Palestine

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand parliamentarian Chloe Swarbrick was ordered to leave parliament on Tuesday during a heated debate over the government's response to Palestine. An urgent debate was called after the centre-right government said on Monday it was weighing up its position on whether to recognise a Palestinian state. Close…

Saudi Crown Prince, King of Jordan Discuss Bilateral Relations and Regional Issues The Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman, met with King Abdullah II of Jordan at NEOM Palace on Monday, where they discussed strengthening bilateral relations and explored ways to enhance cooperation across various sectors. The…

Palestine Action is “violent” and has committed “significant injury” as well as criminal damage, Downing Street has said after hundreds of arrests were made at a protest linked to the group. No 10 defended the move to ban the organisation under counter-terror laws, saying evidence and security assessments shared in…

Australia will recognise Palestine as a state at the UN General Assembly in September, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, Sputnik/RIA Novosti reported. “Australia will recognise the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own predicated on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian…

Labor has had a policy recognising a Palestinian state since 2018; it became part of its national platform in 2021. However, it was a dead letter under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong — reviled by the pro-Israel lobby but one of its strongest friends in…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday announced that Canberra will recognize a Palestinian state. File Photo by Lukas Coch/EPA-EFE Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Australia will recognize the state of Palestine, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Monday, making Canberra the latest Western government to take the mostly symbolic and political…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced Australia will recognise Palestine as a state at the United Nations leaders’ week in late September. Unlike some other countries, the government has put no conditions on the recognition, relying on assurances received from the Palestinian Authority, the current Palestinian governing body in the…

Former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh described Hamas’s October 7 terrorist massacre as a “courageous and unprecedented operation” that marked “an important crossroad in the history of the Palestinian struggle,” while simultaneously calling for the terror group to join the Palestine Liberation Organization under unified Palestinian leadership. The remarks,…

London  —  Police have arrested 466 people in central London on Saturday for protesting the British government’s decision to ban the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws. “As of 9pm, 466 people had been arrested for showing support for Palestine Action,” the Metropolitan Police wrote on X on…

Police in London braced for fresh demonstrations Sunday as protesters marched to Downing Street demanding the immediate release of Gaza hostages. The rally follows the arrest of 474 people during a protest supporting the banned group Palestine Action As the war in Gaza continues to exacerbate tensions in the United…