieles al Presidente Mahmoud Abbas, detuvieron a nueve miembros y partidarios de Hamas en Jenin, Qalqilia, Tulkarem…
US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, does not believe that the Israeli government is intentionally expanding settlements in the West Bank and believes that a peace deal with the PA…
Un informe preparado y publicado por el grupo Israelà ‘Paz Ahora’, revelo que Israel esta actualmente construyendo 2600 casas para colonos, y 1000 edificios en varios asentamientos, de la Cisjordania…
Ayman Taha, a senior political leader of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, reported on Monday that the Rafah border terminal between Gaza and Egypt will be closed on…
Palestinian factions and Egyptian intelligence officials will meet in Cairo on Monday, to discuss the case of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and have a new round of truce talks,…
Fuentes civiles informaron que tropas armadas israelÃes invadieron las ciudades Cisjordanas de Ramallah, Belén, Jenin y Tubas hoy y raptaron a nueve civiles.Un grupo de tropas israelÃes, acompañadas por 15…
The leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) stated on Sunday that the Monday visit of US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, aims at pressuring the Palestinian leadership…
Por segunda vez seguida, las milicias israelÃes ingresaron a la ciudad Cisjordana de Jenin. Las tropas lanzaron una amplia campaña de búsqueda en el pueblo cercano de Qabatia, e instaló…
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denied the existence of any Egyptian initiative to pave the way for a new round of internal Palestinian dialogue, and added that Egypt also presented some…
Ashraf Abu Rahma, el residente Palestino, que fue disparado por los soldados, después de que le hubieran atado y vendado, presento una demanda, de acuerdo con Grupos de Derechos Humanos…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will arrive in Jeddah on Tuesday afternoon to meet with King Abdullah Ibn Abdel Aziz, Crown Prince Sultan Ibn Abdel Aziz and Foreign Minister prince Saud…
Tropas del ejército israelà invadieron Tulkarem, Nablus y Jenin el martes al amanecer y secuestraron a ocho civiles, según reportajes de fuentes locales.Tropas israelÃes invadieron Tulkarem con varios camiones militares…
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, issued a statement on Friday welcoming the restoration of relations with Jordan after a series of talks between Hamas officials and representatives of the Jordanian government. …
El Movimiento de Resistencia Islámica, Hamas, emitió una decalaración en la que da la bienvenida a la restauración de relaciones con Jordania, tras una serie de conversaciones entre oficiales del…
Senior Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia has declared that Palestinians may demand to become part of a bi-national state with Israel, if the Israeli government continues to reject their proposed borders…
The Acting President of the Legislative Council Dr. Ahmad Bahar called for international societies to support Palestinians and lift the ongoing two-year siege on the Gaza Strip. Bahar at his…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to dismantle the Palestinian Authority today in the wake of new developments in the negotiations for the release of the captured Israeli soldier in Gaza.…
Senior Hamas leader, Mahmoud Al-Zahar, stated on Tuesday that the latest Hamas governments actions across the Gaza Strip have been a response to a national and civil necessity. "Hamas should…
Mahmoud Al Zahar, a leader in the Hamas movement, stated on Tuesday that a Hamas delegation will head to the Egyptian capital Cairo today for talks with Egyptian officials. In…
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, slammed the bulldozer attack which was carried out on Tuesday by a Palestinian in Jerusalem. During the attack, the attacker was shot dead and at least…
Said Siyam, the Interior Minister of the dissolved government of Hamas and a high-level spokesman for the Hamas movement, stated Monday that the Hamas party and their government, currently ruling…
In the first ever Knesset address by a British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown on Monday hailed Israel’s successes in the 60 years since its establishment as the manifestation of ‘boundless…
Local sources reported that the spokesperson of the Israeli Government Avy Bazner accuses Hamas for delaying prisoners swap deal with Israel confirming that Israel is working hard to release the…
U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, is preparing to host a 3-day round of Israeli-Palestinian talks on the thirtieth of this month. Chief Palestinian negotiator, Dr. Saeb Erekat, reported that…
The manager of the UNRWA operations in the Gaza Strip John Jing reported on Tuesday morning that the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair postponed his visit to the Gaza…
Palestinian sources reported that the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the envoy of the International Quartet Committee for peace in the Middle East will visit the Gaza Strip…
Hamas’s top political leader, Khaled Mash’al, who is exiled by Israel in Damascus, believed on Sunday that the Yemeni initiative for conciliation among Palestinians can guarantee reconciliation between Hamas and…
The Islamic resistance movement Hamas warned the Palestinian security services not to continue its arrest campaign against Hamas members in the West Bank. The Palestinian security services arrested on Thursday…
El ejército Israelà ha demolido el jueves dos casas de propiedad Palestina y ha secuestrado a siete civiles durante ataques separados cuyo objetivo ha sido la ciudad de Hebron, en…
Member of the Central Committee of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Mizhir, called for reconsidering the truce agreement which was sponsored by Egypt between Hamas…
A senior source in Syria told Al Hayat newspaper on Monday that Khalid Mashal, Hamas’ political bureau chief, handed Egyptian officials a document which sets the basis for internal talks…
Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad group in Damascus, Ramadan Abdullah Shallah, asserted on Monday that his party is up for a comprehensive dialogue among all Palestinian factions, including the…
Mahmud Al Zahar, a prominent Hamas leader in Gaza, stated Saturday that the Palestinian internal dialogue is back to ground zero. He added that that there are no new developments…
An official from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party told the Palestinian News Network, PNN, that a delegation from Fatah has arrived in the Gaza strip on Tuesday. The official…
The Hamas movement issued a press statement on Monday stating that the movement delegation that left to Cairo over the week end is still their and doing talks with the…
The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, stated on Friday that the eight residents, including a child, who were killed in Beit Lahia on Thursday died due to…
In their Wednesday meeting, the Jordanian Monarch, King Abdullah II, and Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, demanded Israel to be committed to the international agreements regarding holding talks on all issues…
Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian Prime Minister of the care taker government, signed an agreement with the World Bank on Tuesday in which 40 million USD will be transferred by the…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Monday with his Egyptian counterpart, Husni Mubarak, within talks over Egyptian-mediated ceasefire between Palestinians and Israel. Over the past couple of months, Cairo has…
Palestinian prime minister, Ismail Haniya of Hamas, made on Saturday contacts with several Arab leaders in the region over conciliation between the ruling Hamas party in Gaza and the ruling…
Hamas detainees imprisoned by Israel issued a press release welcoming that recent developments between Fateh and Hamas movements, especially after president Mahmoud Abbas said that he decided to hold a…
Three leftists Palestinains groups; Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and the Palestinian People Party (PPP) held a meeting…
Senior Hamas official, Prime Minister of the dissolved government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyya welcomed on Thursday the calls of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas for holding comprehensive talks with Hamas and…
Dr. Ahmad Bahar, the acting head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, a senior political leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, welcomed on Wednesday the statements of the Palestinian president,…
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya of Hamas, welcomed yesterday remarks by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas over possible conciliation between the rival Fatah and Hamas parties. Haniya said in a brief…
The Leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) called on the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and the leadership of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) to halt all meetings…
The Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad expressed frustration over the ongoing Israeli settlement activities in the West Bank. Fayyad's comments came during an interview with AP in his Ramallah office.…
The acting head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Ahmad Bahar, called on the European Parliament to act on ending the unjust siege on the Gaza Strip and added that…
The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) vowed on Sunday to strike back against any Israeli army attack on Gaza. Abu Ataya, spokesman of the PRC’s armed wing, Annaser Salaheldin brigades, said…
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) slammed the Israeli army’s kidnapping of Abdul-Qaher Srour, head of the office of the detained head of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Aziz Dweik.Srour lives…
The political bureaus of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) and the Palestinian People Party (PPP) held a…
The Spokesman of the Palestinian President office, Nabel Abu Roudinah told reporters on Wednesday that the charges of corruption against the Israeli Primer Ehod Olmert are an internal Israeli matter.…
Two leaders of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movements stated on Saturday that the Egyptian efforts to achieving a truce deal between the Palestinian resistance and Israel have failed due…
Hamas’s exiled top leader, Khaled Mash’al, reiterated his ruling party’s determination to break up the ongoing Israeli blockade on Gaza, warning of what he termed ‘inactive’ international community’s role towards…
The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, stated that if the efforts by the Egyptians to mediate a truce between the Palestinian resistance groups based in…
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya of the ruling Hamas in Gaza, stated on Thursday that the Palestinian people and factions can not grant a truce to the ‘ Israeli occupation’…
Dr Mohammed Salameh of Jordan and chairman of the consolidated group for engineering and investment says that Palestine is ready for investment only if Israel will agree to peace, and…
The Palestinian Investment conference launched today with a press conference lasting one hour.Organiser Dr Hassan Abu Libdeh gave statistics and answered journalists' questons. He said that the Palestinan investment conference had…
Palestinian media sources reported on Monday that an official delegation from the ruling Hamas movement in Gaza has arrived in the Egyptian capital to meet Egyptian officials regarding the proposed…
The ruling Hamas party in Gaza said on Wednesday it received an official invitation from Cairo for a new round of ceasefire talks after Israel responded yesterday to Egypt-mediated Hamas…
Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, confirmed on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is going ahead with a comprehensive security plan across the entire West Bank territories. ‘ the PA…
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), member of the political bureau of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), warned on Thursday of…
The leftist Popular Front for the Liberation (PFLP), warned on Wednesday of what it termed ‘ Gaza’s cantons’, a reminder of the Nazi regime in mid 20th centaury. In a…
The Maan News Agency reported on Tuesday that Yasser Arafat Bloc of Fateh movement achieved an overwhelming victory at Al Quds University – Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem. The Yasser…
The de-facto Hamas government in Gaza described yesterday the latest Palestinian-Israeli peace talks as ‘ aimless and useless’. Taher aL-Nuno, spokesman of the government, said in a statement, faxed to…
Fawzi Barhum, Hamas spokesperson said in a press statement issued on Saturday that ‘the call of the Middle East peace Quartet for the Israeli government to freeze settlement activity and…
The Hamas-dominated government in Gaza hailed on Wednesday the Palestinian factions’ agreement to the ceasefire proposal, Hamas had submitted to Egyptian mediators last week. In a statement, faxed to press,…
Representatives of Palestinian factions, who are meeting in Cairo this week, have agreed to the Hamas-offered ceasefire declaration, submitted to Egyptian mediators last Thursday. The factions’ agreement to the initiative…
Both Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and the Hamas-linked Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya in Gaza, condemned on Monday the latest Israeli military escalation in northern Gaza, in which a mother…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that all parties concerned in the region are exerting efforts to reach peace between Palestinians and Israel by the end of 2008. In a…
Representatives of a umber of Palestinian factions in Gaza will head to Cairo tomorrow for talks over national consensus on a ceasefire initiative, the ruling Hamas party had presented last…
Fatah party of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas cast doubts Sunday over Israel’s willingness towards calm, and denounced the Israeli military escalation in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In…