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Benoit Hamon, the French Socialist Party’s candidate to the upcoming presidential elections Wednesday announced on his facebook page he would recognize the Palestinian State when he is elected on April 23 or May 7. The candidate who met on Wednesday Read more
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and many world leaders have condemned on Tuesday the law passed by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, that gave legal status to what had been considered by Israel so far as illegal settlement outposts. Speaking at Read more
A law legalizing Israeli settlements built on privately-owned Palestinian land was approved by the Israeli parliament on Monday prompting strong condemnations from the Palestinians. Saeb Erekat, a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, said the approval legalizes the “theft of Read more
President Donald Trump has sent his first message to Israel after it announced plans to establish a new settlement of 2000 homes in the West Bank saying the plan is unhelpful. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that Read more
A senior Palestinian official has confirmed that the Palestinian Authority has received the $221 million transfer authorized by former US president Barack Obama hours before he handed over power to Donald Trump. Husam Zomlot, strategic affairs advisor to President Mahmoud Read more
Reports have emerged that a Hamas delegation led by Ismail Haniya, head of the group’s political bureau, has been meeting with Egyptian officials in Cairo since Sunday and that the meetings are expected to continue over the next few days. Read more
After three days of talks in Russia, Hamas and Fatah and the Islamic Jihad have reached an agreement to form a unity government and consultations for its formation will be carried out by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority Read more
During a meeting on Tuesday, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas told members of Israel’s left-wing Meretz party that he was “disappointed” that Prime Minister Netanyahu would not be attending the international peace conference to be held in Paris on Read more
President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas won this week unanimous confidence to continue as leader of the Fatah movement founded by historical icon Yasser Arafat. The 81 year-old man was cheered by delegates present at the movement’s congress which Read more
Morocco’s foreign ministry has hailed as historical last Friday’s UN resolution which condemned Israel’s unlawful settlement policy in Palestinian territories and called for freezing the settlements construction. Morocco, a staunch supporter of the Palestinian cause, has over history condemned Israel’s Read more