Overview
This morning¡¯s swearing in of a new Palestinian unity Government officially ended seven years of division between the State of Palestine¡¯s two main political factions and strengthened its ability to address the challenges posed by Israel¡¯s occupation, the top Palestinian diplomat at the Â鶹APP said today.
¡°Today we tried to put behind us a tragic chapter in our history,¡± said Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine to the Â鶹APP, during a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. ¡°This is a significant development and in line with the national interests of the Palestinian people.¡± …