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Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir, Abu Jihad, Commemorated in Gaza (PHOTOS)

April 17, 2022

Palestinians in Gaza take part in a rally on Saturday, April 16, marking the 34th anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian leader Khalil al-Wazir by Israeli forces in Tunisia. Al-Wazir, better known by his nom […]

In Beirut’s Mar Elias Camp, Palestinian Cause is Not Losing Relevance

April 1, 2022

As the eyes of the entire world are on Ukraine now, it can seem like the Palestinian struggle has been fading into the background, but in Beirut’s Mar Elias camp, it remains very much alive. […]

Khalida Jarrar: PLO is ‘Hijacked, It Suffers from Hegemony, Exclusivity’

March 10, 2022

Iconic Palestinian political activist Khalida Jarrar said that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) “is hijacked and suffers from hegemony and exclusivity, in an interview with Al Resalah newspaper on Wednesday. ‘These Chains Will Be Broken’: Ramzy […]

Palestinians Mark 17th Anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s Death

November 11, 2021

Palestinians throughout the West Bank rallied on Thursday marking the 17th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat, the first president of Palestine and chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the official Palestinian news […]

IN PHOTOS: Yasser Arafat in Charcoal on His Death Anniversary

November 10, 2021

Palestinian artist Naji Nasr is putting the final touches on his latest painting, ‘Abu Ammar’, the nom de guerre of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who passed away on November 11, 2004. Nasr, a well-known […]

PLO Groups: PA President Cut Monthly Payments to Silence Criticism

October 18, 2021

The Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has suspended monthly payments to three Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) political groups to silence their criticisms, the groups disclosed in a joint statement on Sunday. The Popular Front […]

Palestine Goes International: On Palestinian Achievements in Sports throughout the Decades

October 8, 2021

Throughout decades, sports were a mirror that reflected Palestinian reality and portrayed it with all its details. The Palestinian struggle has always been multilateral and sport was one of them. Sports developments have been parallel […]

PLO Calls for ‘Transparent’ Probe into Nizar Banat’s Assassination

June 26, 2021

The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) has called for a “transparent” investigation into the murder of a Palestinian activist in the West Bank, Nizar Banat, RT reported on Friday. “It is a serious incident and needs […]

3,000 Palestinians Call on Abbas to Resign in Viral Petition

June 14, 2021

Around 3,000 Palestinians have signed a petition calling for Mahmoud Abbas to resign from his triple position as head of the Fatah movement, head of the PLO and Palestinian Authority chairman. In April, Abbas, whose […]

Fatah, PLO: No Elections without Jerusalem

April 19, 2021

Member of Fatah’s Central Committee and the PLO’s Executive Committee Azzam Al-Ahmad yesterday reiterated that the PLO and Fatah will not accept carrying out elections without Jerusalem. Speaking to Voice of Palestine radio, Al-Ahmad said: […]

Muslim-Majority Kosovo Opens Embassy in Jerusalem

March 15, 2021

Kosovo opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, joining the United States and Guatemala as the only countries with embassies in a city whose status is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian “conflict”, […]

Palestinian Elections: Barghouti and Qidwa Give Abbas Ultimatum for Accepting Electoral List

March 2, 2021

Senior Fatah leaders Marwan Barghouti and Nasser Al-Qidwa have given Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas until March 5 to accept their electoral list, Lebanon’s Al-Akbar reported on Monday. Barghouti has been in an Israeli prison […]

When the People Rose up: How the Intifada Changed the Political Discourse on Palestine

December 16, 2020

December 8 came and went as if it was an ordinary day. For Palestinian political groups, it was another anniversary to be commemorated, however hastily. It was on this day, thirty-three years ago, that the […]

Confirmed: Top PLO Official Hanan Ashrawi Resigns (Full Statement)

December 9, 2020

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 Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

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Reports: Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Committee over Resumption of Coordination with Israel

December 8, 2020

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 […]

Top Palestinian Official Saeb Erekat Dies of COVID Aged 65

November 10, 2020

Dr. Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee, passed away from COVID-19, the Palestinian Fatah movement announced. The veteran PLO official contracted coronavirus on October 8, his condition became critical ten […]

Top Palestinian Official Erekat on Ventilator, in ‘Critical’ Condition with COVID-19

October 19, 2020

Longtime chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat is suffering from pneumonia after he contracted the novel COVID-19, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila said today. Alkaila said in a press statement that the President’s Office, the government, […]

PLO Secretary-General Erekat Transferred to Hospital Due to Respiratory Health Issues

October 18, 2020

The PLO Negotiations Affairs Department announced today that the Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, was moved to a hospital in Israel. The department said Erekat, who last week tested positive for coronavirus, […]

Second Top PLO Official: Hanan Ashrawi Contracts COVID-19

October 12, 2020

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 politician, leader and intellectual is […]

PLO Commends Qatar, Algeria for Rejecting Normalization with Israel

September 22, 2020

The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) commended Qatar and Algeria for refusing to normalize relations with Israel before the occupation of Palestinian territories comes to an end. “We highly appreciate the affirmation of the sisterly State […]

Palestinian Resistance Movements Call for PLO to Leave Arab League

September 12, 2020

The Palestinian resistance movements have called for the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to withdraw its membership from the Arab League after its disavowal to support the Palestinian cause and fight normalization with Israel, Anadolu Agency reported. […]

PLO: Arab People, Including in UAE and Bahrain, Reject Normalization with Israel

September 12, 2020

Saeb Erekat, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said today that the Arab people, including in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, reject normalization with the occupation state, Israel, expressing […]

The PA Rises up to Fail the Palestinians at Every Occasion

August 25, 2020

It is a pity that Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas wasted so much time in declaring that no one has the right “to speak on behalf of the Palestinian people.” The statement was made within the context […]

Arafat Widow Apologizes to UAE for Palestine Protests against Normalization

August 23, 2020

Palestinians were left furious after Suha Arafat, the widow of former Palestinian president Yasser Arafat apologized to the UAE for protests against UAE-Israel normalization, the New Arab reported. The 57-year-old former first lady, who has not […]

Palestinians are Deprived of a Political Voice, and Their Leaders do Nothing about it

August 20, 2020

Palestinian refugees are at the core of Palestinian narratives. The international community has, however, classified Palestinian refugees as a humanitarian issue. In between these diverging depictions, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) seeks to grapple with […]

Palestinian Protests Erupt in Wake of Israel-UAE Agreement (VIDEOS)

August 14, 2020

Palestinians protested throughout the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Friday expressing their anger at the United Arab Emirates government for normalizing ties with Israel while the latter continues to occupy and oppress […]

PLO Urges EU to Turn Words into Action to Deter Israel

August 2, 2020

While welcoming a protest letter signed by European diplomats against Israel’s plans to commence construction in an East Jerusalem area known as E1, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) urged Europe to turn its words into […]

Israel’s Military Checkpoints are Places Made for Its Colonial Violence

June 28, 2020

For Palestinians, Israel’s military checkpoints are made for its colonial violence and perpetual dehumanization of the occupied population. In the latest grotesque spectacle of extrajudicial killing, Ahmed Erekat, a 27-year-old Palestinian man and nephew of […]

PA Political Circus: Why Abbas Must Hand the Keys over to the PLO

June 24, 2020

The painful truth is that the Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas has already ceased to exist as a political body that holds much sway or relevance, either to the Palestinian people or to Abbas’ […]

PLO: Israel Could Use Violence to Annex Parts of the West Bank

May 28, 2020

Israel could use violence to annexation large parts of the occupied West Bank and Jordan Valley, PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat warned today. Speaking to Palestine Radio, Erekat said that Israel’s ideology is based on imposing new […]

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