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Hanan Ashrawi
Confirmed: Top PLO Official Hanan Ashrawi Resigns (Full Statement)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accepted today, Wednesday, December 9, the resignation of Hanan Ashrawi, an influential member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the official […]
Reports: Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Committee over Resumption of Coordination with Israel
Hanan Ashrawi has resigned from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee in protest at Ramallah’s decision to resume security coordination with Israel, sources have told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. Dr. Ashrawi, a veteran legislator who has taken […]
Second Top PLO Official: Hanan Ashrawi Contracts COVID-19
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Dr. Hanan Ashrawi became the second member of the PLO’s Executive Committee to test positive for Coronavirus, the official Palestinian news agency, WAFA reported on Monday. Ashrawi, a renowned Palestinian […]
FULL TEXT: ‘Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates’
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached on Thursday a deal that is expected to lead to “full normalization of relations” between the Arab nation and Israel in an […]
Palestine and the Status Quo: Extending UNRWA’s Mission is a Pyrrhic Victory
By Ramzy Baroud “All attempts at trying to limit UNRWA’s mandate or defund it or attack it have failed, and we hope that the international community will continue to come to the rescue.” These […]
Palestinian Officials Say Trump Envoy’s Resignation an ‘Admission of Failure’
The resignation on Thursday of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy is an “admission of failure” for the White House’s much-delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, a senior Palestinian official said. Jason Greenblatt worked alongside Trump’s son-in-law Jared […]
The PLO Endorses the Humanitarian Paradigm
By Ramona Wadi At the G7 summit in Paris, US President Donald Trump speculated publically about the purported “deal of the century”, which infuriated the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). If one had to rely on […]
Trump Might Reveal Parts of ‘Deal of the Century’ before Israeli Elections
US President Donald Trump said yesterday he could reveal parts of his peace plan, known as “deal of the century”, before the Israeli elections slated to take place on September 17, Haaretz reported. On the […]
Hanan Ashrawi: ‘Deal of the Century’ Is ‘Fictitious Economic Plan’
Hanan Ashrawi, the veteran political activist and executive committee member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) called Jared Kushner’s “deal of the century” a “fictitious economic plan.” Via video conference Tuesday at the Arab Center in Washington, […]
PLO, Foreign Ministry Condemn Moldova’s Decision to Move Embassy to Jerusalem
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned in two separate statements the decision by Moldova’s premier to move his country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, considering the decision […]
US Rejects Top Palestinian Official Ashrawi’s Visa Request for First Time
A top Palestinian official said on Monday she had been denied a US travel visa for the first time and viewed it as retaliation for her criticism of the Trump administration and Israel, reports Reuters. US diplomats did […]
Ashrawi (PLO): ‘Targeting Defenseless Civilians Is Criminal’
Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member, said the ongoing Israeli escalation against the captive Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip is a continuation of the war crimes Israel has been committing against the Palestinian […]
US Shuts Jerusalem Consulate, Downgrades Palestinian Mission (VIDEO)
The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission in Palestine by folding it into the US Embassy to Israel. For decades, the consulate functioned as […]
Ashrawi: ‘Gaza Will Remain an Inseparable Part of Palestine’
Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member, Hanan Ashrawi, met separately with the Jordanian Head of Mission, Muhammad Abu Wandi, and the Egyptian Consul General, Mustafa al-Shahat, at the PLO Headquarters in the central occupied […]
US Revokes Visas of Palestinian Envoy’s Family
The Palestinian Liberation Organization has accused the US of a new level of pressure and of being ‘spiteful’ after the family of its envoy had their visas annulled following the closure of the PLO office. […]
Palestine to ‘Halt Security Cooperation with US’ (VIDEO)
The Palestinian leadership is weighing retaliatory measures against US penalties, including halting security cooperation, a senior Palestinian official said on Wednesday. Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) executive committee, told journalists […]
Palestinian Authority Welcomes Prince William, First British Royal to Visit Palestine since 1948
Palestinian officials welcomed the announcement that Britain’s Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, will visit the occupied Palestinian territory in the summer, in what will be the first state visit by a British royal to […]
Most Palestinians Do Not Trust the PLO Threat about the Recognition of Israel
The Palestine Liberation Organization declared that it will withdraw its recognition of Israel following the US acceptance of Jerusalem as the capital of the Zionist state. However, a poll by the Jerusalem Centre for Media […]