The Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) today reaffirmed its commitment to providing the huge majority of silent Palestinian voters with a “third way” in upcoming Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections, slated for 25 January 2006.

Press coverage of a recent conference given in Gaza City by Mustafa Barghouthi, the General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), reflected the focus he placed on the deterioration of internal and external security in the Palestinian Territory, the implications of this for any future peace process, and the failure of the Palestinian Authority to respond to the current crisis facing the Palestinian people.

A statement made today by the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) described yesterday’s agreement on the Gaza-Egypt border crossing as further proof of Israel’s continued control over the Gaza Strip, and yet another missed opportunity by Palestinian negotiators and international facilitators.

As 11 heads of state and officials from 8 other Arab nations gather in Damascus today for the Arab League's 20th Annual Summit, PNI Secretary General Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi MP stressed the necessity of national and regional unity in facing the multitude of threats posed to Palestinian national rights and regional stability by Israel's ongoing occupation and Apartheid system.

Ramallah – Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, and a group from the Initiative, accompanied the famous writer from Biro, Mario Vargas Llosa, on a tour to the areas around the Apartheid Wall in Jerusalem and Qalqiliya.

Ramallah ­– Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, met with an American delegation from different religious organizations from Washington, D.C. The delegation included (mac dormeit), a member of Congress in America.

What is the current situation on the ground in Palestine? The Israeli narrative that continues to dominate the international media presents an image that is absolutely incompatible with the reality.

Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, is currently visiting the United States, where he has met with several Palestinian diaspora communities in New York, Washington, and Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Palestinian National Initiative demonstrated once more its growing significance on the Palestinian political landscape on Thursday when it gained seats on the councils in 16 of the 18 communities in which its candidates ran.