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Top Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi quits PLO amid rumours of rift

Prominent Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi has confirmed her resignation from the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) after more than a decade of service. The 15-member committee is the highest executive body of the PLO and acts as the government of the UN-recognised State of Palestine, which differs from the Palestinian Authority (PA), though both are headed by President Mahmoud Abbas. Ashrawi confirmed her resignation in a statement […]

today10 December 2020

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PLO official calls on international companies to leave illegal Israeli settlements

In a meeting with foreign diplomats, Saeb Erekat, secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), today called on international companies doing business in the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and whose name appeared in the United Nations database, to leave the settlements. This came during separate meetings Erekat held with diplomatic representatives of France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Turkey. Erekat, who […]

today19 February 2020

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PLO: Palestinians Will Not Be Part of Any Peace Plan Proposed by US

Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said that the Palestinian side will not be part of any peace plan proposed by US president Donald Trump. During a meeting with Sweden’s State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Annika Söder, and the accompanying delegation in Ramallah, Erekat said that the Palestinian stance is firm and that Trump has isolated himself from the peace process, following […]

today3 May 2018

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Mahmoud Abbas slams Trump over ‘slap of the century’

Mahmoud Abbas has sharply criticised Donald Trump, saying the Palestinian Authority (PA) will never accept the US president's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The PA president made his comments on Sunday at the start of a two-day central council meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Ramallah. "Politically, Jerusalem is our capital; in our religion, it is our capital; geographically, it is our capital," said Abbas. "But […]

today15 January 2018

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US envoy to Israel summoned over UN settlement vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has summoned the US ambassador to Israel over a resolution condemning settlements on Palestinian territories. The summon on Sunday came hours after envoys of all other UN Security Council members were asked to appear before the foreign ministry following the UN vote. Dan Shapiro, who was excluded from earlier summons targeting 14 UNSC member states, was called to discuss the US decision to abstain, which […]

today26 December 2016

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