Palestinian Foreign Ministry

Palestinian Foreign Ministry slams Israel's execution of Palestinians

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry slammed Israel's killing of a Palestinian on Wednesday in Gush Etzion, south of Bethlehem, under the pretext of attempted car-ramming against Israeli soldiers. In a press release on Thursday, the ministry said the Palestinian is a victim of the death game which Israel practices against the Palestinians. He added that the crime is repeated almost dailyRead more

Palestinians call for wide support to outcomes achieved in Paris

Ramallah - ArabToday

Palestinian Foreign Ministry called Sunday for forming an international front to support the outcomes of the Paris peace conference. The ministry said in an emailed press statement that the implementation of the conference outcomes requires a wide international front to support it. The statement described the conference as an international demonstration to realize peace between Palestinians and Israelis, expressing it'sRead more

Netanyahu's rejection of peace conf. demonstrates his anti-peace stance

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of French efforts to hold an international peace conference to relaunch a serious peace process reflected his anti-peace and anti-Palestinian positions, the Palestinian news agency (WAFA) The ministry, in a statement on Thursday, lashed out at ruling Israeli right-wing coalition's rejection of peace efforts and a two-state solution. TheRead more

Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israel's plan to build 500 units on Palestinian lands

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned Israel's plan to build 500 housing units in Ramat Shlomo settlement to the north of occupied Al Quds city. The Palestinian news agency (WAFA) quoted the ministry as saying Thursday that this plan is part of the Israeli government's scheme to expand settlements on the occupied Palestinian lands. These settlements undermine efforts to apply aRead more

Palestinian foreign ministry condemns Israeli violations against citizens

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned Israel's continued crimes and violations against the Palestinians, including the killing of Palestinian citizen Jehad Mohamed Khalil. The ministry, meanwhile, called on the international community stand up to the crimes committed by the Israeli forces against the Palestinian citizens. Such crime is not the first which took place in the Qalandiya checkpoint, said the ministry,Read more

Palestine urges UNSC to protect 2-state solution and take the needed measures

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry urged on Monday the UN Security Council (UNSC) to shoulder its responsibility in protecting the two-state solution and take the needed measures to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. In a press release, the ministry said Israeli settlement activities aim at closing the door in front of the political solutions to the conflict and theRead more

Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls for protecting academic facilities

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry Sunday called on UN organizations concerned, particularly the UNESCO, to provide protection to Palestinian academic institutions in order to be able to provide education to the Palestinians. In a statement carried by Palestinian news agency WAFA, the ministry called on international unions concerned with academic affairs to denounce barbaric assaults and to expose the Israeli violationsRead more

Israel slammed for expelling Palestinians from Jordan Valley

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry slammed on Thursday Israel for its ongoing pursuit to expel Palestinians from their homes in Al Ras al Ahmar village in Jordan Valley. In a statement carried by the Palestinian news agency (WAFA), the ministry described the move as "organized state terrorism". The ministry called on the international community to punish Israel for its daily crimesRead more

Absence of intl' seriousness encourages Israeli occupation

Ramallah - Arab Today

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Sunday the ruling rightist Israeli party is in a race against time to impose its colonial policy on the ground. In a statement cited by Wafa Palestinian news agency, the ministry added these allegations contribute in blocking possibility of the establishment of a viable and sovereign Palestinian state. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government intensified settlementRead more