Abbas swears in Palestinian unity government
Source: Yahoo News RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a Palestinian unity government Monday, taking a major step toward ending a crippling split with his Hamas […]
Abbas designates PM to head new Palestinian unity Cabinet
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday asked Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah to head a new national unity government which will bring together the feuding Hamas and Fateh parties. The announcement satisfies a five-week deadline following the groups’ reconciliation pact on April 23, but the two sides […]
A letter from Jerusalem Christians to Pope Francis I
SOS message from Jerusalem Christians to Pope Francis I Your Holiness Pope Francis “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,…”Matthew 19:14 Our Lord Jesus said […]
Is it a tacit recognition of a Palestinian state by Pope?
Source: Times of India (TOI) BETHLEHEM: Pope Francis landed on Sunday in the West Bank town of Bethlehem in a symbolic nod to Palestinian aspirations for their own state as […]
Is it a tacit recognition of a Palestinian state by Pope?
Source: Times of India (TOI) BETHLEHEM: Pope Francis landed on Sunday in the West Bank town of Bethlehem in a symbolic nod to Palestinian aspirations for their own state as […]
Pope urges end to “unacceptable” Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Epigraph: And thou shalt assuredly find those who say, ‘We are Christians,’ to be the nearest of them in love to the believers. That is because amongst them are savants […]
Israel continues digging tunnels underneath Al-Aqsa mosque
PNN/Jerusalem The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Heritage and Waqf reported yesterday that the Israeli authorities have almost finished a network of tunnels underneath one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa mosque […]
Applaud U.S. pragmatism on Hamas
May 21, 2014 12:11 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY This is a significant change from the situation eight years ago, when Hamas won the January 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections and headed the new government, which promptly elicited an Israeli-American boycott of that government. This time, […]
Vatican defends Palestinian sovereignty ahead of papal visit
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s Secretary of State on Thursday defended the Palestinians’ right to a “sovereign and independent” homeland and said he hoped Pope Francis’ upcoming visit would lead […]
50% more settlers seen in West Bank by 2019
JERUSALEM: The number of Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank could grow by as much as 50 percent by 2019, Israel’s ultra-nationalist construction minister said on Friday. Palestinians want […]
The flame still burns
STORY SUMMARY On the 66th commemoration of the Nakba, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were violently forced out of their homes and off their land, it is more vital than ever that the world remembers what created such a tragedy, and how the issue is not going to disappear […]
For Palestinians, the ICC path beckons
STORY SUMMARY Seventeen respected international human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and prominent Palestinian groups Al-Dameer and Al-Haq, this week urged the Palestinian government to promptly join the International Criminal Court and use it to end a lack of accountability for alleged crimes committed by both sides […]
Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt closed again
Egyptian authorities on Tuesday evening closed the Rafah crossing after it was exceptionally opened for three days for pilgrims and people stranded in Egypt. The Egyptian ministry of interior said there were no set dates for the re-opening of the crossing. Some 840 Muslim pilgrims and a few others stranded […]
Pictures of the day: Growing flowers in gas bombs
worldbulletin @worldbulletin #Palestinian lady collects gas bombs fired by Israeli army. She grows flowers in these bombs. pic.twitter.com/ThWZ7JgovL
Settlers Raze Agricultural Lands near Hebron
Hebron/PNN Settlers on Sunday razed agricultural lands east of West Bank city of Hebron. Local sources said that dozens of settlers from “Hafat Gal” settlement that was built on Palestinian […]
Muslim, Christian leaders decry Israel enlisting of Christian Arabs
by Rula Samain | May 04, 2014 | 22:48 AMMAN — Muslim and Christian leaders, and intellectuals have denounced a recent Israeli move to recruit Arab Christians in its army as a “Zionist conspiracy aiming not only to divide and weaken the Arab ranks, but also to push Christians to […]
Abbas, Hamas chief to hold first talks since unity deal
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was to hold talks with Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal in Doha on Monday for the first meeting since their rival movements signed a […]
Palestinians smuggling sperm out of Israeli jails so wives can have babies
ASKAR REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank: Suad Abu Fayed and her husband have had no physical contact for more than 11 years. That is how long he has been in an […]
A time of opportunity for Palestinians
Story Summary The Palestinians are in the most difficult position, given their relative weakness militarily, their fragmentation politically, and their vulnerability economically. Yet this moment is also one of opportunity for the Palestinians, on three important fronts: national unity, coordinated political resistance and the mobilization of international support. The PLO […]
Muslim scholars end ban on visiting Al Aqsa Mosque under occupation
AMMAN — Muslim scholars and intellectuals from various Islamic countries and schools of jurisprudence have reached a consensus on a fatwa (religious edict) to end a ban of Muslim visits to Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem while under Israeli occupation. The fatwa was announced during the three-day “Road to Jerusalem” […]