Nelson Mandela

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Occupied Palestine – On the eve of the International Day of Solidarity with the People of Palestine, 52 international notables issued a statement calling for "urgent...

The Islamic Resistance Movement; Hamas has paid tribute to Nelson Mandela saying he was one of the most important symbols of freedom in the world. A member of Hamas...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has paid tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela who passed away on Thursday. "He was," said Mr Abbas, "the bravest and most important...

Although the Israelis have cited cost and security problems as the reasons for the absence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres from the Mandela memorial service...

According to the Los Angeles Times newspaper, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be attending Tuesday's funeral for the former leader of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, due to...

EXCLUSIVE IMAGES Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have had the opportunity to offer their condolences to the people of South Africa following the death of late President Nelson Mandela....

Recent comments made in South Africa by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation), regarding the boycott of Israeli settlements and products, seem to have...

Ynet, the website of Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, quoted a "senior Israeli official" on Thursday saying that "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not really willing to move forward with...

The head of the African Union delegation currently in Egypt has compared ousted President Mohammed Morsi to South Africa's iconic leader Nelson Mandela. Alpha Oumar Konaré, the former President...

Leaders around the world have paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa, aged 95. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon described Mandela as a "source...

The death of South African liberation icon Nelson Mandela last night has brought in floods of well-deserved tributes. But the hypocrisy of many of these, often from the very...

In a peculiar twist of history both Zionist Israel and Apartheid South Africa came into existence in May 1948; they went on to become something of a grim double...

Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban When Nelson Mandela stood to greet the thousands of people gathered to watch the world cup final in South Africa, everyone stood to show respect to...

Over the next two weeks tributes to the life and struggle of Nelson Mandela will continue to cascade on every media platform. All will no doubt be united on...

By Fahmi HoweidiThe basic principle in politics is to assume a lack of innocence surrounding any action, so we should treat with caution the visit of the Elders' delegation...