Government of the State of Palestine from June 2014

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The June 2014 government of the State of Palestine was formed on June 2, 2014 following talks between Fatah and Hamas about a unity government.

Government formation

Fatah and Hamas signed a reconciliation pact in Gaza on April 23, 2014 and agreed to form a joint unity government within five weeks. Presidential and parliamentary elections should be held by the end of the year. Israel responded to this agreement by suspending negotiations on the resumption of peace negotiations.

The previous Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah was commissioned by President Mahmoud Abbas to form a cabinet made up of independent experts from both political currents. However, the formation of the government was boycotted by Israel. The authorities refused to allow three ministers to be sworn in from the Gaza Strip to enter the West Bank .

composition

Composition of the government since June 2, 2014

Official	Department / Office	Political party
Rami Hamdallah	Prime Minister and Interior Minister	Fatah
Ziad Abu Amr	Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Culture	Independently
Mohammed Mostafa	Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs	Independently
Riad Al-Malki	Foreign minister	Independent ( close to the PFLP )
Shukri Bishara	Minister of Finance and Minister of Planning	Independently
Saleem Al-Saqqa	Minister of Justice	Independently
Adnan Al-Husseini	Minister for Jerusalem Affairs	Independently
Rula Maa'yaa	Minister for Tourism and Antiquities	Independently
Jawad Awwad	Minister of Health	Independently
Khawla Shakhshir	Minister for Education and Higher Education	Independently
Allam Mousa	Minister of Transport and Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology	Independently
Mofeed Al-Hasayneh	Minister for Public Works and Housing	Independently
Shawqi Al-Aissa	Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Social Affairs	Independently
Haifaa Al-Agha	Minister for Women's Affairs	Independently
Ma'moun Abu Shahla	Minister of Labor	Independently
Nayef Abu Khalaf	Minister for Local Affairs	Independently
Youssef Ideiss	Minister for Awqaf and Religious Affairs	Independently
Ali Abu Diyak	Secretary General of the Cabinet (ministerial)	Independently

International reactions

The European Union and its member states, as well as the United States , pledged their support to the unity government. The formation of the government was also welcomed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon . Israel criticized the participation in the government of Hamas, which Israel had classified as a terrorist organization . In response, the Israeli government imposed economic sanctions on the State of Palestine and pushed the construction of settlements in the West Bank .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Government of the State of Palestine , website of the Palestine Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations, accessed July 27, 2014
2. ↑ Surprising reconciliation in Gaza ( memento of the original from December 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Deutsche Welle from April 23, 2014 
3. ↑ This reconciliation endangers the peace process , Die Welt, April 23, 2014
4. ^ The formation of a unity government has begun , Handelsblatt dated May 29, 2014
5. ↑ Unity Cabinet of the Palestinians sworn in , Deutsche Welle dated June 2, 2014
6. ↑ EU and UN recognize new Palestinian government , Spiegel Online from June 3, 2014
7. ↑ Israel announces 1,500 new settlements in Palestinian territories , Deutsche Welle dated June 5, 2014