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The State of Palestine welcomes the first visit of a delegation from the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The purpose of the mission is to raise awareness about the work of the Court, including its ongoing Preliminary Examination into the Situation in Palestine....

Dr. Saeb Erekat on today’s Aggression by Israel against the Freedom Flotilla

We strongly condemn the Israeli aggression against today’s international Flotilla that attempted to break the illegal Israeli siege over 1,8 million...

PLO Secretary General Dr. Saeb Erekat on US State Department’s Criticism of Israeli Settlements and Israel’s Response

Although we welcome the State Department's criticism of Israel’s plans to construct a new settlement in the occupied State of Palestine, we expect the...

Dr. Saeb Erekat on the Construction of a New Israeli Settlement

Israel’s decision to authorize the construction of a new settlement with an additional 98 housing units near the illegal Israeli settlement of “Shvut...

Thirty-four years pased on the Sabra and Shatila Massacre

Thirty-four years ago an Israeli general, Ariel Sharon, violated an Israeli obligation not to enter West Beirut and facilitated the barbaric massacre of...

PLO Secretary-General Dr. Saeb Erekat on Israel’s Investigation into its own War Crimes in Gaza

We did not expect anything less than Israel’s justification of war crimes during its last major military attack on Gaza, by clearing itself of all wrongdoing...

DR. ASHRAWI DELIVERS THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE EUROPEAN FORUM ALPBACH’S “FIRESIDE TALK”

In the presence of young professionals and advanced students, PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi delivered the keynote address at the European...