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European lawmakers protest Israel annexation plans
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European lawmakers protest Israel annexation plans

JERUSALEM (AP) — More than a thousand European lawmakers have signed a joint letter protesting Israel’s planned annexation of parts…
Israel, Palestinians tighten restrictions as coronavirus reemerges
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Israel, Palestinians tighten restrictions as coronavirus reemerges

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israeli and Palestinian authorities have brought back some coronavirus restrictions after the number of new cases jumped…
PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo
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PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Jomaa al-Najjar was desperate to send his two-month-old daughter Joud out of the Gaza…
Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons
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Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons

JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Pogrund spent decades battling apartheid as a journalist in South Africa. Since moving to Israel two…
US officials to meet this week on Israel annexation plan
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US officials to meet this week on Israel annexation plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US officials will gather this week to discuss whether to give Israel a green light for its…
Palestinian painter channels her fears of Israeli annexation
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Palestinian painter channels her fears of Israeli annexation

JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank (Reuters) — Amid the barren hills of the Jordan Valley, Palestinian artist Khadeeja Bisharat paints scenes…
Morocco used NSO’s spyware to spy on journalist, Amnesty says
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Morocco used NSO’s spyware to spy on journalist, Amnesty says

TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Technology developed by Israel’s NSO Group was used by the Moroccan government to spy on journalist…
Zeev Sternhell, dovish Israeli expert on fascism, dies at 85
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Zeev Sternhell, dovish Israeli expert on fascism, dies at 85

JERUSALEM (AP) — Zeev Sternhell, a prominent Israeli academic and expert in the study of fascism who issued dire warnings…
Palestinians fear Israeli annexation could further limit Dead Sea access
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Palestinians fear Israeli annexation could further limit Dead Sea access

DEAD SEA, West Bank (Reuters) — Palestinians are worried their restricted access to the salty waters of the Dead Sea…
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
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On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) — On the United Nations’ World Refugee Day on Saturday, Marwan Kuwaik, a 70-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, will…
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