Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Tuesday that her government will begin using the term "Occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem" in all its literature, in addition to considering Israeli colonies illegal, according to international
In a step advanced by a European country, the Portuguese Parliament voted by a majority, the decision to recognize the Nakba that struck the Palestinian people in 1948, and welcomes their struggle to obtain their right to self-determination. The resolution condemns the Israeli
In a historic first, Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday unanimously endorsed an adjournment motion presented by SJB MP Imthiaz Bakeer Markar concerning the humanitarian crisis in Palestine. During the debate, Bakeer Markar emphasized that the issue transcends Palestine and touches upon broader
The European Parliament (EP) called yesterday, Wednesday, on the European Union and its member states to support in principle the recognition of a Palestinian state. The EP meeting in Strasbourg yesterday adopted by 338 votes in favour, 195 against and 102 abstentions a resolution
Rome, Italy - Yesterday morning, Honorable Michele Piras, president of the European League of Parliamentarians for Palestine, along with members of the league, including Hon. Stefania Ascari, convened a meeting with a delegation of Italian MPs at the Chamber of Deputies in Rome. The gathering
The Israeli occupation committed war crimes against civilians during its last aggression on the Gaza Strip in May, Amnesty International said. The organization explained in a statement that "Israel" illegally destroyed the homes of Palestinians in the absence of military necessity
Members of the League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds in the kingdom of Morocco condemned the visit of the Speaker of the Israeli occupation Knesset to the Moroccan parliament. During the meeting of the league's members in Morocco, current and former parliamentarians considered
The Palestinian General Commission in Canada and the Palestine Law Organization, in collaboration with members of the Canadian Parliament, organized a special event in the Parliament Building entitled: "Taking responsibility: Canada's responsibility to Palestine under international
The president of the European League of Parliamentarians for Palestine and a member of the executive body of the League of Parliamentarians for Palestine, former MP in the Italian parliament, Michele Piras, revealed that the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in
According to an OIC statement, Hissein Brahim Taha, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), today remarked that Israel's behavior as a state above the law is absurd. Speaking at an extraordinary meeting of the OIC Executive Committee held at the OIC headquarters
The United Nations has decided to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba with an official ceremony on Monday at the headquarters of the international body in New York City for the first time since 1948. In accordance with the mandate given by the UN General Assembly, by a
Today, Monday, May 15, marks the 75th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, which Palestinians commemorate on this day every year. During the Nakba, Zionist gangs took control of 78% of the area of historical Palestine (27,000 square kilometers) and declared the establishment of the state of
The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression against the Gaza Strip for the third consecutive day, while the death toll rose to 25, after the death of three citizens, at dawn today, Thursday, in the targeting of a residential apartment in the governorate of Khan Younes, in the south of
Dozens of fanatical Israeli settlers broke into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday morning, under heavy police protection, according to Islamic Waqf. According to the Waqf, settlers raided the sacred Islamic Mosque through al-Maghariba gate and took provocative tours of its compounds. It
The European League of Parliamentarians for Palestine and Al-Quds is organizing a parliamentary seminar under the theme "PEACE FOR PALESTINE, A new euro-Mediterranean policy". The event is scheduled for Friday, May 12th, at 11:00 am (Rome time) and will take place at the Italian Foreign
Acting Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Ahmed Bahr, stressed the need for parliamentarians to unite to confront the fierce Zionist attack led by the fascist occupation government targeting al-Aqsa Mosque and the formation of a united international parliamentary front to support
The Inter-Parliamentary Union chose MP Sheikh Hamid bin Abdullah Al-Ahmar as a member of the Standing Committee for Democracy and Human Rights, representing Yemen and the Arab Group. This came in the meeting of the 146th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held in the Kingdom of
Stefania Ascari, a member of the Italian Parliament (Five Stars Movement) and member the European League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds and Palestine, said that promoting the suppression of worshippers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque as tension or a clash between the so-called only democracy in the
Pakistan on Wednesday condemned a raid by Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, calling upon the international community to take “immediate action” to end Israel’s hostilities. Israeli forces this week escalated raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound located in
Malaysia today condemned the attack by the Israeli forces against the Palestinians inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque which took place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia stood in solidarity with the people of Palestine and reiterated the status
Executive Committee Member of the League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds, and former member of the Italian Parliament, Michele Piras, has condemned the international community's silence towards the Israeli occupation forces' attack on worshippers in the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque. Michele
Pakistan condemned yesterday, Israel's raid on Al Aqsa Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, which led to the expulsion of worshipers and violation of the sanctity of the mosque. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Monday issued a statement condemning Israel's regular attacks on
Many Jewish extremists today stormed the Muslim holy place, Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, under heavy protection from the Israeli police. This has prompted Muslims observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan to react. The extremists, divided into groups, stormed the
The Arab Parliament has denounced the Israeli Knesset's approval of the bill that allows settlers to return to settlements that were evacuated in 2005, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, stressing that it is a provocative act . In a press release on Thursday,
Yesterday, Wednesday, the Israeli occupation forces released the Jerusalemite deputy, who was deported to Ramallah, Muhammad Abu Tair, after spending about 20 months in the occupation prisons. The occupation forces had arrested the sheikh, deputy in the Palestinian Legislative Council, Muhammad
Today, Wednesday, the Jordanian Parliament approved a proposal to expel the Israeli ambassador to Amman, Eitan Surkis, on the background of the Israeli Finance Minister's statements in which he denied "the existence of the Palestinian people." The vote came during a session held by
The president of the League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds, Sheikh Hamid bin Abdullah Al-Ahmar, congratulated a number of heads of parliaments, parliamentary organizations and the Arab and Islamic nation on the occasion of the blessed month of Ramadan. The president of the League said, in
A delegation of the League of Parliamentarians for Al-Quds held a series of meetings with parliamentary figures and British institutions to discuss the formation of a European parliamentary network in support of the rights of the Palestinian people. The League's delegation included a member
The National Freedom Party (NFP) said it was ecstatic that the draft resolution to downgrade South Africa's embassy in Israel has been passed by Parliament. “This is a historic moment for our country and a demonstration of our unwavering commitment to justice, human rights, and
With strong police protection, dozens of Zionist settlers stormed the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. The settlers, led by far-right rabbi Yehuda Glick, entered the Mosque in groups through its Maghariba Gate and visited its courtyards under police protection. During
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