EUobserver | EU stands by Palestine on Jerusalem EUobserver She spoke alongside Abbas, who urged the EU to "swiftly recognise the state of Palestine". "This would encourage the Palestinian people to keep hoping for peace and to wait until peace is brought about," he said. The meeting came in the wake of US ... Slovenia Readies to Recognize Palestine After Trump Embassy Move Abbas wins renewed EU backing for Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem Abbas Asks EU to Recognize Palestinian State Within 1967 Borders: 'You're the Main Partner in Building Palestinian ... |
UN News Centre | UN agency for Palestine refugee launches global funding push after US aid cuts UN News Centre 22 January 2018 – The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) launched on Monday a global fundraising campaign to sustain resources for its education, health and other assistance programmes. The campaign ... Britain 'Remains Committed' to Supporting Palestinian Refugees, Will Transfer $70 Million UN Agency Begins Fundraising After US Slashes Aid for Palestinian Refugees Can Palestinians bear halt of US aid? |
Human Rights Watch | Palestine Joins Global Push to Eliminate Landmines Human Rights Watch Despite the fact Palestine doesn't possess these weapons, the move to join the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty helps to further stigmatize landmines – especially today, when the use of these deadly weapons by non-state actors appears to be on the rise. The latest ... |
The Depaulia | Students for Justice in Palestine protest US policies, Israeli detentions The Depaulia Despite frigid, blustery conditions, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) marched and held a rally at DePaul's Lincoln Park campus on Jan. 18, 2018. Protesters stood in solidarity with prisoners and detainees such as Ahed Tamimi and held signs ... Women's Rally for Ahed Tamimi And Palestine Not just Ahed: Israel holding 300 Palestinian minors in prison |
The National | Kuwait rejects Israeli occupation, considers opening embassy in Palestine The National The plan "is currently under discussion" said Kuwait's minister of foreign affairs Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled on Monday. Sheikh Sabah, who also serves as deputy prime minister, said the move is set to increase Kuwaiti support against Israel's illegal ... |
The Straits Times | Mattis, Retno discuss Palestine, US aid cut to UNRWA The Straits Times JAKARTA - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has reiterated to the United States the importance of its support for the peace process between Israel and the Palestine, and any solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was a two-state one. "The ... |
Haaretz | Palestinian Group Pulls From Women's March Because of Scarlett Johansson Haaretz The Palestinian American Women's Association cited in a post on Facebook Johansson's “unapologetic support of illegal settlements in the West Bank, a human rights violation recognized by the international community whose calls only led to a ... Palestinian Groups Pull Out of Women's March Due to Scarlett Johansson Five women accuse actor James Franco of inappropriate or sexually exploitative behavior Skip to content |
Firstpost | Narendra Modi to visit Palestine on 10 February, in first-ever trip to Ramallah by an Indian PM Firstpost Days after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's much talked about India tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Palestine on 10 February. The prime minister will hold a meeting with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his ... Netanyahu: US Must Mediate Between Palestine and Israel |
Business Day | LETTER: Biased view of Palestine Business Day Yet Shain's alt-reality consists only of a single state that receives billions of dollars of aid from the US, and one that has faced no UN or other sanctions for its war crimes, daily gross violation of human rights and its apartheid. This could define ... |
Palestine to take part in the World Economic Forum in Davos WAFA - Palestine News Agency RAMALLAH, January 22, 2018 (WAFA) – Palestine is going to participate in the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos, which will launch its four-day meetings on Tuesday, Minister of Economy Abeer Odeh, who will represent Palestine in the meeting ... |