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Ahead of May and July votes, factions commit to respect results and to peaceful transfer of power afterward if necessary; memorandum also asserts PLO as the sole legitimate representative for the Palestinian people The Palestinian Authority (PA) sent an official letter to the White House claiming that all factions, including Hamas, were committed to the
“The United Nations remains committed to supporting Palestinians and Israelis to resolve the conflict and bring an end to the suffering,” Guterres said. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has thrown his support behind calls for an international peace conference under the auspices of his organization and the Quartet, which would resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on the
State Dept. spokesman says previous administration’s decision to end assistance, after PA refused to engage with peace efforts, didn’t produce political progress or concessions A US State Department spokesman said Tuesday that the previous administration’s slashing of aid to the Palestinians had failed to produce results and reiterated the new American leadership’s intention to restore
Ahmad Majdalani tells The Times of Israel that Ramallah is already engaged in unofficial contacts with Washington, which he hopes will soon become official A senior official in Ramallah on Wednesday welcomed the new US administration’s affirmation of its commitment to a Palestinian state and its announcement of renewed ties with the Palestinians. “This is a confirmation
Speaking to UN Security Council, Foreign Minister Lavrov suggests ministerial-level multinational summit in the spring or summer UNITED NATIONS, United States — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday backed a Palestinian proposal for a Middle East peace conference, saying at the UN that it could be held at ministerial level in the spring or
“The US will urge Israel’s government and the Palestinian Authority to avoid unilateral steps that make the two-state solution more difficult.” The United States plans to reopen the diplomatic missions for the Palestinians, US envoy Richard Mills told the UN Security Council on Tuesday, as he described the Trump administration policy steps that would be overturned
Biden Administration to reopen Palestinian diplomatic offices and restore aid, reversing Trump policies, acting envoy Richard Mills tells UN; vows ‘steadfast support for Israel’ NEW YORK — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it was renewing US relations with the Palestinian leadership, and restoring “credible engagement” with the Palestinians, as it works toward a two-state solution
Assassinated Quds force commander behind ‘complex’ delivery of Iranian missiles used to attack Tel Aviv, says senior figure in Palestinian terror group A senior figure in the terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad said the organization received “direct orders” from the late Iranian Quds force commander Qassem Soleimani up until his assassination in a US airstrike
A dramatic new political reality has dawned in Washington. But back in the Middle East, a distracted US president won’t have much room to maneuver on Iran and the Palestinians There’s a new president in the White House who has already shown himself to be a radical departure from the last one. In his first
‘At least we won’t wake up every morning expecting the worst,’ Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki tells local media As Joe Biden became US president Wednesday, Palestinian officials welcomed him to the post, but more than they were happy to see Biden’s arrival they appeared to be glad to see his predecessor Donald Trump
