Israeli-occupied West Bank
Palestinians extend coronavirus state of emergency to June 5
Middle East
May 5, 2020
Palestinians extend coronavirus state of emergency to June 5
RAMALLAH (Reuters) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has extended to June 5 a state of emergency declared in areas under…
Israelis protest at court ahead of anti-Netanyahu petitions
Middle East
April 30, 2020
Israelis protest at court ahead of anti-Netanyahu petitions
JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of protesters rallied outside Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday against petitions to disqualify Benjamin Netanyahu from…
EU warns incoming Israeli gov’t against West Bank annexation
Middle East
April 24, 2020
EU warns incoming Israeli gov’t against West Bank annexation
JERUSALEM (AP) — The European Union on Thursday issued a warning against the incoming Israeli government’s intention to annex parts…
Too poor to buy, too scared to meet: Palestinians face joyless Ramadan
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Too poor to buy, too scared to meet: Palestinians face joyless Ramadan
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — The electric lanterns and ornate decorations of Ramadan would normally be hanging in the streets of Gaza,…
US gives $5 mn to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts
Middle East
April 17, 2020
US gives $5 mn to Palestinians amid pandemic, after years of aid cuts
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) — The United States is giving five million dollars to the Palestinians to help them fight…
Jerusalem: An eerily different Easter in the time of coronavirus
Middle East
April 10, 2020
Jerusalem: An eerily different Easter in the time of coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has also gripped the Holy Land and Jerusalem’s Old City has come to a near standstill. Bereft…
Lockdown in West Bank, crowds in Gaza: Palestinians divided over coronavirus
Middle East
April 9, 2020
Lockdown in West Bank, crowds in Gaza: Palestinians divided over coronavirus
GAZA/WEST BANK (Reuters) — Political and physical divisions between Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have induced two very…
Coronavirus outbreak poses dilemma for Palestinians working in Israel
Middle East
April 8, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak poses dilemma for Palestinians working in Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — At the construction site in Tel Aviv, Jamal Salman and the other Palestinian workers wore…
Palestinians say U.S. ‘deal of the century’ will finish off their state
Middle East
June 2, 2019
Palestinians say U.S. ‘deal of the century’ will finish off their state
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S. blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, still in draft form after…
Trump to visit Jewish, Christian holy sites in Jerusalem
World
May 17, 2017
Trump to visit Jewish, Christian holy sites in Jerusalem
President Donald Trump will visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Judaism’s holiest prayer site, the White House said on Monday…