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Israel: Bill seeks ban on waving Palestinian flags at university campuses

INTERNATIONAL An Israeli lawmaker has proposed a bill that would ban the Palestinian flag inside campuses of universities and colleges in Israel, and discipline students who breach it. Shlomo Karhi of the Likud party had submitted an amendment to the Higher Education Law, prohibiting the showing of Palestinian flags throughout campuses after several students waved Palestine flags on Tuesday at Tel Aviv University during a cultural event. The amendment will also prohibit waving flags […]

today2 December 2022

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PLO calls for global coalition to confront Israel annexation plans

Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)’s Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, has called for the formation of an international coalition to confront Israel’s plans to annex large areas of the occupied West Bank as well as the Jordan Valley and East Jerusalem. “The formation of the international coalition must emanate from an international conference which includes all of the world countries under the United Nations auspices to support the […]

today12 June 2020

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Palestinian President Abbas says accords with Israel, US are void

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Tuesday that his administration considers all agreements signed with Israel and the United States null and void, after Israel declared it would annex parts of the occupied West Bank, according to local media reports. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Abbas made the announcement during an emergency meeting held in Ramallah to discuss the Israeli plans. "The Palestine Liberation Organization and the State of […]

today20 May 2020

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Harsh Conditions for Palestinian Women in Israeli Jails

“Harsh” and “painful” conditions await Palestinian women held in Israeli prisons, a lawyer speaking on behalf of the PLO’s Committee for Prisoners and Freed Prisoners said on Sunday. According to Hanan Al-Khatib, who visited Al-Damoun Prison on Saturday, the Israeli occupation authorities are “completely isolating the prisoners from the outside world.” She added that women prisoners are prevented from family visits under the pretext of security; their older sons especially […]

today15 November 2017

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PLO marks 35th anniversary of Palestinian refugee camp massacre in Lebanon

On the 35th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon's Sabra neighborhood and the adjacent Shatila refugee camp, Executive Committee Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Hanan Ashrawi said the massacre “still represents Israel's cruelty and inhumanity towards the Palestinian people as a whole” The massacre took place after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, when Christian Phalangist militias entered the Beirut camp under Israeli military […]

today18 September 2017

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PLO slams joint US-Israel event celebrating 50th year of Israeli occupation

After reports emerged that the US Congress and the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, would celebrate the 50 years of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territory during a joint video event on June 6, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi said in a statement on Wednesday that the event represented the deepening of American “complicity in Israel’s criminality.” Israeli media reported that the event would be broadcast live between […]

today1 June 2017

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PLO chief warns of chaos if US moves embassy to Jerusalem

A senior Palestinian official warned US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday that moving the American embassy to Jerusalem would destroy prospects of peace with Israel and push the region into turmoil. The remarks by the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Saeb Erekat, came as Israeli officials praised Trump's decision to nominate hardliner David Friedman as envoy to Israel. The Palestinians regard east Jerusalem as the capital of their […]

today17 December 2016

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