A group of Polish-born Holocaust survivors have urged Warsaw to reject a Palestinian effort at UNESCO, the cultural organization of the United Nations, to have Hebron listed as an endangered Palestinian heritage site. The letter to Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski was written by twelve survivors who now live in...
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Former Israeli Foreign minister Tzipi Livni criticized UNESCO for passing resolutions against Israel, on the eve of the 41st annual UNESCO World Heritage Committee’s conference in Poland. Speaking at the UNESCO International Conference on the Empowerment of Women in Paris on Friday, Livni, a member of the opposition Zionist Union...
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Organizations allied with Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) participated in the “United Nations Forum to Mark Fifty Years of Occupation,” which was held at the U.N. headquarters over the last two days, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday. Al Haq and the Al Mezan Center...
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The Palestinian Authority denied hundreds of Gazans permission to receive critical medical treatments over the past two months, Haaretz reported Sunday. In addition to reducing Gaza’s power supply, the PA delayed or refused to sign vouchers allowing sick Gazans to receive medical attention in Israel, the West Bank, or Jordan. More than 90% of...
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The Palestinian Authority has accused the U.S. delegation of being mouthpieces for the Israel government and refused Washington’s watered-down demand to stop paying salaries to Palestinian terrorists, The Times of Israel reported Friday. Jared Kushner, senior presidential adviser and Trump’s chief Middle East negotiator, met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...
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After meeting with top American envoys on Wednesday about efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas defiantly defended his government’s practice of paying salaries to terrorists and their families. In a speech read on Abbas’ behalf by his senior adviser Nabil Shaath at the Herzliya Conference on Thursday,...
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday called for a regional approach to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and encouraged a break from the existing “theology” of Middle East peacemaking. Speaking at the Herzliya security conference, Blair said that there exists today an opportunity for peace “based not only on conventional...
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In June 2007, two years after Israel ended its occupation of the Gaza Strip and dismantled its settlement communities, the terrorist group Hamas took over control of the territory from the Palestinian Authority after months of violence between their rival forces. Since then, Hamas has kept a tight grip on...
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A former senior Fatah member and rival to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has brokered a deal between Egypt and Hamas to bring electricity to Gaza. Mohammad Dahlan, expelled from Fatah in 2011 by PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has reportedly concluded a deal where Egypt is expected to send...
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Israel on Monday reduced the amount of electricity it is providing to the Gaza Strip, in compliance with a request from the Palestinian Authority, The Times of Israel reported. The Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PENRA) announced that Israel would reduce the amount of power it provides to the...
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