The Changing Palestinian Landscape: Palestinian Political and Social Expectations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hanan Ashrawi to Brief the Palestine Center Monday April 11 Washington, D.C. (April 4, 2005) – Renowned Palestinian legislator and academic Dr. Hanan Ashrawi will brief and take questions at the Palestine Center from 1:00-2:00 on Monday, April 11, 2005. A light lunch will be provided before the briefing from 12:30-1:00 pm … Read more

Israeli military setting up system of ‘creeping curfew’

22 March 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Israeli military setting up system of ‘creeping curfew’ Israel seems to be using a system of ‘creeping curfew’ to escalate its control over Palestinians in the West Bank without drawing the attention of the international media and community, civil society organizations based in the West Bank and Gaza Strip … Read more

Palestinians Invite the U.S. to Facilitate Democratic Elections in Palestinian Territories

22 March 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Palestinians Invite the U.S. to Facilitate Democratic Elections in Palestinian Territories Washington, D.C. 24 June 2004 The Palestinian Authority has called on the United States to work with them to prepare for elections at all levels, including presidential elections, Palestinian Minister of Negotiations Saeb Erekat said on Thursday, adding … Read more

The Palestinian leader says coming weeks could be bloodiest in history of Israeli-Palestinian conflict

18 March 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Palestinian leader says coming weeks could be bloodiest in history of Israeli-Palestinian conflict As a possible US attack on Iraq drew closer, leading Palestinian activist and HDIP Director Dr Mustafa Barghouthi today warned that the coming weeks could be some of the bloodiest in the history of the … Read more

The U.S. Must Adopt a Policy of Conflict Resolution rather than Conflict Management in the Middle East

13 June 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samar Assad: 202-338-1290 The U.S. Must Adopt a Policy of Conflict Resolution rather than Conflict Management in the Middle East By continuing on the path of conflict management, the United States has failed to bring an end to Palestinian-Israeli violence and has failed to embark on the path … Read more

Palestinian Assessment Of U.S. Diplomatic Efforts in the Middle East

12 June 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Mendez Palestinian Assessment Of U.S. Diplomatic Efforts in the Middle East On Thursday, 13 June 2002, Marwan Bishara and Diana Buttu will hold a press conference in the Murrow Room at the National Press Club at 9:30 a.m. Bishara and Buttu will address the latest round of … Read more

International Observers: Witnesses to Destruction and Resistance

16 April 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samar Assad International Observers: Witnesses to Destruction and Resistance Convinced that their presence would reduce the harm inflicted on the Palestinian people by the Israeli military incursion, members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) have converged upon the Occupied Territories in an effort to stop Israel’s attacks on … Read more

Egypt’s Osama El Baz Meets with U.S.-Middle East Policy Analysts

17 August 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heidi Shoup Egypt’s Osama El Baz Meets with U.S.-Middle East Policy Analysts Washington, DC – According to Osama El Baz, senior advisor to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Voices of reason are being drowned out and voices of extremism, fundamentalism, and radicals are gaining ground in the Middle East. … Read more

Palestine Center Asks State Department to Intervene On Behalf of Andrew Clarno

14 August 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heidi Shoup Palestine Center Asks State Department to Intervene On Behalf of Andrew Clarno Washington, DC – Andrew Clarno, who was an intern at the Center during the summer of 1994, was detained on 11 August by Israeli police for taking part in a peaceful gathering in Jerusalem. … Read more