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Palestinian leader delays parliamentary and presidential elections, blaming Israel
Middle East

Palestinian leader delays parliamentary and presidential elections, blaming Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday postponed planned elections amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and divisions…
Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step
Middle East

Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step

BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — An electronics engineer from Gaza, Loay Elbasyouni, had worked with the NASA team that…
Abbas delays Palestinian elections; Hamas slams ‘coup’
Middle East

Abbas delays Palestinian elections; Hamas slams ‘coup’

JERUSALEM (AP) — President Mahmoud Abbas announced early Friday that the first Palestinian elections in 15 years will be delayed,…
Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections
Middle East

Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas has rejected the idea of postponing Palestinian elections ahead of a leadership…
In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
Middle East

In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A turreted former Catholic girl’s school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho…
Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution
Middle East

Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution

JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the world’s best-known human rights groups said Tuesday that Israel is guilty of the international…
Palestinians cheer as Israeli barriers come down after Jerusalem Ramadan clashes
Middle East

Palestinians cheer as Israeli barriers come down after Jerusalem Ramadan clashes

Palestinians gathered in celebration outside Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate on Sunday night after barriers put up by Israeli police were removed,…
Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange
Middle East

Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tensions in Jerusalem sparked the worst round of cross-border violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip in…
Police arrest dozens in Jerusalem clashes; Israeli nationalists chant ‘Death to Arabs”
Middle East

Police arrest dozens in Jerusalem clashes; Israeli nationalists chant ‘Death to Arabs”

After a night of violence in Jerusalem, Israeli police made over 50 arrests and Palestinian medics said 100 were injured…
Gaza gravediggers and medics stretched as COVID spikes during Ramadan
Middle East

Gaza gravediggers and medics stretched as COVID spikes during Ramadan

The sick and dying are rapidly pushing Gaza’s hospitals close to capacity amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the…
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