Hanan Ashrawi and Brazilian Representative Francisco Mauro Brasil de Holanda. 

RAMALLAH, April 13, 2017 (WAFA) – Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi discussed on Thursday political developments with the head of the Representative Office of Brazil to Palestine, Francisco Mauro Brasil de Holanda, at the PLO headquarters in Ramallah.

Both parties examined relations between Palestine and Brazil and Brazil‘s current projects and initiatives in Palestine.

In that context, Ashrawi expressed her gratitude to Brazil for its recent condemnations of Israel‘s illegal settlement enterprise and its consistent backing of Palestinian independence and human rights.

In the meeting, Ashrawi provided an assessment of the deteriorating conditions on the ground and Israel‘s grave and persistent breaches of international law, including its continued annexation of land, the escalation of illegal settlement activities, the ongoing arbitrary arrests of Palestinian men, women and children and the illegal use of administrative detention and solitary confinement, the demolition of Palestinian homes and structures, and the revocation of Jerusalem residency status from its Palestinian citizens, among other violations.

Ashrawi and Ambassador Brasil de Holanda also discussed matters related to the latest political developments, as well as prospects for reconciliation and elections in Palestine.

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