RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (May 31, 2017) -- Commenting on the joint Israeli Knesset and U.S. Congress event to take place on June 6 to mark fifty years since the “reunification of Jerusalem,” PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned such an unprecedented and dangerous move and said:

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2017 (WAFA) -- Presidents Mahmoud Abbas and Donald Trump said Wednesday that they are committed to work together to reach a historic peace deal between the Palestinians and Israelis.
They said in a joint press conference at the White House that it was important to start a process that will lead to a genuine peace.

We are pleased to share with you PLO Executive Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi’s latest opinion piece - Don't Fall For Israel's Character Assassination—Marwan Barghouti Is a Man of Peace - that was published today in Newsweek. 

Click here to read the op-ed by Dr. Ashrawi: http://www.newsweek.com/marwan-barghouti-man-peace-israel-apartheid-591021 

RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (April 26, 2017) -- Commenting on the announcement by the Israeli Housing Ministry and the so-called “Jerusalem Municipality” to construct 10,000 illegal settlement units on land belonging to the village of Qalandia in Occupied East Jerusalem, PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned such plans and said: 

“This decision is a deliberate affront to the international community, a flagrant violation of international law, and a direct blow to peace. 

RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (April 16, 2017) -- Marking Palestinian Prisoners’ Day (April 17) and the upcoming hunger-strike by Palestinian prisoners, PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi issued the following statement: 

“On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day and the start of tomorrow’s collective and open-ended hunger strike which is led by imprisoned Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Marwan Barghouthi and will be joined by more than 1,600 Palestinian prisoners representing various political factions, we honor and pay great tribute to our prisoners for their courage, continued steadfastness and commitment to independence and justice in the face of the belligerent military occupier.