PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi strongly denounced the Jerusalem Municipality Planning and Construction Committee’s plans to authorize the construction of 1,440 new units in the illegal settlement of Ramat Shlomo, 3,000 units in the illegal settlement of Gilo and 2,600 units in the illegal settlement of Givat Hamatos:

Please find below the latest opinion piece by Dr. Saeb Erekat, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization, “Trump’s Win Has Emboldened Racists in Israel’s Government,” published in Haaretz on November 15, 2016.

Trump’s Win Has Emboldened Racists in Israel’s Government

Senior Israeli government officials see Trump’s victory as a free rein to finally bury the two-state solution. They should think seriously, however, about what could come next.

Palestinians need the U.K. to first and foremost recognize its historic responsibility and apologize. Rather than “mark” this grave insult to world justice, Britain needs to acknowledge its responsibility and commit to protecting and advancing the political, civil, and national rights of the Palestinian people.

Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang held a reception in Hanoi on October 18 for Palestinian Ambassador Saadi Salama, during which he affirmed Vietnam’s consistent stance of supporting the Palestinian people’s just struggle for basic national rights.

Dr. Riad Malki, the Foreign Minister of the State of Palestine, stated on October 15^th, 2016 that the Director General of UNESCO has out stepped the scope of her mandate by speaking out against a resolution adopted by the Executive Board of the organization.