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(MENAFN) Campaign billboards displayed across Israeli roads and bridges ahead of the Oct. 27 election carry the slogan “Right or Palestine,” urging voters to support right-wing parties by suggesting that an opposition victory could pave the way...

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(MENAFN) Israel has refused to let representatives of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission enter Gaza and occupied East Jerusalem as preparations advance for legislative elections set for late November, a Palestinian source said Tuesday.

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(MENAFN) Israel has given Dutch diplomats based in the West Bank city of Ramallah seven days to return diplomatic documents issued by Israel, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said Sunday, following the Netherlands’ decision to restrict trade...

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(MENAFN) Israel has ordered Dutch diplomats posted in the West Bank city of Ramallah to surrender their Israeli-issued diplomatic documents within seven days, escalating a dispute over the Netherlands' new ban on trade in settlement goods, Foreign...

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Central Elections Commission opened registration Saturday for candidate lists ahead of legislative elections scheduled for Nov. 28 across the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Central Elections Commission begins accepting applications from electoral lists for the legislative elections scheduled for Nov. 28 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

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(MENAFN) The Netherlands on Monday condemned Israel's decision to strip Dutch diplomats in Ramallah of their status, calling the move "unnecessary," and expressing "deep regret," a public broadcaster reported.

UNESCO

The exhibition "Living Hands: Heritage and Design in Dialogue" opened on Tuesday, at the Al-Bireh Cultural Center, celebrating six endangered Palestinian traditional crafts and the artisans who keep them alive: glassblowing, pottery, olivewood...

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(MENAFN) Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that Israel is intentionally creating conditions that she said are aimed at weakening and potentially collapsing the Palestinian Authority.

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(MENAFN) Israel moved Monday to suspend the transfer of clearance revenues to the Palestinian Authority, slashing approximately $200 million in disbursements this month alone — a sweeping financial blow that threatens to push the Ramallah-based...

President of Azerbaijan

AZERBAIJAN, July 16 - President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Mohammad Mustafa, Prime Minister of the State of Palestine, on July 16. The head of state expressed confidence that Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa’s visit to...

Government of Slovenia

SLOVENIA, May 19 - Slovenian Diplomacy Day is celebrated on 22 May to mark the day of Slovenia’s admission to the United Nations in 1992. “Today, we can proudly say that we have built a modern, professional and internationally respected diplomatic...

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(MENAFN) The Israeli Knesset has approved legislation allowing the deduction of funds from Palestinian clearance revenues, a move that could further strain the Palestinian Authority’s already fragile financial situation, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday criticized the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) for updating its logo to resemble the Palestinian Authority (PA) emblem, according to reports. “The logo of the...

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(MENAFN) Workers took down signs at the British Consulate General in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday, as Israel’s deadline to shut the mission expired, a correspondent on the ground reported.

South African Government

President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged the passing of pioneering Lebanese-born Palestinian diplomat and activist Leila Shahid who has died at the age of 76. Leila Shahid made history as the first woman ambassador of Palestine, who represented...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, Israeli forces carried out a raid in the central West Bank city of Ramallah early Tuesday, storming the local office of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera.

Government of Slovenia

SLOVENIA, February 23 - “Thousands of civilians have been killed, children forcibly displaced and vital infrastructure destroyed.

Prime Minister of Canada

CANADA, July 5 - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas.

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(MENAFN) Palestinian election authorities announced that 197 local councils were filled without competition during recent municipal elections held in parts of the West Bank and in the city of Deir al-Balah.