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The kingdom of Belgium Wednesday announced allocation of $23 million for the UN Relief and Work Agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) one day after the US announced it was cutting $65 million off its $125 million annual contribution. Deputy Prime Minister Read more
The United States has cut off part of its annual donation to the UN Relief & Work Agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) arguing that it expects reforms be made to the agency before making full contribution. The State Department has withheld Read more
The Palestinian Liberation Organization’s central council has authorized its executive committee and President Mahmoud Abbas to cease recognition of Israel and stop security cooperation until Israel recognizes the Palestinian state, cancels East Jerusalem annexation and stops settlements. “[The Central Council] Read more
The European Union and Norway are to convene end of Janu-ary an ‘extraordinary’ session of donor countries in a move to fast-track the two-state solution peace deal between Palestine and Israel as soon as possible as prospect for such as Read more
The Egyptian government has asked four of the country’s most influential television hosts to influence their viewers towards accepting Trump’s December declaration that Jerusalem is capital of Israel despite the official stand expressed by Cairo, New Times Times (NYT) reports, Read more
The Palestinian Prime Minister based in the West Bank announced Wednesday resumption of payment of Israel-supplied electricity in Gaza enclave nearly six month after refusing to foot the bill and leaving the strip in nearly complete darkness. Last June, Mahmoud Read more
The leader of the Palestinian authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas was emphatic over the future of the Holy Jerusalem saying that the old city is ‘not for sale’ in response to Donald Trump’s to cut off aid if Palestinians do not Read more
Palestinians has remained unconcerned following US President Donald Trump’s plans to cut off aid to Palestinians for their intransigence not to engage in talks with Israel under the US auspices. “We will not be blackmailed,” Hanan Ashrawi said in a Read more
Israel’s Culture and Sport minister riled in a letter the US National Basketball Association (NBA) after an official webpage of the association allegedly listed Palestine as “occupied territory” in list of world countries, reports say. Miri Regev in a letter Read more
Head of the Palestinian Hamas movement Tuesday stressed that the US is working on a peace plan proposing to Palestinian leaders the village of Abu Dis, close to Eastern Jerusalem, as the future capital of Palestine. Ismail Haniyeh revealed the Read more