Dr.Erekat condemns the illegal opening of Paraguayan Embassy in Jerusalem

We have witnessed today how the Paraguayan president is an irresponsible political leader by defying international law and the achievement of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. By opening its embassy in Jerusalem,  Paraguay is violating UNSC Resolution 478 as well as the very dignity of the peoples of Latin America that have struggled for freedom and justice against domination and oppression. 

State of  Palestine

Ministry of  Foreign and Expatriate Affairs

14 May 2018                                                                                                                                                    

Press Statement

Today, the US administration is acting on its arrogance of power and disdain for Palestinian rights, thus reaffirming that it is now part of the problem, not the solution. As the Palestinian people commemorate seventy years since the onset of their Nakba (Catastrophe) of dispossession, denial, and injustice, the US Administration added insult to injury in Jerusalem by defying international law and rejecting UN Security Council resolutions relevant to Palestinian rights, especially in Jerusalem.

May 13, 2018

PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: “Seventy years on, the Nakba continues”

 “One the eve of the seventieth anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (“catastrophe”), a grave historical injustice that continues today, the U.S. will officially relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to occupied Jerusalem, reneging on longstanding American commitments and policies and violating the most basic requisites of justice and legality.

Open letter of Palestinian human rights groups to Mr António Guterres, UN Secretary-General and Mr Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about shunning opening of U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, call on Israel to stop shooting Gaza protesters.

May 7, 2018

PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned today’s passing of the first reading of a draft law that would allow the Israeli Defense Ministry to control the funds allocated to Palestinian prisoners and their families from custom revenues transferred to the Palestinian government by Israel: