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Netanyahu ‘ethnic cleansing’ comment against Palestinians draws US rebuke
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Netanyahu ‘ethnic cleansing’ comment against Palestinians draws US rebuke

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said the Palestinians wanted to form a state devoid of a Jewish population…
Israel approves 284 new West Bank housing units, draws US ire
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Israel approves 284 new West Bank housing units, draws US ire

Israel approved on Wednesday 284 new housing units in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, drawing a U.S. accusation…
Water shortages hit West Bank Palestinians, provoking war of words
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Water shortages hit West Bank Palestinians, provoking war of words

At the peak of a searing summer, Palestinians living in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank are suffering from severe…
Israel should stop settlements, denying Palestinian development: draft Quartet report
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Israel should stop settlements, denying Palestinian development: draft Quartet report

Israel should stop building settlements, denying Palestinian development and designating land for exclusive Israeli use that Palestinians seek for a…
Abbas says some Israeli rabbis called for poisoning Palestinian water
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Abbas says some Israeli rabbis called for poisoning Palestinian water

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israeli rabbis on Thursday of calling for the poisoning of Palestinian water, in what appeared…
Israel’s settlement drive is becoming irreversible, diplomats fear
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Israel’s settlement drive is becoming irreversible, diplomats fear

In the hills east of Jerusalem, overlooking the Palestinian city of Jericho and the Jordan Valley, stands a religious Jewish…
Palestinian, Israeli delegates trade barbs at U.N. climate summit
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Palestinian, Israeli delegates trade barbs at U.N. climate summit

The Palestinian president and Israel's ambassador to the United Nations traded barbs on Friday during a signing ceremony for the…
With demolitions, Israel tightens squeeze on West Bank Palestinians
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With demolitions, Israel tightens squeeze on West Bank Palestinians

In the past three months, the Israeli military has more than tripled its demolitions of Palestinian structures in the occupied…
Israel backs out of spat with Brazil over settler named as envoy
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Israel backs out of spat with Brazil over settler named as envoy

Israel reassigned its pick for ambassador to Brazil to a US posting on Monday, backing off in a spat with…
Israel seizes large tracts of land in occupied West Bank: Army Radio
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Israel seizes large tracts of land in occupied West Bank: Army Radio

Israel has appropriated large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city…
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