Today, Thursday, the PLO Executive Committee member, Hussein Al-Sheikh, conducted a phone call with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.

In a tweet, AlSheikh wrote that he discussed with the Russian official the outcomes of the recent Central Council meeting, and the ongoing preparations of mechanisms for their implementation.

During the call, Bogdanov affirmed his country’s support of just peace in accordance with international law.

This morning, Wednesday, the Executive Committee of the PLO’s Member, Mr. Hussein Al-Sheikh, met with the representatives of various Latin American nations to the State of Palestine, in his office in Ramallah.

AlSheikh briefed the guests on the latest political developments regarding on the Palestinian arena and the region, including the ongoing Israeli violations, especially in the city of Jerusalem, and the settlement expansion policy that threatens the establishment of the State of Palestine according to the two-state solution.

In turn, the ambassadors unanimously expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people, and their countries’ solid support of the establishment of the State of Palestine in accordance with the two-state solution.

The delegation included the ambassadors: the representative of Chile, Ambassador Christian Hodges-Nugent, the representative of Argentina, Ambassador Martin Lafforgue, the representative of Brazil, Ambassador Alessandro Candeias, the representative of Nicaragua, Ambassador Roberto Jose Morales Fuentes, the representative of Venezuela, Ambassador Maher Taha, the representative of Uruguay, Ambassador Jorge Cassinelli. Among the attendees was also the Director of Mr. AlSheikh’s Office, Mrs. Ayah Al-Muhaisen, and from the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Suad Soboh and Mr. Fares Nakhla.

On Tuesday morning, the Executive Committee of the PLO member, Hussein Al-Sheikh, met with the Swedish Consul General, Mr. Julius Liljestrom and his deputy, Vice Consul Jenny Nordman, in the presence of the Ambassador of Palestine to the Kingdom of Sweden, H.E. Ambassador Rula Al-Muhaisen.

AlSheikh briefed the Consul General on the latest political developments on the Palestinian arena and the region, and praised the depth of the Palestinian-Swedish relations, Sweden’s permanent support for the Palestinian cause in international forums, and the financial support it provides to the Palestinian people and institutions.

In turn, Liljestrom expressed his country’s firm support for the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian people in determining their destiny and establishing their independent state in accordance with the two-state solution and international law.

Hussein al-Sheikh, member of the PLO’s Executive Committee and Fatah’s Central Committee and head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs in the Palestinian Authority said that what is happening in Sheikh_Jarrah is displacement forced by the occupation and a forced emptying of Jerusalem’s original inhabitants and owners of its homes and land.

“The Palestinian leadership is conducting intensive contacts with all countries of the world to place pressure on #Israel to stop all its repressive measures against the residents and citizens of East Jerusalem,” he said in a tweet.

Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Palestinian Civil Affairs Commission and Member of the Central Committee of Fatah Movement, wrote via Twitter on Wednesday: “The outrageous crime of assassination that the occupation forces carried out yesterday in Nablus, warns of great political & field repercussions, we call on the international community yet again to provide protection to our people from oppression, violence & crime of the occupation”.

Minister Al-Sheikh said in a press statement today, Wednesday, regarding the latest developments in the Identity and Address files, that in the “follow-up to what we announced on 30/8/2021 regarding the understandings agreed upon between us and the Israeli side, according to which these files were reworked, the status of 10,000 Palestinian citizens will be settled, including approvals for new identity cards and address change. In accordance with these agreements, we announce today the receipt of a new batch of identity approvals for those who have entered Palestine and failed to obtain a Palestinian identity, as we obtained 1,000 approvals for applicants from the Northern Governorates to obtain a Palestinian identity card and passport.

He added, “Once again, I confirm, as promised, that we are continuing our permanent follow-up in order to achieve, and in the next few days, the rest of the names that were sent in the statements to the Israeli side, which include identities and change of address from all governorates of the country.” Minister AlSheikh also added: “Based on this, it was announced that the General Authority of Civil Affairs in all its directorates in the Southern and Northern Governorates will be open as of today, Wednesday 12/1/2022 to deliver approval letters for the category announced above, and move forward to the Ministry of Interior to complete the procedures for issuing the Palestinian identity card and passport.

Minister Hussein AlSheikh, Fatah Central Committee Member and Head of the General Authority of Civil Affairs, confirmed that extensive communications are being conducted with the Israeli government about the serious health condition of prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid.

AlSheikh tweeted “we are conducting extensive communications with the Israeli government regarding the serious health condition of the prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid, who is seriously ill and suffering, calling for his immediate release to receive the necessary treatment and save his life.”

Yesterday, Tuesday, prisoner Abu Hamid, 49, was suddenly transferred to the Israeli hospital “Barzilai,” according to the Commission of Detainees Affairs.

It is worth noting that the prisoner is still recovering from a surgical operation he underwent last October to remove a cancerous tumor on the lung.

Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Palestinian Civil Affairs Commission and Member of the Central Committee of Fatah Movement, wrote via Twitter on Saturday: “We called on the Israeli government to release Hisham Abu Hawash immediately. We hold them full responsibility for what happens with his life.”

Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Palestinian Civil Affairs Commission and Member of the Central Committee of Fatah Movement, wrote via Twitter on Wednesday: “President Abbas meeting with Minister Gantz at the latter’s house is a challenge and the last chance before the explosion and finding ourselves at a dead end, its a serious and bold attempt to a political path based on international legitimacy and an end to the escalation against Palestinians”

President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met last night and discussed political issues, according to Hussein al-Sheikh, head of the Palestinian Civil Affairs Commission and member of the Central Committee of the ruling Fatah Movement.

He said in a tweet that the meeting focused on creating a political horizon that leads to a political solution as well as the tense situation on the field due to Israeli settlers’ practices.

“President Abbas met with Minister Gantz, where they discussed the importance of creating a political horizon that leads to a political solution in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions as well as the tense situation on the field because of the practices of settlers, and the meeting dealt with many security, economic and humanitarian issues,” he said.