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Palestinians to meet to discuss Trump Jerusalem response

Ramallah - Emirates voice

Senior Palestinian leaders will meet in Ramallah on Sunday to debate responses to US President Donald Trump's controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Among the options to be considered is the potential suspension of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation's (PLO) recognition of Israel, delegates said.Such a move could call into question a founding principle of the peace efforts between Israel andRead more

Palestinians to meet to discuss Trump Jerusalem response

Ramallah - Emiratesvoice

PA freeze meetings with US officials in response to US decision

Washington - Emirates Voice

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has canceled meetings with US officials at various levels in response to a decision by the US State Department not to renew the license of the office of the Palestinian diplomatic representation mission in the United States. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said the PA froze meetings with US officials following the Trump administration and theRead more

Palestinian communities in the US start a campaign protesting

Washington - Emirates Voice

Palestinian communities in the United States have continued their campaign against the US State Department’s decision not to renew the license of the Palestinian diplomatic delegation in Washington and to shut down its office. Multiple meetings have been held and a letter was written to the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to voice their rejection of the decision andRead more

Palestinians threaten to cut ties with US

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

The Palestinians will freeze their ties with the US if it follows through on a threat to close the Palestine Liberation Organisation's office in Washington, a senior PLO official warned Saturday. The surprise American move and Palestinian backlash came as US President Donald Trump seeks bargaining chips in his bid to broker an elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. Trump has aRead more

Jordan, PLO stress two-state solution key to Arab-Israeli conflict

Amman - Arab Today

Jordan and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) stressed on Wednesday that there is no alternative to the two-state solution in ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and achieving peace in the Middle East, state-run Petra news agency reported. At a meeting between Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the PLO Saeb Erekat, they emphasized thatRead more

Israel demolishes record number of Palestinian homes in 2016

Ramallah - Arab today

In a new record, Israeli occupation authorities demolished 782 Palestinian properties in 2016, amounting to nearly two structures day. The statistic is alarming as the 2016 figure is more than the numbers of 2014 and 2015 combined. The regime destroyed 274 residential and 372 non-residential buildings in the occupied West Bank. In occupied East Jerusalem, it razed 88 residential andRead more

PLO: US veto of Fayyad ‘blatant discrimination’

Jeddah - Arab Today

The US decision to block the appointment of Salam Fayyad as UN envoy to Libya has been dubbed “blatant discrimination” by a top Palestinian official. Donald Trump’s UN ambassador Nikki Haley said she did not support the appointment of Fayyad, a former Palestinian prime minister, to the role. “For too long the UN has been unfairly biased in favor ofRead more

Palestinian Authority urges quick ICC ruling

JEDDAH - Arab Today

The Palestinian Authority has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to speed up rulings on key issues including Israeli settlements, an official has told Arab News. The authority asked ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to expedite rulings on three Palestinian files in order to open a judicial inquiry into the Israeli government’s violations of international law, said Saeb Erekat, secretary-generalRead more

Israeli Settlements Undermine Peace Efforts

Doha - Arab Today

Secretary-General of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Saeb Erekat underlined that Israel's illegal settlement and expansion policy undermine any prospects for peace and the two-state solution, and represent a war crime and a clear violation of the relevant international laws. Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Erekat urged the Israeli government to halt all "colonial" settlement activities, andRead more