We welcome the French initiative to have an international conference for Palestine. We call upon the international community to take this step seriously and take this as an opportunity to end decades of occupation, colonization and exile for our people. Our goal is to achieve a free, sovereign and independent State of Palestine on the 1967 border with East Jerusalem as its capital, achieve a just solution to all final status issues, including our refugees. A just and lasting peace based on international law and relevant UN resolutions is possible. We reiterate that for any negotiations to be credible and successful, it is necessary to implement previous agreements and obligations, including a full cessation of settlement activities and the freedom of Palestinian prisoners.  

PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi said:

“On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day (17th April), we pay tribute to all present and former Palestinian prisoners who have been arrested by Israel.  We fully support their selfless and courageous struggle against Israel’s military occupation and their commitment to justice, dignity and an independent Palestine free of apartheid and ethnic cleansing.

State of Palestine

Palestine Liberation Organization

Negotiations Affairs Department

April 13, 2016

Statement by PLO Secretary General Dr. Saeb Erekat on latest Israeli settlement construction announcement

4th April 2016

Each and every crime Israel commits in violation of our rights are documented, reported, and presented to the relevant international bodies, including the International Criminal Court

March 30^th  2016

Statement by PLO Secretary General Dr. Saeb Erekat on the occasion of Land Day

Today we’re marking 40 years since a group of Palestinian citizens rebelled against the expropriation of their lands in the Galilee. The heroism of the people of Sakhnin, Deir Hanna, Arrabeh, Nur Shams, Kufr Qanna, as well as other villages in the Galilee, became an example for the Palestinian nation. Consequently, Israel’s racism and repression killed 6 Palestinians and injured over 100 during these events.