Al Sheikh: The Israeli government is pushing the region to explode by protecting the settlers’ rampage.

Ramallah, 25 June 2025 – In a statement issued on Wednesday, Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh condemned the continued settler violence and rampage under the protection of the occupation army, and the continued commission of crimes against Palestinian towns and villages by the hands of settlers.
Al Sheikh pointed out that these racist acts are carried out by a political decision of the Israeli government, which will lead to an explosion in the region.
Al Sheikh called on the international community to intervene urgently to protect the Palestinian people from these systematic crimes.




Al Sheikh welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel and demand an end to the ongoing aggression against the Palestinian people

Ramallah – June 24, 2025 – Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel in a statement issued on Tuesday.

In his statement, Al Sheikh called for an end to the ongoing aggression against the Palestinian people in general, and the people in the Gaza Strip in particular. Al Sheikh also called for the launch of a political process leading to an end to the Israeli occupation, in addition to the need to implement international law and international legitimacy.




Vice President held phone calls with the Arab foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt, to discuss the development in the region.

Ramallah, Friday, June 13, 2025 – Vice President of the State of Palestine, Mr. Hussein Al Sheikh, held a series of phone calls with the Arab foreign ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt, to discuss the recent developments in the region and their implications.




Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh meets with the European Union Special Representative Mr. Christophe Bigot

Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh met with the European Union Special Representative, Mr. Christophe Bigot, in the presence of the Special Representative’s Chief of Staff and Political Advisor, Mr. Martin Mikkelsen, and the European Union Representative in Palestine, Mr. Alexander Stutzmann.

The prospects for political solutions were discussed, given the Palestinian leadership’s efforts and priorities to halt the war of extermination waged by the occupation against our people.

Al Sheikh stressed the need to press for a ceasefire and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to our people in the Gaza Strip, and the importance of formulating a common political horizon. He also thanked the European Union for its support for the State of Palestine, calling on all EU countries to take effective steps towards recognizing the Palestinian state. He also pointed to the great importance of the New York Conference on the two-state solution, to be held on the 17th of this month, and the opportunity it represents towards achieving just peace in the region.




Palestinian Vice President Hussein al Sheikh received Anne-Claire Legendre, Advisor to the French President for Middle East and North Africa Affairs

Ramallah – 04/06/2025 – Palestinian Vice President Hussein al Sheikh received Anne-Claire Legendre, Advisor to the French President for Middle East and North Africa Affairs, and French Consul General Nicolas Kassianides, to discuss shared political visions for ending the war of extermination against the Palestinian people and recognizing the state of #Palestine.  

The event was attended by the President’s Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs, Majdi Al Khalidi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Varsen Aghabekian-Shahin, Palestinian Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh, and Chief of Staff of the Vice President, Ayah AlMuhisin.  

During the meeting, Al Sheikh conveyed the greetings of His Excellency President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to His Excellency French President Emmanuel Macron, reaffirming the Palestinian leadership’s priorities of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release of hostages and prisoners, and the need to deliver urgent humanitarian relief to Gazans. He also emphasized the need to stop the occupation’s escalating measures in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, for the State of Palestine to assume full responsibility for Gaza, for the occupation’s  full withdrawal from the Gaza Strip completely, and for the implementation of the two-state solution based on international legitimacy, leading to the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Al Sheikh highly valued the French-Saudi efforts to hold an international conference on the two-state solution in New York on the 17th of this month, calling for practical measures regarding the recognition of the State of Palestine by #France and the participating countries, as this would protect the two-state solution, and the importance of developing a peace plan to put an end to the conflict, and providing economic and financial support to continue building state institutions and support development and reconstruction projects. Some bilateral issues were also discussed, and the historic partnership between the State of Palestine and France for peacemaking was emphasized. He also praised France’s valuable support for the Palestinian cause, and the reform process of Palestinian institutions was discussed, emphasizing our commitment to international legitimacy and international law.