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Palestinian elections appear headed for delay amid Jerusalem dispute, Fatah infighting

RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA, April 27 (Reuters) - The first Palestinian elections in 15 years appeared to be headed for a delay on Tuesday amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed…

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Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of ‘apartheid’ crimes against Palestinians

An international rights watchdog accused Israel on Tuesday of pursuing policies of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians - and against its own Arab minority - that amount to crimes against humanity. New York-based Human Rights Watch…

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U.S. to restore more than $200 million in aid to Palestinians – sources

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) - The Biden administration plans to provide at least $235 million in U.S. aid to the Palestinians, restoring a large part of the assistance that was…

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Abbas in Germany for medical tests

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas flew to Germany on Monday for a medical checkup, Palestinian officials said. Abbas, 85, has long been in poor health and was admitted to hospital with pneumonia in…

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Palestinian hospitals fill up as Israel loosens COVID-19 restrictions

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian hospitals are overfull and intensive-care units operating at 100% capacity with coronavirus patients in some areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Prime Minister Mohammad…

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ICC prosecutor to probe war crimes in Palestinian Territories, angering Israel

THE HAGUE, March 3 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Wednesday her office will formally investigate war crimes in the Palestinian Territories, a move welcomed by the…

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Israel to vaccinate Palestinian labourers against COVID-19

JERUSALEM, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Israel will administer COVID-19 vaccines to Palestinians who work in Israel or in its settlements in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli liaison office COGAT…

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Palestinians open election registration offices in West Bank and Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinians opened election registration offices in Gaza and the West Bank on Wednesday, one day after rival factions agreed steps to ensure that the first elections in…

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ICC ruling brings hope for Palestinians, dismay for Israelis

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters/Sky) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has determined it has the jurisdiction to investigate Israel and the leaders of the Palestinian faction Hamas for alleged war crimes. In…

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Palestinians to receive Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine on Thursday, minister says

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Palestinians will receive on Thursday 10,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to help jumpstart their inoculation campaign, officials said. Palestinian Health…

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Biden pledge to reopen PLO mission in Washington faces legal hurdles

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to work to reopen the Palestinians' diplomatic mission in Washington could be held up over a law that exposes Palestinian officials…

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Palestinians approve Russian COVID-19 vaccine for use in self-rule areas

MOSCOW/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The health ministry of the Palestinian Authority has approved the main Russian vaccine against COVID-19, known as Sputnik V, for use in Palestinian…

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Palestinian Authority accuses Israel of shirking duty to ensure availability of vaccine

GAZA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday it expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March under a deal with drugmaker AstraZeneca, and accused…

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Veteran Palestinian negotiator Ashrawi to resign, calls for Palestinian political reforms

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Veteran Palestinian negotiator and women's rights advocate Hanan Ashrawi said on Wednesday she would quit her senior post in the Palestine Liberation Organization at the…

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Palestinian rocket fire draws Israeli air strikes in Gaza

Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel, drawing Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said on Sunday. There were no casualties reported on either side of…

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Palestinian President Abbas congratulates Joe Biden – statement

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in a statement that indicated the Palestinian leadership would drop its three-year political boycott of the White House. "I…

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Life in the West Bank

A Palestinian man talking with Israeli security forces in the West Bank City of Hebron, 02 October 2020. EPA-EFE/ABED AL HASHLAMOUN EPA-EFE/ABED AL HASHLAMOUN

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Hamas and Israel reach agreement to end cross-border bombing

Palestinian militant groups and Israel agreed to end a weeks-long escalation of unrest along the Israel-Gaza border, Gaza's ruling Islamist group Hamas and Israel said on Monday. Under the deal, brokered by…

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Bethlehem’s iconic Church of the Nativity re-opens

Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, considered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus Christ welcomed back worshippers and tourists as of this morning as Palestinian authorities started to ease social…

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France supports WFP to provide food to vulnerable families in Gaza

France has provided the World Food Programme with a donation of a 250,000 dollars to provide electronic food vouchers to 21,560 people for one month to purchase nutritious food of…

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Trump meets Netanyahu ahead of MiddleEast peace plan

US President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, to discuss a Middle East peace plan that has already been rejected by…

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Moldova’s decision to move embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem draws criticism from Turkey

The interim government of Moldova announced it will be moving its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Interim Prime Minister Pavel Filip additionally pledged to push forward…

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A behind the scenes look at the violence between Israel and Hamas

Amid the recent escalation of violence between Israel and Hamas, the New York Times takes a look at why there are these sudden explosions of violence between the two that…

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Prince William hopes for lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians

Prince William has expressed hope for "lasting peace" between Israelis and Palestinians during a visit to the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, told William during their meeting that…

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Prince William arrives in Israel

The Guardian: The Duke of Cambridge has arrived in Tel Aviv as part of a historic five-day Middle East tour, on which he will become the first British royal to…

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Senior Palestinian negotiator accuses US of trying to topple Abbas

Al Jazeera: A senior Palestinian negotiator has accused the United States of trying to topple the government of President Mahmoud Abbas, insisting that Washington has disqualified itself from any possible role in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process.…

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Corbyn: UK would recognise Palestine as a state under a Labour government

The UK would swiftly “recognise Palestine as a state” under a Labour government, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The party’s leader said he would take steps towards “a genuine two-state solution”…

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Prince William to visit both Palestine and Israel

Jerusalem (AFP) - Prince William will next week become the first member of Britain's royal family ever to pay an official visit to both Israel and the Palestinian territories. Britain…

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Gaza on the “brink of war”

Al Jazeera: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the "most serious escalation" of violence in the Gaza Strip places the besieged enclave on the "brink of war", urging Israel…

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Australian Foreign Minister refuses to move embassy to Jerusalem

The Guardian: Australia will not be following Donald Trump’s lead and moving its embassy to Jerusalem, Julie Bishop has said, despite strong support from the party’s base. The Liberal party’s youth…

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Thousands attend funeral of 21 year old nurse killed on the border between Gaza and Israel.

The funeral of Razan al Najar, the 21-year old medic who was shot dead by Israeli forces as she ran to treat injured protesters, was held in the Gazan city…

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Palestinian government requests ICC to investigate what it called Israeli crimes

The Palestinian government has submitted a referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling on prosecutors to open an immediate investigation into what it called Israeli crimes in the occupied…

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Insight: Oppressed people are killed twice, first by the bullet, next by the language – Moustafa Bayoumi

It is the peculiar fate of oppressed people everywhere that when they are killed, they are killed twice: first by bullet or bomb, and next by the language used to…

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Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on violence in Gaza and latest developments

Dozens of Palestinians, including children, have been killed and hundreds injured from Israeli fire today, during ongoing mass protests near the Gaza fence. We expect all to act with utmost…

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Eight month baby, eight children under age of 16, amongst the 59 killed in Gaza

Palestinians held funerals for 59 killed by Israeli forces in the violence which erupted yesterday in the Gaza neighbourhood. Today coincides with the day Palestinians mark the “Nakba”, or catastrophe,…

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Developing Story – 52 dead, 2,400 wounded in Gaza as Israeli troops fired bullets at residents rallying against opening of the US embassy in Jerusalemi

Violent clashes erupted along the Gaza Strip's border hours ahead of the controversial opening of the USA embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, leaving 52 dead and 2,400 more wounded. Earlier:…

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Demonstrations in Gaza enter the sixth day

An estimated 10,000 Palestinians have faced tear gas and live bullets during protests on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The latest crackdown, on the sixth day of…

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