Palestinian lands

Speakers of Arab Parliaments Adopt Common Vision to Counter Common Challenges

Cairo - Arab Today

Speakers of Arab parliaments at the end of meeting here on Saturday approved a common vision confronting challenges facing the Arab action and welcomed UN resolution 2334 which condemned Israeli illegal settlements built on occupied Palestinian lands. The State of Qatar participated in the conference with a delegation headed by HE Speaker of the Advisory (Shura) Council Mohammed binRead more

Arab quartet committee to probe draft resolution on Israeli occupation Monday

Cairo - Arab Today

The Arab quartet committee will meet here Monday to discuss steps that should be taken at the UN to present a draft resolution condemning the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands before the end of this year. The committee will meet under Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, said Palestinian Ambassador in Cairo Jamal al Shobaky in statements to MENA Tuesday. AttendingRead more

Israeli parliament moves forward bill to expropriate private Palestinian lands

Jerusalem - Arab Today

The Israeli parliament on Monday night gave preliminary approval to a bill to allow the State to expropriate private Palestinian lands in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The controversial legislation passed its first hurdle with a 60-49 vote but still needs to be voted in three more readings in the 120-member parliament. A previous version of the bill passed a preliminaryRead 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

Israel to impose security cordon on occupied WB for Jewish holidays

Gaza City - Arab Today

The Israeli occupation authorities have announced a decision to tighten the military grip on the occupied West Bank on the advent of Jewish holidays. Israel Radio said on Sunday the border crossings with the Gaza Strip will also be closed. Humanitarian and medical cases will only be allowed following getting the consent of the coordinator of the government activities inRead more

Israel approves 98 new settlement units in West Bank

Bethlehem - Arab Today

Israel’s Channel 2 reported that the ISraeli Planning Committee approved building 98 new settlement untis near the Shvuet Rachel illegal settlement, northern West Bank. According to PIC, an Israel-based watchdog, Peace Now, slammed the approval, since it is illegal and will be built of West Bank Palestinian lands. In a statement, the movement said that “while world leaders gathered inRead more

Israeli Military Vehicles Make Limited Incursion into Southern Gaza Strip

Gaza - Arab Today

Several Israeli military vehicles penetrated Wednesday morning into al-Qarara town, in the southern Gaza Strip district of Khan Younis. Palestinian security sources reported that four D9 military bulldozers and a digger coming from the Kissufim military base pushed for a distance of tens of meters and started to raze areas of Palestinian lands. Source: QNARead more