Posts Tagged: Palestine Liberation Organization
US Imposes Sanctions on Palestinian Authority Officials, PLO Members, Denying Them Visas
The US State Department announced on Thursday that it will impose sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), accusing...
US Supreme Court Upholds Law on Suing Palestinian Authorities Over Terror Attacks
The US Supreme Court upheld on Friday a statute passed by Congress to facilitate lawsuits against Palestinian authorities by Americans killed or injured in terrorist...
Palestinian Leader Abbas Names Likely Successor in Bid to Reassure World Powers
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely successor on Saturday, the Palestine Liberation Organization said, a step widely...
US Supreme Court to Weigh Landmark Terrorism Case Targeting Palestinian Authority’s ‘Pay-for-Slay’ Program
In a case that could redefine the legal landscape for victims of terrorism seeking justice, the US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments against...
The History of Apartheid Proves Israel is not an Apartheid State
JNS.org - The false, defamatory and bigoted lie that Israel is an apartheid state is part of a long-standing conspiratorial effort by countries of the...
Senior PLO Official Ashrawi to Resign, Calls for Palestinian Political Reforms
Veteran Palestinian negotiator Hanan Ashrawi said on Wednesday she would quit her senior post in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) at the end of 2020,...
Veteran Palestinian Negotiator Erekat Facing ‘Difficult’ Coronavirus Symptoms
Chief Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Friday he was suffering "difficult" symptoms after contracting coronavirus, but that things were "under control." Erekat, 65, a lawmaker...
US State Department Revokes PLO Ambassador Family Visas
The United States revoked visas for the family of the Palestine Liberation Organization ambassador, the envoy said on Sunday, the latest development in the worsening...
Don’t Blame Trump for Abbas Rejecting Peace
JNS.org - Those who care about the Jewish state know that the Israeli people ardently desire achieving a lasting and true peace. But the pursuit of that...
Palestinian Authority Freezes Contacts With Visiting US Officials Over Threatened Closure of PLO Office in DC
JNS.org – Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he has frozen all contact with the US over the Trump administration’s move to shutter the...
Palestinian Authority Threatens to Sever Communication With Trump Administration Over Threatened Closure of PLO’s DC Office
JNS.org – The Palestinian Authority (PA) threatened on Saturday to sever communication with the Trump administration if the U.S. follows through with a threat to shutter...
Palestinian Issue No Longer Central Focus of Arab World, Says Former Arafat Adviser
A former adviser to the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat said in a recent television interview that the Palestinian question is no longer the most...
Top UK Jewish Officials Slam Corbyn Over 2014 Visit to Grave of Palestinian Terrorist Linked to Munich Massacre
Top UK Jewish officials have expressed concern over a Sunday Times report that Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn took part in an event at a...
Trump to Abbas: Time to Renounce Terrorism
Palestinians cannot expect to see a lasting peace until their "leaders speak in a unified voice against incitement to ... violence and hate," President Donald...
