PLO

Why is mouthy Hollywood so quiet on Israel and Gaza?

It could be the most politically heated Oscars ceremony in decades. I wouldn’t count on it

Sat Mar 02 2024 - 06:30

Abbas enters his 17th year in power amid criticism and uncertainty

Long-tenured Palestinian leader’s crowning achievement has yet to achieve desired results

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 20:13

Life with Robert Fisk: I realised I would not be at peace until I wrote this book

In a new memoir, journalist Lara Marlowe recalls the life she shared with her former husband

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00

Israeli ambassador accuses some TDs of spewing ‘hate’ towards Jewish state

Varadkar says Israel’s aggression is ‘unacceptable’ while condemning Hamas for human rights violations

Thu May 13 2021 - 19:51

Joe Biden’s relationship with Israel to be tested over Iran

Netanyahu enjoyed strong rapport with Trump, who delivered huge gains for Israeli right

Sun Nov 15 2020 - 16:26

Palestine quits rotating presidency of Arab League over refusal to condemn Israeli deals

Blockade of Gaza described as ‘almost a death sentence during the pandemic’

Thu Sept 24 2020 - 16:42

Palestinians launch effort to heal divisions and unite their ranks

Concern rising over stark implications of deal between UAE and Israel

Sun Sept 06 2020 - 15:35

Palestinians criticise Israeli decision to build more homes in east Jerusalem

Prime minister Netanyahu announces the settlement expansion 11 days before the Israeli election

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 18:38

Right-wing firebrand emerges as potential kingmaker in Israel

Support for Moshe Feiglin and libertarian Zehut takes mainstream parties by surprise

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 21:52

Palestinians react with anger to US closure of Jerusalem consulate

PLO regards shutting of de facto embassy to Palestinians as an assault on their rights

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 18:24

Disillusioned Palestinians talk of new uprising in West Bank

A quarter of a century after Oslo accords, Palestinian state looks as far away as ever

Fri Oct 19 2018 - 02:00

Trump administration closes PLO’s office in Washington

Palestinians call move ‘dangerous escalation’ as John Bolton denounces ICC in speech

Mon Sept 10 2018 - 19:06

Israel to close Paraguay embassy in diplomatic row

News follows Asunción’s decision to move its Israeli outpost from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 18:50

Labour complains to regulator over coverage of Corbyn cemetery visit

Party says several newspapers misrepresented 2014 event in Tunisia attended by its leader

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 20:04

Netanyahu accuses Palestinian leader of anti-Semitism

Mahmoud Abbas suggests Jews not persecuted on religious grounds, but because of their conduct

Wed May 02 2018 - 15:36

Palestinian rejection of Oslo deal a chance to start new peace process

By dismissing 1993 accord, Mahmoud Abbas could override agreement favouring Israel

Tue Jan 16 2018 - 18:45

Fatah and Hamas seek to end longstanding feud

Rival Palestinian movements attempt to reconcile after 10 years of open hostility

Thu Oct 05 2017 - 18:18

Three Palestinians killed, 200 injured in clashes in East Jerusalem

Tensions spill over after Israel restricts access to highly sensitive holy site in Old City

Fri Jul 21 2017 - 16:25

Israeli and Palestinian demands kill chances of peace talk restart

Recognition of Israel rubs against call for end to bulldozers clearing land for settlements

Tue Jun 13 2017 - 18:38

Hamas amends its charter to court Fatah and gain admission to the PLO

As the 50th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem approaches, Fatah and Hamas are under popular pressure to reconcile

Tue May 02 2017 - 17:04

Hamas moves to end peace deadlock with revised charter

Charter aims to mend rifts in Palestinian movement and aid reconstruction in Gaza

Mon May 01 2017 - 20:06

Guerrilla review: A 1970s gold rush of radicalism

What’s good enough for Derry is good enough for Brixton, in Sky’s tough new show on an overlooked British history

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41

Arab-Israeli two-state solution crucial to Middle East peace

Trump’s abandonment of policy could put weak pro-Western Arab regimes at risk

Wed Feb 22 2017 - 06:00

America at Large: Courageous Steve Kerr not afraid to speak truth to power

Personal history lends fitting weight to the words of Golden State Warriors’ coach

Wed Feb 08 2017 - 20:00

Avigdor Lieberman seeks to bypass Mahmoud Abbas in Palestinian talks

Defence minister denies Israel attempting to interfere in internal Palestinian affairs

Fri Aug 19 2016 - 20:21

France pushes for Israel-Palestine peace conference

Palestinians welcome initiative as Israeli foreign ministry predicts ambitious plan will fail

Sat Jun 04 2016 - 01:00

Palestinians must use politics to end ‘apartheid regime’

The way forward is likely to be forged by non-violent methods

Thu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00

Vatican recognises state of Palestine with new treaty

First legal document negotiated between Holy See and state means official recognition

Wed May 13 2015 - 15:57

Binyamin Netanyahu’s victory means we must recognise the state of Palestine

After Israeli elections this is the only way to safeguard two-state solution

Thu Mar 19 2015 - 00:02

Head of UN Gaza inquiry quits over Israel's bias claim

Canadian academic William Schabas wrote legal opinion for PLO in 2012

Mon Feb 02 2015 - 23:42

A decade on from Arafat’s death, Palestine ‘lacks leadership’

Futile negotiations by Abbas may have put a third intifada firmly on the agenda

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 08:29

Dream of Gaza seaport alive despite decades of delay and waves of negotiation

Agreed in the 1993 Oslo accords, Gaza’s deep-water seaport remains unrealised

Tue Sept 09 2014 - 01:00

Israel intensifies Gaza assault as Egyptian mediators revise truce plan

Israeli television says progress is being made on ceasefire deal in Cairo

Tue Jul 29 2014 - 21:40

Abbas aligns himself with Hamas in tactical move

President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah proposes reworked ceasefire plan

Thu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00

Hamas ‘ready’ to accept truce if Israel ends seige in Gaza

UN Human Rights Council condemn the Israeli assault for ‘disproportionate and indiscriminate attacks’

Wed Jul 23 2014 - 21:05

What now for Israel and the Palestinians?

Nothing closes ranks in Israel like the deliberate killing of civilians

Wed Jul 02 2014 - 01:00

Donegal woman demands inquiry, apology for soldier brother’s death in Lebanon

’We lost friends but they lost family members,’ says soldier who served on fatal 1981 mission

Sat Apr 19 2014 - 01:00

Mark Thomas: rebel with guffaws

For 30 years, Thomas has plied a form of comedy rooted in political activism, journalism and situationist pranks. In his new show he attempts to change the world, one act of minor dissent a time

Tue Apr 01 2014 - 01:00