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Israeli forces clash with Palestinians on Land Day
World
March 30, 2012
Israeli forces clash with Palestinians on Land Day
JERUSALEM — Israeli security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up small groups of Palestinian…
Israel severs working relations with UN Human Rights Council over settlement probe
Egypt
March 26, 2012
Israel severs working relations with UN Human Rights Council over settlement probe
JERUSALEM — Israel cut working relations with the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday and will bar a UN…
Israel weighs ban on UN human rights council probe
World
March 25, 2012
Israel weighs ban on UN human rights council probe
JERUSALEM — Israeli cabinet ministers were in an uproar Sunday over the UN Human Rights Council's plan to investigate Israeli…
Rights groups criticize Israel for detaining rock-throwing Palestinian kids
World
March 17, 2012
Rights groups criticize Israel for detaining rock-throwing Palestinian kids
WEST BANK — When Mahmoud al-Alami was 9 years old, an Israeli soldier caught him throwing rocks, took him out…
Jewish settlers agree to evacuate West Bank outpost
World
March 12, 2012
Jewish settlers agree to evacuate West Bank outpost
JERUSALEM — Jewish settlers signed an agreement with the Israeli government on Sunday to leave the biggest illegal outpost in…
Israeli troops raid West Bank TV stations
World
February 29, 2012
Israeli troops raid West Bank TV stations
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israeli troops raided two private Palestinian TV stations before dawn Wednesday, seizing transmitters and other equipment,…
West Bank settlement housing gets initial approval
World
February 22, 2012
West Bank settlement housing gets initial approval
JERUSALEM — Israel gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a plan to build 600 new homes in a settlement deep…
Tantawi and Abbas discuss Palestinian reconciliation
Egypt
February 11, 2012
Tantawi and Abbas discuss Palestinian reconciliation
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold talks on Saturday with de facto Egyptian leader Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi in Cairo,…
Settlers clash with Israeli troops in West Bank
World
December 13, 2011
Settlers clash with Israeli troops in West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israeli settlers clashed with troops at an army base in the West Bank early Tuesday and along the…
Palestinian dies after protest clash with Israel troops
World
December 11, 2011
Palestinian dies after protest clash with Israel troops
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian activist critically wounded by a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops at a rally in…