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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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

PLO Official: Decision to Cancel Agreements with Israel, US Immediately Came into Force

May 21, 2020

A senior Palestine Liberation Organization official stated Wednesday that the Palestinian leadership’s decision to abolish all agreements and understandings with Israel and the US came into force immediately following its promulgation. Speaking to Voice of […]

PLO Official: Israel has ‘Stolen 90% of Jordan Valley’

November 5, 2019

The Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation Executive Committee Saeb Erekat said on Monday that Israel’s occupation has stolen 90 percent of the Jordan Valley, Felesteen.ps has reported. Erekat made his comment during a press […]

Erekat Condemns Israel’s Plan to Demolish 10 Buildings in East Jerusalem

July 21, 2019

Saeb Erekat, secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) condemned, in the strongest possible terms, Israel’s imminent plan to demolish 10 buildings in the occupied East Jerusalem town of Sur Bahir, […]

Erekat’s Response to the Israeli Election Result Ignores Reality

May 4, 2019

Israel’s colonial-settler population has elected Benjamin Netanyahu yet again as Prime Minister and the initial reactions to the result have been summed up in simple slogans that fail to reflect upon the contenders and their […]

Palestinian Leaders Denounce Netanyahu’s Vow to Annex West Bank

April 7, 2019

Palestinian leaders reacted with anger to Netanyahu’s vow to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins another term in office. Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator and a close aide to […]

Palestinian Welfare Must Not Be Argued by the Likes of Greenblatt and Erekat

April 1, 2019

At the UN Security Council last Friday, US Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt failed to garner support for Israel’s decision to deduct $11 million from the tax revenues to be transferred to the […]

The PA Refusal to Participate in the Warsaw Summit Doesn’t Change Its Penchant for Compromise

March 4, 2019

The Palestinian Authority described last week’s Warsaw Summit as a US-Israeli conspiracy; US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that the Palestinians are “worse off” because of their absence. This prompted the Secretary General of […]

US Shuts Jerusalem Consulate, Downgrades Palestinian Mission (VIDEO)

March 4, 2019

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 […]

Palestinians Reject Invitation to Attend US Mideast Meeting in Poland

February 9, 2019

Palestinian officials have been invited to a US conference on the Middle East hosted by Poland next week, a senior US official said on Friday, but top Palestinian officials said they would not attend. The senior administration official told reporters […]

Erekat’s Tweets about Bolton’s Visit to Jerusalem Totally Miss the Point

January 17, 2019

US National Security Adviser John Bolton has visited Occupied East Jerusalem during a visit to Israel, which prompted PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat to tweet, “Bolton’s support for occupation, apartheid, illegal settlements, annexation of territory occupied […]

The PA is Authoritarian Yet Lacks Authority

December 7, 2018

It is easy to lose count of the number of futile challenges made by the Palestinian Authority to Israel since the collapse of the last negotiations led by Former US Secretary of State John Kerry […]

Palestinian Leadership Praises Canada’s Commitment to Not Transfer Its Embassy

December 4, 2018

Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, met with Canadian ambassadors, on Monday, and called on the Canadian government not to regard the independence of the State of Palestine with […]

Erekat: Netanyahu’s UN Speech ‘Denies Palestinian Existence’

September 28, 2018

Head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat on Thursday slammed the Israeli prime minister’s United Nations speech, saying it “blames the victim”. Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday lashed out at the Palestinian leadership at the […]

PLO Criticizes Jerusalem-Tel Aviv High Speed Railway Project

September 24, 2018

The Secretary of the PLO’s Executive Committee criticized the Israeli Jerusalem-Tel Aviv high-speed railway on Sunday, Quds Net News has reported. Saeb Erekat described the project as part of Israel’s plans to annex the eastern […]

Erekat: US Will Never Present Middle East Peace Plan (VIDEOS)

September 16, 2018

The United States will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace any time soon and is instead trying to unilaterally change the terms of reference for any future proposal, a senior Palestinian official said […]

Palestine Renews ICC Push against Israel ‘War Crimes’ (VIDEO)

September 11, 2018

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has announced a fresh push against Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day after the United States said it was closing its Washington mission and threatened to sanction […]

PA: Israeli Law Freezing Prisoner Family Money ‘Declaration of War’

July 4, 2018

Palestinian leaders have condemned a “dangerous” new Israeli law that will withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in funds from the Palestinian Authority (PA) over welfare payments given to prisoners and their families. PA: Israel’s […]

Erekat: Israeli Sniper Shooting of Palestinians reflects Cruel Mentality

April 10, 2018

Commenting on a video of an Israeli sniper shooting an unarmed Palestinian civilian near the Gaza border and expressing jubilation at the act, Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation […]

Top Palestinian Official Tells US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley to ‘Shut up’ (VIDEO)

February 6, 2018

A Palestinian peace negotiator has told the US envoy to the United Nations to “shut up” with her criticism of Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority. Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine […]

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