Palestinian unity government of 2014

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Riyad Al-Maliki the foreign minister swear in front of the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, at Al-Muqata'a H.Q. in Ramallah.(By/Mustafa Bader)

The Palestinian unity government of 2014 is a national and political union formed on 2 June 2014 under Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. The new government was formed after an agreement between the Fatah and Hamas parties. Before the agreement, there were two separate governments, one ruled by Fatah in the West Bank and the other by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The European Union, the United Nations, the United States, China, India, Russia and Turkey all agreed to work with it.[1][2][3][4] The Israeli government condemned the unity government because it views Hamas as a terrorist organization.[5][6] The Palestinian unity government first convened in Gaza on 9 October 2014 to discuss the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip following the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict. On 30 November 2014, Hamas declared that the unity government had ended with the expiration of the six month term.[7][8] But Fatah subsequently denied the claim, and said that the government is still in force.[9]

Members of cabinet[edit]

Name Office Party
Rami Hamdallah Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Fatah
Ziad Abu-Amr Minister of Culture and Deputy Prime Minister Independent
Muhammad Mustafa Minister of National Economy and Deputy Prime Minister
Shukri Bishara Minister of Finance and Minister for Planning
Riyad al-Maliki Minister of Foreign Affairs Independent (Ex. PFLP)
Salim al-Saqqa Minister of Justice
Adnan al-Husayni Minister for Jerusalem Affairs
Rula Maaya Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
Jawad Qutaish Minister of Health
Khawla al-Shakhsheer Minister of Education and Higher Education
Allam Said Musa Minister of Information and Communication Technology and Minister of Transport and Communications
Muhammad Salim al-Hasania Minister of Public Works and Housing
Shawki Aleessa Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Social Affairs
Haifa al-Agha Minister of Women's Affairs
Maumoon Abdul Hadi Hassan Abu Shahla Minister of Labour
Nayef Abu-Khalaf Minister of Local Government
Yusuf Ismail Al-Sheikh Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs
Ali Mahmoud Abdullah Abu-Diak Secretary-General of the Cabinet (Rank of Minister)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ (6 March 2014) International community welcomes Palestinian unity government The Jerusalem Post
  2. ^ Panda, Ankit (4 June 2014) India and China Back Unified Palestinian Government The Diplomat
  3. ^ Wroughton, Lesley and Zengerle, Patricia (2 June 2014) Obama administration to work with Palestinian unity government Reuters
  4. ^ "Amid wave of endorsements, PM 'troubled' by U.S. decision to work with Palestinian gov't". Haaretz. 3 June 2014. 
  5. ^ "Palestinian unity government sworn in by Mahmoud Abbas". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014. 
  6. ^ Rudoren, Jodi; Kershner, Isabel (2 June 2014). "With Hope for Unity, Abbas Swears In a New Palestinian Government". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). Retrieved 2 June 2014. 
  7. ^ http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Hamas-rejects-Abbas-claim-that-it-colluded-with-Israel-and-says-unity-government-is-over-383264
  8. ^ http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=743683
  9. ^ http://www.timesofisrael.com/fatah-official-denies-unity-government-mandate-has-ended/
  10. ^ "حكومة الوفاق الوطني تؤدي اليمين الدستورية ايذانا بانهاء الانقسام الرئيس: أية إجراءات إسرائيلية تمسّ بمصالح شعبنا لن تمر دون ردّ الحكومة انتقالية وتلتزم بالتزامات السلطة وببرنامجنا السياسي". PMC (Palestinian Information Center). 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014. 
  11. ^ Jamal (2 June 2014). "I nomi del nuovo governo palestinese". Palestina terra e pace. Retrieved 2 June 2014. 
  12. ^ Levy, Elior (2 June 2014). "Palestinian unity government sworn in at Ramallah ceremony". Ynetnews (Yedioth Internet). Retrieved 2 June 2014.