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Dr. Saeb Erekat on the Referral of the Situation in Palestine to the International Criminal Court

The State of Palestine is fulfilling its legitimate duty to enshrine the rights of our people, foremost of which is our right to self-determination, and...

by: Dr. Saeb Erekat / Partners in Occupation: Trump Provides the anti-Palestinian Incitement, Israel the Bullets

This week Palestinians marked 70 years since the beginning of the Nakba, the catastrophe, the continuous ongoing process of systematically denying Palestinian...

Dr. Saeb Erekat on the Move of Guatemala's Embassy to Jerusalem

The Guatemalan government has chosen to stand on the wrong side of history, to side with violations of international law and human rights, and to take...

Dr. Saeb Erekat on Nakba Day and the Moving of the US Embassy to Jerusalem

Palestine's Nakba didn't end in 1948. As the Palestinian people continue to endure 70 years of ongoing Nakba, ethnic cleansing and exile, as well as over...

Statement by PLO Secretary-General Dr. Saeb Erekat to Foreign Representations Regarding the Opening of a US Embassy in Jerusalem

By recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moving its embassy thereto, the Trump administration is violating its obligations under international...

PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi: Palestine is committed to tolerance, inclusiveness and democracy

“As the birthplace of monotheistic religions and multiple civilizations, Palestine is and must remain an important home for religious tolerance and coexistence....

70 Years of Nakba By: Dr. Saeb Erekat

There are no words to describe what Nakba means for the Palestinian people. While its literal translation is “catastrophe,” the meaning of our Nakba...

Statement by PLO Secretary General Dr. Saeb Erekat on the latest Israeli attacks against our people in Gaza.

The Israeli Occupation deployed its Army, including snipers, to attack peaceful Palestinian demonstrators, including unarmed women, men and children....

Dr.. Erekat Tells Foreign Diplomats Trump Envoy Greenblatt Has Turned Into Israel’s Spokesman

Top Palestinian Negotiator Dr Saeb Erekat told Foreign Diplomats that US President donald Trump Envoy Jason Greenblatt Has Turned Into Israel’s Spokesman. In...

Statement by Dr. Saeb Erekat on the Appalling Video of an Israeli Sniper Shooting an Unarmed Palestinian

Such hate and contempt for the life of a Palestinian is a reflection of the cruel mentality of Israel’s military occupation and the drive of its systematic...

Dr. Saeb Erekat Responds to Nikky Haley and Calls for an immediate International Investigation into the Crimes of the Israeli Occupation

Once again, the US administration and its representatives, including Nikki Haley, have chosen to disregard Israeli crimes against the people of Palestine...

that the Israeli Occupation Forces indiscriminate murder of seventeen peaceful demonstrators and the wounding of hundreds in Gaza, is morally repugnant and a crime against humanity.

Statement by Ambassador Husam Zomlot on the latest developments in Gaza Washington (03-31-2018) H.E. Dr. Husam Zomlot, the head of the Palestinian General...