Meanings of palestinian parliament in English

The Palestinian parliament met this morning for a vote on a confidence motion in Mr Yasser Arafat's new cabinet.

He became leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and was elected to the Palestinian parliament in January.

Hamas and Fatah activists clashed at the Palestinian parliament in the West Bank city of Ramallah this afternoon after the Hamas election victory.

Firing into the air, Fatah gunmen stormed the Palestinian parliament today in anger at their long-dominant party's crushing election defeat by Hamas Islamists.

The Palestinian parliament has adopted a resolution calling for municipal elections to be held this year and parliamentary and presidential elections in early 2003.

It is supported by every party in the Palestinian parliament, with Fatah and Hamas united for once, and by the overwhelming majority of Palestinians.

Addressing the Palestinian parliament today, Mr Abbas voiced his toughest criticism of Israel since agreeing a ceasefire with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a month ago.

This is what Israeli defence officials have been proposing in recent days in response to the swearing in on Saturday of a Hamas-dominated Palestinian parliament.

In a defiant speech to the Palestinian parliament, Mr Arafat blasted Israel's use of force to try to quell the 19-month-old uprising against Israeli occupation.