A Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official today requested the International Criminal Court to expedite the examination of case files on Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people. PLO Executive Committee Secretary General Hussein al-Sheikh called upon ICC Prosecutor to expedite addressing the case files referred to the Court on the crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces and...
Herds of settlers, under the protection of the occupation army, are violating the homes, fields, and cars of Palestinian citizens in many villages. We hold the occupation government fully responsible for this organized terrorism. We demand the masses of our people to form popular committees to protect citizens' property and confront this terrorism. We call on the...
Today, I received an American delegation headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs at the US State Department, Mrs. Barbara Leaf. I called on the American delegation to put pressure on the Israeli government to stop all unilateral measures, and to abide by the outcomes of Aqaba and Sharm al-Sheikh, which no...
A fierce and open war is being waged against the Palestinian people politically, security and economically by the occupation forces. We are in the midst of a comprehensive battle on all fronts that requires the unity of our people in the face of this aggression. And unprecedented decisions that must be taken in the emergency leadership meeting...
After the decision of the Israeli government to accelerate the stages of settlement growth in the West Bank, and to authorize its Minister of Finance, Smotrich, to ratify this. We decided to boycott the meeting of the Joint Economic Committee JEC between the two parties, which was scheduled to be held tomorrow. The Palestinian leadership will study...
Today I received the Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan, Mr. Yamada Shigeo and the representative of Japan in Palestine, Mr. Nakashima Yoichi. I briefed them on the latest political developments in the Palestinian arena, stressing appreciation for the Japanese support in all sectors, political, economic and in development. Their chairmanship of the G7 Group and the United...
This Wednesday morning, I received the EU Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Sven Koopmans, and the EU Representative, Mr. Sven von Burgsdorff. Where I briefed the delegation on the latest political developments in the Palestinian arena, stressing the need to intensify European efforts to pressure the Israeli government to revive the peace...
Today, Wednesday, I met with Mr. Hady Amr, Special Representative for Palestinian Affairs and his accompanying delegation. We discussed many issues, the latest political developments, and the continuous Israeli escalation. And called on him to pressure the Israeli government to stop all unilateral measures, and discussed many other Palestinian-American bilateral issues.
Today I met with Chinese Ambassador H.E. Mr Zeng Jixin. I discussed with him the historical bilateral relations between the two countries, and the continued Chinese support for the rights of the Palestinian people. And the preparations for the visit of His Excellency President Mahmoud Abbas, which is expected in the middle of this month to...
Today I met the French Consul General, Mr. René Troccáz. We discussed regional and international issues and files, in addition to bilateral relations, and the latest political developments in the Palestinian arena.
