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Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel
Middle East
February 19, 2019
Future rabbis plant with Palestinians, sow rift with Israel
AT-TUWANI, West Bank (AP) — Young American students seeking to be future rabbis are doing more than visiting holy sites,…
Iconic Palestinian thobe fashions a new political symbol
Fashion
February 12, 2019
Iconic Palestinian thobe fashions a new political symbol
JERUSALEM (AP) — The traditional brightly embroidered dress of Palestinian women known as the “thobe” was not the type of…
Netanyahu election rival moots West Bank settlement removals
Middle East
February 6, 2019
Netanyahu election rival moots West Bank settlement removals
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s toughest election rival voiced openness on Wednesday to a future removal of…
Boycott Israel’s ‘artwashed’ Eurovision 2019, pro-Palestinian activists say
Middle East
February 3, 2019
Boycott Israel’s ‘artwashed’ Eurovision 2019, pro-Palestinian activists say
TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) – As Tel Aviv gears up to host the Eurovision Song Contest, pro-Palestinian activists are…
US security aid to Palestinian Authority to end Thursday
Middle East
January 30, 2019
US security aid to Palestinian Authority to end Thursday
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – US security aid for the Palestinian Authority was set to dry up on Thursday after…
Amnesty urges travel sites to ban Israel settlement listings
Middle East
January 30, 2019
Amnesty urges travel sites to ban Israel settlement listings
JERUSALEM (AP) — Amnesty International on Wednesday urged online travel sites to ban listings from Israeli settlements in the occupied…
Palestinian PM Hamdallah, government resign
Middle East
January 29, 2019
Palestinian PM Hamdallah, government resign
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah has tendered his resignation and that of his unity government…
Gaza man dies at rally; Palestinian teen killed in West Bank
Middle East
January 26, 2019
Gaza man dies at rally; Palestinian teen killed in West Bank
GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man in Gaza as thousands took part…
Qatar to pay aid into Gaza, with Hamas approval
Middle East
January 26, 2019
Qatar to pay aid into Gaza, with Hamas approval
GAZA (Reuters) – Qatar on Friday said it will pay $20 million in humanitarian aid to boost the ailing…
Israeli student charged with killing Palestinian in rock attack
Middle East
January 24, 2019
Israeli student charged with killing Palestinian in rock attack
LOD, Israel (Reuters) – Israeli prosecutors charged a 16-year-old Jewish seminary student with manslaughter on Thursday over a rock-throwing attack…