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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...

Opinion: Were We Palestinians Wrong to Endorse a Non-violent Struggle?

Europe told us only after we Palestinians endorsed non-violence and the 1967 borders would they act on our behalf. We did. Now they refuse to act, because...

Erekat: No one has harmed Christian and Muslim presence in Jerusalem as Israel

Chief Palestinian negotiator and secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat rejected on Wednesday claims by Israeli Prime...

Saeb Erekat: Ireland must not be complicit in denial of Palestinian rights

when the Seanad debated a motion on January 30th to ban goods produced in Israeli settlements located on occupied territory, many saw this as Ireland fulfilling...

Statement by PLO Secretary General Dr. Saeb Erekat on US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem

“The US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and now to move its embassy on the eve of marking 70 years since the Nakba (catastrophe),...

Dr Saeb Erakat’s statement on president Abbas’ address to the Security Council

President Abbas’ address to the Security Council reaffirmed Palestine's commitment to international law, UN resolutions and the two-state solution on...

Forget Trump’s U.S. as the Mideast’s Mediator By Saeb Erekat

A year ago, we in Palestine, like everyone else, did not know what a President Trump would bring. Today, we know: He has taken Israel’s side in the Israeli-Palestinian...