PLC

From journalism to parliament then to Israeli jails

Sunday-12-March-2017

After documenting the suffering of Palestinian prisoners as a journalist for years and suffering the imprisonment of her closest family members as well as indulging in solidarity acts with Palestinian prisoners as an MP in the Palestinian parliament the Israeli occupation forces arrested MP Samira Halayka marking a new phase of sacrifice and giving in her life and first-hand experience of what she has always written about.

PLC okays judicial act amendment and state property bill

Thursday-9-March-2017

The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) on Wednesday sanctioned the first readings of a constitutional amendment to the judicial authority act and a bill criminalizing any illegal seizure of state property and land.

Zahhar nominated head of Change and Reform parliamentary bloc

Sunday-26-February-2017

The Hamas-affiliated Change and Reform parliamentary bloc in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elected on Sunday a new committee to lead the bloc headed by the Hamas senior leader Mahmoud al-Zahhar.

PA prevents MP Abu Bakr from travelling abroad

Wednesday-22-February-2017

The Fatah member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Najat Abu Bakr said on Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority (PA) police prevented her from travelling abroad at al-Karama crossing between the Palestinian territories and Jordan.

Hamas MPs in the West Bank condemn the arrest of MP Mubarak

Monday-16-January-2017

Palestinian MPs deputies on the Change and Reform Bloc in the Palestinian Legislative Council in the West Bank condemned the arrest of their colleague MP Ahmad Mubarak

Bahar: We hope to see a new stage of relations between Hamas and Cairo

Thursday-5-January-2017

Ahmed Bahar first deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) has expressed hope that the current talks between officials from Hamas and Egypt in Cairo will mark a new stage of relations between the two sides.

Zanoun sends invitations for PNC meeting

Sunday-1-January-2017

Chairman of the Palestinian National Council (PNC) Salim Zanoun stated on Sunday that he sent written invitations to the members of the PNC preparatory committee for the meetings that will be held on 10th and 11th January 2017 in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

PLC emergency session over Abbas violations

Wednesday-21-December-2016

An emergency session was held by the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Wednesday over a recent decision by Abbas to strip five MPs of their immunity.

PLC session with participation of Fatah MPs in Gaza

Tuesday-20-December-2016

A number of parliament members from Fatah movement decided to participate in the emergency Palestinian legislative council session which will be held on Wednesday to discuss the formation of the constitutional court and the resolution of the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to lift the immunity of a number of MPs.

MP: PLC session to be convened soon over Abbas’s violations

Tuesday-20-December-2016

Serious attempts have been underway to convene a session of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) at the soonest time possible secretary of Hamas parliamentary bloc Faraj al-Ghoul said Monday.