The PLO’s Declaration of Independence in 1988, announced after the outbreak of the First Intifada, represented the official Palestinian acceptance that national self-determination could only be ...

WASHINGTON — Thirty years ago, Jerome Segal made headlines in Israel and the United States with an odd pedigree: He was the committed Jew who wrote the Palestinian declaration of independence. ...

Following a 1988 Palestinian Declaration of Independence which was recognized by more than seventy countries, Palestine applied for U.N. membership in 2011.

Palestinian lawyers on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the British government for the 1917 declaration setting out London’s support for a national home for the Jewish people in ancient Palestine.

Nakba Day on Saturday denotes the 1948 displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians amid Israel’s declaration of independence. transcript [sound of a siren] [music] [clapping, chanting ...

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sharpened the war of words against his Hamas rivals Thursday, saying it was time to “bring down” the militant group’s ...

Read President Truman's declaration of Israel's Independence, 1948. A Jewish state is established in Palestine. The land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people.

While the words may not come naturally to his lips, the president of the United States is talking openly these days about the creation of a Palestinian state. Skip to content ADVERTISE ...