New report by the Negotiation Affairs Department of the State of Palestine, summarizing Israeli violations against occupied Palestine during February 2024.Report.pdf
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Letter to the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches by H.E. Dr. Ramzi Khouri, Member of the PLO Executive Committee and Head of the Higher Presidential Committee of Churches Affairs in Palestine.Letter.pdf
Interview of H.E. Ambassador Issa Kassissieh urging Gaza ceasefire for Ramadan, EasterArticle.pdf
Ambassador Issa Kassissieh meets with the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Richard GallagherPalestinian Ambassador to the Holy See and Member of the Higher Presidential Committee for Churches Affairs in Palestine, Issa Kassissieh, met with the Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher. Speaking on behalf of the Palestinian leadership and people, Ambassador Kassissieh expressed his appreciation for Pope Francis’s call to end the war in Palestine, facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and the supportive statements made by senior officials.Ambassador Kassissieh and Archbishop Gallagher discussed the rapid and dangerous developments in Palestine,…
Press Statement by Dr. Ramzi Khouri, Member of the PLO Executive Committee and Head of the Higher Presidential Committee of Churches Affairs in Palestine, condemning the attack by Israeli Embassy on H.E. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, following his words on Gaza carnage.Press Statement.pdf
UN experts expressed alarm over credible allegations of egregious human rights violations to which Palestinian women and girls continue to be subjected in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.Statement.pdf
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday appealed for restraint in the face of an Israeli military incursion in Rafah, warning of the risk of further atrocity crimes in the Gaza war. Statement.pdf
Visiting our injured and traumatized children coming out of Gaza accompanied with a parent or a close relative at Bambino Gesu hospital in Rome to receive medical treatment is heartbreaking. Looking at their faces, it tells you everything. Passing through days of bombardment while seeking shelter from one corner to another to survive shows the ugly face of war. Listening to their horrific stories about the massive destruction and death in Gaza confirms that Humanity has failed . Regardless, it is still our moral responsibility to keep the hope alive in the hearts of our devastated children. And as His…
FM Malki addressing UNSC: Thousands more will be killed in Gaza as the Council continues being prevented from calling for an immediate ceasefire.Statement.pdf
During the annual address delivered by Pope Francis to the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See, I had the privilege, as The Palestinian Ambassador to the Holy See, to show His Holiness, a photo where President Joe Biden knelt in prayer in the Nativity Church in Bethlehem in July 2022, holding the rosary, as a faithful Catholic.With this background, I urged Pope Francis to call on President Biden for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Reading today’s statement released by President Biden, to mark 100 days of the war waged on Gaza, focusing purely on the Israeli…