Denmark, Finland to upgrade Palestinian diplomatic status

Maan News Agency | April 4, 2013 COPENHAGEN (AFP) — Denmark and Finland plan to upgrade the status of their respective Palestinian representative offices in Copenhagen and Helsinki to that of an embassy, the Danish foreign ministry said Saturday. “It is with satisfaction that we announce our joint intention to work with the Palestinians to […]

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Official: High-level Arab delegations to visit Gaza soon

[ PIC 29/10/2012 – 08:11 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Advisor to the Palestinian premier Isam Da’lis said that high-level Arab delegations would arrive in the Gaza Strip soon. “We assert that senior Arab delegations are going to visit the Gaza Strip during the coming days,” Da’lis stated on his facebook page. An official source also […]

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80 Palestinian organizations protest against EU

[ PIC 06/09/2012 – 11:48 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Eighty Palestinian non-governmental organizations condemned the European Union’s recent decision to upgrade its economic and diplomatic relations with Israel in more than 60 fields. The organizations considered the European decision as a disavowal to the European-Israeli partnership agreement that stipulates an Israeli commitment to the international […]

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Al Mezan Confirms IOF Responsibility for the Killing of 3-Year-Old Rajaa Salam Abu Shaaban on 9 August 2006

Al Mezan – March 22, 2012 (Arabic Below) Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights has been informed of an Israel media and diplomatic campaign that raises suspicions around the conditions in which a 3-year-old girl, Rajaa Salam Abu Shaaban, on 9 August 2006 in Gaza city, alleging that the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) were not […]

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Arab parliamentary convoy arrives in Gaza

Maan News Agency | March 15, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — An Arab parliamentary convoy arrived Thursday in Gaza through the Rafah crossing. Abdul Qader Samary, chairman of the Arab committee to lift the siege on Gaza, said, “we will continue struggling to liberate Palestine from the enemy who acts outside any laws.” He stressed […]

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Abbas threatened to cut diplomatic and economic ties with Israel

Islam Times – In light of the repeated failures of many rounds of Middle East talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, its acting chief, Mahmoud Abbas has threatened recently to cut diplomatic and economic ties with Israel and to call for a Palestinian popular uprising against it. Islam Times March 1 2012 Abbas told […]

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Indonesia extends diplomatic support to Palestine

Yohanna Ririhena, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 02/29/2012 The Indonesian government underlines its commitment to support the Palestinian cause by intensifying bilateral relations between the two nations in all areas, from diplomatic engagement to sport cooperation. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has sent Indonesian ambassador to the US, Dino Patti Djalal, to meet Palestinian President […]

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Haneyya: Diplomatic moves being made to have hunger striker Adnan released

Related: We will not let you down Khader Adnan! ~ Photos & Action Alert Related: All Posts about Khader Adnan [ PIC 18/02/2012 – 11:16 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya said he gave instructions to the ministry of foreign affairs to carry out intensive contacts with different Arab and European official parties […]

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Israel imposes security restrictions on Abbas and PA leaders

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. MEMO | Jan 16, 2012 Israel’s Shabak Security Agency has restricted the permit given to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to a period of two months only. Israel Radio has claimed that the Israeli occupation authorities have issued special permits to the heads of the Palestinian […]

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Israel Evacuates Embassy in Amman

PNN – Palestine News Network – 15.09.11 – 13:10 | by James Dyet Israel has evacuated its embassy in Jordan over fears that a planned “Million Man March” could endanger embassy staff. (Image: BBC World Service 2000) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the evacuation on Wednesday night over concerns that a planned anti-Israeli protest […]

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Turkey PM declares Israeli ties freeze

Daily News Egypt | Sept 6, 2011 By Fulya Ozerkan /Agence France-Presse September 6, 2011, 6:54 pm ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a total freeze on military and trade ties with Israel Tuesday and threatened to visit Gaza as the one-time allies’ diplomatic spat intensified. As Israel insisted that it wanted to […]

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Israel warns of “diplomatic mistake” if Turkey’s Erdogan visits Gaza

Sept 6, 2011 | MEMO There has been media speculation about Mr Erdogan’s intention to make an official visit to the Gaza Strip. A senior Israeli official has warned that it would be a “diplomatic mistake” for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit the Gaza Strip. Reports in the Jerusalem Post quoted an […]

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Erdogan: No normalization without Israel’s apology, lift of Gaza siege

[ 24/07/2011 – 08:10 AM ] ISTANBUL, (PIC)– Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that his country’s normalization of relations with Israel is ”unthinkable” unless Israel apologizes over the 2010 flotilla attack and ends its siege on the Gaza Strip. ”As long as Israel does not apologize to Turkey, pay compensation to the […]

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The Audacity of Diplomatic Failure in Athens

  Jul-16-2011 20:44 | Salem-News.com Three crew members of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla II boat are still aboard with no contact… Audacity of Hope Courtesy: Shalom Rav – A Blog by Rabbi Brant Rosen (ATHENS) – From the Audacity of Hope crew: Day 16 of the imprisonment of the U.S. Boat to Gaza, The Audacity […]

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PLO: Israel Still Veering Off of the “Road Map”

PNN – Palestine News Network – 14.07.11 Ramallah – PNN – The Palestine Liberation Organization admonishes Israel’s actions since the beginning of this year in the latest report issued by the Negotiations Affairs Department. PNN Archive According to the data collected by the department, Israel has shunned its duties as stipulated by the 2002 ‘Road […]

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