The first Saudi ambassador to Palestine, Nayef al-Sudairi, is about to present his credentials to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Al-Sudairi and his accompanying delegation arrived in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday through the Karama crossing from Jordan on a two-day official visit that will end on Wednesday. He …
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Bahrain stabbed Palestine in back: Hamas says after Israeli embassy inauguration
The Hamas resistance movement has condemned Bahrain’s recent move to allow the opening of the Israeli embassy in Manama as “a stab in the back” of the Palestinians. Speaking to the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news website, Mousa Abu Marzook, the deputy head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, warned that the move will …
Read More »China, Palestine pledge to establish strategic partnership
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing where they agreed to establish a strategic partnership between the two countries. During the Wednesday meeting, Xi said this partnership will mark a new stage in their relations that will build on their past achievements and open …
Read More »Palestine urges sanctions against Israel over settlement construction policies
Palestine has called upon the international community to impose sanctions and other punitive measures against Israel over its settlement construction policies in the occupied territories, saying world countries should not simply suffice to written statements in this regard. The Palestinian foreign ministry stated on Tuesday that the Palestinian nation pays …
Read More »International Quds Day: Iran urges Muslim unity to counter Israel, support Palestine
Iran has slammed the “shameful” silence of the United States and some European countries in the face of Israel’s crimes and murders, calling for unity among Muslim nations to counter the Zionist regime and support the oppressed people of Palestine. Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday to mark …
Read More »Pro-Palestine activists rally in Minnesota, demand US divest from Israel
Pro-Palestine activists have rallied in Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota in the US, protesting against the state’s support for Israel. The protesters, who gathered outside the governor’s mansion, called on Minnesota’s State Board of Investment (SBI) to sell off its shares in Israeli corporations. The protest action, which …
Read More »Yemen’s Houthi: Biden showed loyalty to Zionists in recent visit to Occupied Palestine
The leader of Yemen’s popular Ansarullah resistance movement has lashed out at Washington’s efforts to normalize ties between Israel and Arab countries, saying US President Joe Biden demonstrated his loyalty to Zionists during a recent visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi made the remarks in a televised …
Read More »Palestine: Norway’s decision to label settlements’ products ‘important legal step’ in right direction
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has hailed a decision by Norway to label products manufactured in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, saying it is a “right step” in fulfilling international obligations, including imposing sanctions on the Tel Aviv regime. The ministry made the remarks in a statement on …
Read More »Hamas slams 70 years of Israeli occupation of Palestine as ‘full-fledged war crime’
The continuation of the Israeli occupation of Palestine for over 70 years is “a full-fledged racist war crime,” says the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, which also denounced the Tel Aviv regime’s incessant violation of the Palestinian people’s rights, in particular workers. “All the human suffering experienced by our people, especially …
Read More »Putin holds call with Palestine’s Abbas to discuss Russia-Ukraine talks, Middle East
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Monday. They also talked about “the problems of the Middle East settlement in the context of escalating tensions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem,” the Kremlin …
Read More »Hamas rejects French PM’s claims, says al-Quds eternal capital of Palestine
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says al-Quds will remain as Palestine’s capital forever, dismissing claims by France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex. Hamas said the French prime minister’s words will not give the illegal Zionist entity any legitimacy, adding they will only encourage the regime to increase its aggression towards al-Quds …
Read More »US progressives, supposedly pro Palestine, vote to fund Israel
For the second time this year the United States Congress voted to send Israel billions of dollars in military funding. Of course there’s nothing unusual about that specifically, but what is interesting is how progressives in Congress chose to coordinate their votes. On both occasions, members of the so called …
Read More »Pro-Palestine activists occupy Israeli arms factory in UK, halt its operations
As part of their nationwide campaign against an Israeli arms manufacturer, pro-Palestine activists in the UK have staged a protest outside the company’s plant in the borough of Oldham. Palestine Action, a London-based pro-Palestine advocacy group, shared a series of tweets showing masked activists standing on the roof of the …
Read More »Palestine denounces UN for whitewashing Israeli crimes against Palestinian children
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has criticized the United Nations for leaving Israel off the annual blacklist of parties responsible for grave violations against children, saying ignoring the regime’s crimes would guarantee impunity for the child-killing entity.
Read More »Israel-Palestine: US blocks UN statement for third time in a week
Washington, a close ally of Israel, has reportedly blocked UNSC statements that condemned Israel’s military response and called for a ceasefire. A third United Nations Security Council emergency meeting in a week – amid the deadly Israeli offensive in Gaza – has again ended with no concrete outcome after the …
Read More »China slams US for blocking UNSC action on Palestine
In a statement on Sunday, China FM called for the UN Security Council’s action to seek the de-escalation of violence between Hamas and the Israeli regime, slamming the US for blocking UN efforts. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the UN Security Council to seek an early de-escalation of …
Read More »PA: 23 EU countries stand with Palestine against annexation
Nabil Shaath, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’ close aide, announced on Wednesday that 23 European Union (EU) countries stand with Palestine against the Israeli plan to annex large swathes of occupied West Bank, Al Watan Voice reported. The only two European states which have not yet announced their stance …
Read More »Palestine to rise in force against Israel, US machinations
Palestinians are expected to turn out en masse in the ‘Day of Rage’ protests that have been called by various Palestinian factions against the occupationist agenda by the US and the Israeli regime for their homeland. The factions recently declared a “Day of Rage,” putting out a call for nationwide …
Read More »Palestine’s Islamic Jihad Mourns Former S.G. Ramadan Abdullah Shallah
The former head of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement on Saturday died in the hospital where he was being treated. The group said Ramadan Abdullah Shalah, 62, succumbed to the disease. “We have been witnessing the struggle of the Islamic Jihad Movement since its establishment, and we remember his leadership …
Read More »Palestine, 41 years after Quds Day
The first question to be asked about the reason behind the organizing of the International Quds Day is, ‘what is the importance and impact of this day?’ Was the naming of this day by the founder of the Islamic Revolution of Iran just a simple gesture to perpetuate this national …
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