Press Releases

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(MENAFN) A US immigration judge rules Wednesday that Palestinian community leader Salah Sarsour can be deported after living in the country for 33 years, citing foreign policy grounds connected to his advocacy for Palestinians.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian imam and religious broadcaster was killed Wednesday in an Israeli drone strike while preparing a media report about Quran memorization in the southern Gaza Strip, according to a Palestinian official.

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(MENAFN) Palestine on Tuesday urged businesses around the world to reassess their commercial relationships with companies named in an updated UN human rights database concerning activities connected to Israeli settlements in the occupied...

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(MENAFN) Palestine called on businesses worldwide on Tuesday to re-examine their dealings with companies named in the updated UN human rights office database of firms tied to activities linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian commission warned Tuesday that an Israeli plan to reopen Route 463 exclusively for occupiers could further divide Ramallah and Al-Bireh, potentially cutting eight villages and two major residential areas in the north off...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian commission sounded the alarm Tuesday over an Israeli plan to reopen Route 463 to occupiers, a move it says could cut eight villages and two major residential neighborhoods in northern Ramallah and Al-Bireh off from areas to...

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(MENAFN) Escalating violence, restrictions on movement and the expansion of Israeli settlements are making daily life increasingly “intolerable” for Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, the International Committee of the Red Cross said...

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(MENAFN) The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ Affairs on Monday denounced Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for threatening to execute a Palestinian detainee inside his prison cell, describing the treatment of prisoners in...

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(MENAFN) Dozens of armed Israeli settlers stormed a village east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, vandalizing the home of a Palestinian American and setting three of his vehicles ablaze, the homeowner told media on Sunday.

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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 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) Ofer Cassif, an Israeli parliamentarian affiliated with the Hadash party, said Palestinian citizens of Israel could significantly influence the outcome of the parliamentary elections scheduled for Oct. 27, describing their participation...

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces shot a Palestinian man during a raid in the northern occupied West Bank on Monday, while Israeli settlers attacked homes and residents in several other areas, according to Palestinian reports.

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(MENAFN) The European Union on Monday extended the mandates of its border assistance and police missions in the Palestinian territories for another nine months, keeping them in place until June 30, 2027. The EU Council announced the renewal of the...

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(MENAFN) Rescue teams have recovered the bodies and remains of 105 Palestinians from the wreckage of a residential block in central Gaza City, ending a 17-day search, the Civil Defense said Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Armed Israeli occupiers attacked the home of a Palestinian American and set three vehicles ablaze during an overnight raid in a village east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to reports Sunday.

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(MENAFN) Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Sunday that he would seek the execution of Palestinian prisoners and promote the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza and the occupied West Bank if he is appointed defense minister...

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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) Palestine "remains a test of our conscience," Indonesia's foreign minister declared Saturday, calling for sovereignty to be honored and colonialism brought to a close. "Sovereignty must be respected and colonialism must be brought to an...

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(MENAFN) Vietnamese President To Lam threw his support behind Palestinian self-determination and a two-state solution Tuesday, while pressing the United States to lift its sanctions and energy blockade on Cuba, in an address to the 81st UN General...