Showing posts with label Palestine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Palestine. Show all posts

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Cisjordanie: Israël légalise une colonie dont un résident a été tué

Cisjordanie
Les autorités israéliennes ont légalisé dimanche une colonie de Cisjordanie jusque-là dépourvue d'autorisation, en réponse au meurtre de l'un de ses résidents, le rabbin Raziel Shevah, le mois dernier dans une attaque palestinienne.

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Israeli, Palestinian ministers meet for first time since US Jerusalem recognition

Israeli-occupied West Bank
Israeli and Palestinian ministers and other senior officials met during a ceremony on Tuesday for the first time since the White House's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Israël interdit d'entrée une vingtaine d'organisations prônant son boycott

Israël interdit d'entrée une vingtaine d'organisations prônant son boycott
Israël a publié dimanche une liste d'organisations qui appellent à son boycott et dont les membres sont interdits d'entrée sur le territoire israélien, a annoncé le ministère des Affaires stratégiques.

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

US wants to cut aid to UN refugee agency to force Palestine into talks with Israel

US wants to cut aid to UN refugee agency
The US wants to stop funding a UN agency aiding millions of Palestinian refugees to coerce Palestine into talks with Israel. The negotiations soured after Washington's contentious recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

Monday, December 25, 2017

Friday, December 22, 2017

Abbas says Palestinians will not accept US peace plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that his people would "no longer accept" any peace plan proposed by the US following its decision to unilaterally recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Four more Palestinians killed in backlash over US’ Jerusalem decision

A fresh wave of violence broke out across the West Bank
A fresh wave of violence broke out across the West Bank and along Gaza’s border on Friday. At least four Palestinians were killed in continued fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Friday, December 15, 2017

UN Security Council may study resolution on Jerusalem on December 18

UN Security Council
The Arab countries may submit a draft resolution against recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to the UN Security Council on December 18, diplomats said at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday.

Palestine calls for international protection amid heightened tensions over Jerusalem

Six Palestinians were killed and more than 1,500 injured
The Palestinian government called Thursday for international protection of the the Palestinian people over "the continued escalation due to the occupation."

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

OIC Declares East Jerusalem Capital of Palestine, Urges US to Withdraw from Peace Process

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in a statement issued following an extraordinary summit in Turkey's Istanbul on Wednesday, declared East Jerusalem the capital of Palestine "under occupation" and urged the US to withdraw from the peace process and back down from its Jerusalem decision.

Friday, December 8, 2017

Israeli police allow access to Jerusalem mosque despite Palestinian ‘day of rage’

Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
Israeli police preparing for a Palestinian “day of rage” on Friday have imposed no special restrictions on access for worshippers to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Hamas has urged Palestinians to abandon peace efforts

Hamas has urged Palestinians to abandon peace efforts
The Islamist group Hamas has urged Palestinians to abandon peace efforts and launch a new uprising against Israel in response to US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Saturday, November 25, 2017

US Reverses Order to Close Palestinian Office

International Criminal Court
The Trump administration backtracked Friday on its decision to order the Palestinians’ office in Washington to close, instead saying it would merely impose limitations on the office that it expected would be lifted after 90 days.

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Rafah crossing : Egypt opens Gaza border for first time since unity deal

Rafah crossing
Egypt opened its largely sealed border with Gaza Saturday for the first time since a reconciliation agreement saw the Palestinian Authority take control of the crossing from Hamas.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Hamas Criticizes PA for Resumption of Security Cooperation with Israel

israeli palestinian security cooperation
A Hamas spokesman criticized the Palestinian Authority (PA) for resumption of security cooperation with the Israeli regime, saying it would endanger Palestinian unity.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

EU Calls on Israel to Stop Plans for New West Bank Settlements

West Bank Settlements
Israel must halt new building plans for settler homes in the West Bank, the European Union’s Foreign Service said in a statement on Wednesday, warning that such settlements threatened any future peace deal with the Palestinians.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Netanyahu rules out removal of Israeli settlement from West Bank

Israeli settlements  West Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday never to remove Israeli settlement from the West Bank, even in case of a possible deal with the Palestinians.

Monday, September 25, 2017

PLO to Request ICC Investigation of Israeli Settlement Activity

International Criminal Court (ICC)
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) decided to submit an official request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate illegal Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi told Ma’an on Monday.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Palestinian official says US delegation visit 'crucial'

West Bank
Palestinian President Abbas' spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeinah said Thursday that the visit of the US delegation to the West Bank city of Ramallah and their meeting with Abbas are crucial and important.

Saturday, August 12, 2017