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Gaza health care suffers as Palestinian factions play blame game
Middle East
July 19, 2017
Gaza health care suffers as Palestinian factions play blame game
Ritta al-Jalees doesn’t care who’s to blame for the deteriorating state of healthcare in Gaza. All she wants is to…
Israel freezes plan to give Palestinian city land to expand
Middle East
July 13, 2017
Israel freezes plan to give Palestinian city land to expand
Israel’s cabinet has frozen a plan to expand the West Bank’s most densely populated Palestinian city by ceding military control…
West Bank gets Israeli power boost as Gaza endures energy crisis
Middle East
July 10, 2017
West Bank gets Israeli power boost as Gaza endures energy crisis
State-owned Israel Electric Corp (IEC) and the Palestinian Authority signed an agreement on Monday to boost Israeli electrical supply to…
Israelis outraged by UNESCO decision on Hebron holy site
Middle East
July 8, 2017
Israelis outraged by UNESCO decision on Hebron holy site
The UN cultural agency on Friday declared the old city in the West Bank town of Hebron as a Palestinian…
Palestinians greet Trump with West Bank general strike
Middle East
May 22, 2017
Palestinians greet Trump with West Bank general strike
Protesters blocked roads in the West Bank as a hunger strike in Israeli prisons entered its 36th day. Government offices…
Palestinian West Bank local elections a test for Fatah party
Middle East
May 14, 2017
Palestinian West Bank local elections a test for Fatah party
Palestinians choose mayors and local councils in communities across the West Bank on Saturday, a rare chance to cast ballots…
Abbas turns screw on Hamas by cutting Gaza’s electricity
Middle East
April 27, 2017
Abbas turns screw on Hamas by cutting Gaza’s electricity
With the prospect looming of a Middle East peace initiative by a new US administration more sympathetic to Israel, Palestinian…
Abbas seeks ‘unprecedented’ steps to end Palestinian split
Middle East
April 13, 2017
Abbas seeks ‘unprecedented’ steps to end Palestinian split
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned that he will take "unprecedented steps" to end the political division between his West Bank-based…
Israel sets closure on Palestinian areas ahead of Passover
Middle East
April 11, 2017
Israel sets closure on Palestinian areas ahead of Passover
Israel closed off access to the Palestinian territories Monday as a security measure for the weeklong Passover holiday.The military said…
Netanyahu vows new settlement ahead of meeting with US envoy
Middle East
March 16, 2017
Netanyahu vows new settlement ahead of meeting with US envoy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing to keep his promise to build Israel's first new West Bank settlement in…