Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide and EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini have decided to convene an extraordinary session of the international donor group for Palestine, the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC). .@FedericaMog and @NorwayMFA FM #EriksenSoreide to convene extraordinary session of the international donor group for #Palestine to discuss measures to speed up efforts…
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Trump for conditionality of aid to Palestinians
Palestinians condemned remarks of U.S. President Donald Trump’s to withhold future aid payments to the Palestinians’ in case of their unwillingness to engage in peace talks with Israel. …peace treaty with Israel. We have taken Jerusalem, the toughest part of the negotiation, off the table, but Israel, for that, would have had to pay more….
Abbas welcomes Hamas reconciliation move
Hamas has agreed to dissolve the administration running Gaza, it said, a major step towards handing control of the enclave to a Palestinian unity government after a decade of bitter rivalry with President Mahmoud Abbas. Hamas accepts all of the conditions demanded by its rival, President Abbas, to clear way for reconciliation deal. https://t.co/SHodMAN6Yl —…
EU 'deeply concerned' by violence in Jerusalem
“The envoys of the Middle East Quartet from the Russian Federation, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations are deeply concerned by the escalating tensions and violent clashes taking place in and around the Old City of Jerusalem” says the announcement of the European External Actions Service. (Photo: illustration). Palestinians die in…
US Embassy to stay in Tel-Aviv
The US President Donald trump has signed the waiver keeping the United States embassy in Tel Aviv avoiding a controversial move to Jerusalem, at least for the moment, The Hills newspaper reported. The White House said that Trump signed the order to allow negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians to resume. A White House statement said that…
EU grants 82 million to Palestinians
The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini recognised the essential role of the UN RWA Agency, Providing assistance and protection for some five million registered Palestine refugees to help them achieve their full potential in human development. “With its tireless work, UNRWA keeps supporting Palestine refugees, providing education, promoting socio-economic development and stability in the Middle East,” she…
EU calls for end of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy met today with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu in the margins of the Conference of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They exchanged views on bilateral relations, the Middle East peace process and regional issues. The meetin took place in Monrovia, Liberia,…
Palestinians "ready for peace"
Concluding his stay in Jerusalem, the US President Donald Trump praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas alike, announcing both were ready for peace. However he did not mention Palestinian state, neither touched the issue of his campaign promise to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “I had…
Trump visits Israel
The US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made addresses, vowing to make a renewed effort for peace with the Palestinians. Trump made his point, saying Iran ‘can never, ever’ have a nuclear weapon. Trump underlined he reaffirms the “unbreakable bond of friendship” between the US and Israel, and added that the…
Mogherini in US: 'mission impossible'
Anna van Densky, OPINION Difficult to imagine less suitable personality to represent nowadays the EU diplomacy in the US, than an ardent promoter of political Islam in Europe, an Italian Socialist – Federica Mogherini, with both Socialism and Islam living winter in the EU. However the gravity of the situation is beyond personal views and…
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