MAP News provides latest round the clock updates of all major stories that impact on the lives of Palestinians across the Middle East. Will staff on the ground in offices in Beirut, Ramallah, Gaza and London we are able to provide expert analysis and comment on events.

Gaza: health care is in danger

30 January 2012
ICRC - There are restrictions on importing medical supplies into the Gaza Strip, leading to frequent shortages of essential disposables and drugs. This is having a serious impact on...

Lebanese Minister visits Palestinian camp

26 January 2012
(Daily Star)Lebanon: Social Affairs Minister Wael Abu Faour became the first Lebanese Cabinet member to make an official visit to a Palestinian refugee camp in six years Tuesday, when...

EU report calls for action over Israeli settlement growth

18 January 2012
H. Sherwood (Guardian) Diplomats in Jerusalem say states should consider law to discourage 'financial transactions in support of settlement activity' The European Union should consider legislation to prevent or discourage companies...

EU 'should block finance for Israeli settlements'

18 January 2012
(The Independent) The European Commission should consider passing legislation to prevent finance generated within its member states being used to support illegal Israeli settlements in occupied territory, the bloc's...

Foreign Secretary urges bold steps in Middle East peace talks

17 January 2012
Foreign Secretary William Hague discussed recent developments in the Middle East Peace Process with President Abbas. The Foreign Secretary William Hague today met President Abbas who is on a...

Prime Minister responds to question on the Bedouin

17 January 2012
Sir Bob Russell(Colchester) (LD): Ethnic cleansing and apartheid are evil. Sadly, successive Governments have supported a country where those vile actions are inflicted on indigenous people. We welcomed the...

Is the bid for Palestinian statehood bad for peace?

16 January 2012
CMEC - MAP Chairman Robin Kealy: During my service as a diplomat, over many years in the Middle East, I frequently had to defend and justify publicly my Government's...

EU on verge of abandoning hope for a viable Palestinian state

12 January 2012
The Independent - The Palestinian presence in the largest part of the occupied West Bank - has been, "continuously undermined" by Israel in ways that are "closing the window"...

Settlement Facts

11 January 2012
OCHA ·Since 1967, Israel has established about 150 settlements (residential and others) in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in addition to some 100 "outposts" erected by settlers without official...

Gaza teen blinded by Israeli airstrike: I spend my days inside

9 January 2012
Ma'an- Three years on from an Israeli attack that left him blind, 17-year-old Mahmoud Mattar says he spends most of his days inside and has little hope for the...

Crisis Action Report on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

5 January 2012
(Crisis Action) Since 2007, the civilian population of the Gaza Strip has been subjected to a crippling blockade imposed by the Israeli government in response to the Hamas takeover...

Palestinians told to dance to shake off Gaza stress

4 January 2012
Haaretz - Some 45,000 Gazans have participated in program brought by U.S. psychiatrist that teaches techniques to deal with anger, stress, anxiety and family tension. Growing up in the Gaza...

2011 'toughest year yet' for Gaza medics

4 January 2012
Ma'an- As 2011 drew to an end, medical shortages in the Gaza Strip reached their highest levels, a spokesman for Gaza's Health Ministry said. Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma'an that medics...

Israeli companies can profit from West Bank resources, court rules

3 January 2012
(Guardian) Israeli companies are entitled to exploit the West Bank's natural resources for economic gain, according to a supreme court ruling that says international law must be adapted to...

Sheikh Nahayan Speech at MAP Event in Abu Dhabi

21 December 2011
Transcript of speech delivered on 15th of December "This is an evening of potential contradiction. Our concern for the children of Palestine has brought us together tonight. Contrarily, we will dine elegantly,...

Monthly UN Report | November 2011

21 December 2011
This month, more than 90% of 40 demolitions by Israeli authorities targeted Bedouin communities in JV and surrounding Jerusalem. In Gaza, 4 truckloads of strawberries exported to European markets....

November 2011 report of referrals of patients from Gaza:

20 December 2011
(UN) summary: Two children from the same family died after their referrals were delayed to Israeli hospitals due to MoH-Ramallah review of referral destinations. Two patients were detained by the Israeli...

A Tireless Advocate of Justice for Palestinians - Francis Khoo

19 December 2011
(Salem News - Dr Franklin Lamb) In addition to the countless reasons Francis will be sorely missed by his friends and loved ones, he will be missed because he...

Record number of Palestinians displaced by demolitions as Quartet continues to talk

14 December 2011
Amnesty International; Avaaz; Broederlijk Delen; CCFD-Terre Solidaire; Church of Sweden; CNCD - 11.11.11; Christian Aid; DanChurchAid; Diakonia; Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network; FIDH; FinnChurchAid; GVC Italia; Human Rights Watch; Medical...

Medical Shortages in Gaza Strip Hospitals

14 December 2011
(PCHR) The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) expresses concern over the extreme shortage of medicines in the Gaza Strip hospitals. PCHR warns of the potential catastrophic repercussions on...