Businesses and schools across the occupied West Bank, the Gaza Strip and Arab-Israeli towns have been closed Monday for a general strike called in support of a mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners. The strike’s organizing committee called the general strike on Sunday as the protest against conditions in Israeli prisons entered its 36th day. …
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A Palestinian was killed by an Israeli settler who shot at protesters who were throwing rocks at his car, the Health Ministry of the Palestinian Territories says. An AP photographer was also injured by the gunfire. The shooting occurred south of the city of Nablus in the occupied Palestinian West Bank on Thursday. Hundreds of …
An Israel Defense Forces display for Independence Day in the settlement of Tekoa in the West Bank featured a booth where children could have their limbs painted to resemble shrapnel and stab wounds, with people present saying children as young as 5 were joining in. The display, which was conducted by the Etzion Brigade’s medical …
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UNESCO voted in favour of a resolution which describes Israel as an “occupying power” and denies its sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem. Twenty-two countries voted in favour of the resolution which was submitted to UNESCO’s Executive Board by Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Sudan. The United States, Germany, Italy and seven other board members …
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Palestinian journalists were injured when Israeli forces violentenly dispersed of a peaceful sit-in in occupied East Jerusalem on Saturday, in support of a mass hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate denounced the Israeli actions and said it will strengthen their cause and “will not prevent journalists from delivering Palestinians’ …
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Israel intends to build 15,000 new settlement homes in East Jerusalem, the Housing Ministry said on Friday despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s request to “hold back” on settlements as part of a possible new push for Israeli-Palestinian peace. A formal announcement of the settlement plan, quickly condemned by the chief Palestinian negotiator, could come around …
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The Israeli Knesset extended for another year the Citizenship and Entry Law, which prohibits issuing entry permits to Israel under the family reunification application. Commenting on the extension, a Palestinian official said this is the ninth year in a row that Israel extends the ban. The spokesman for the Palestinian Civil Affairs Commission, Waleed Wahdan, …
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Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which will exceed the 50-year mark in June, is “the main cause” of Palestinian humanitarian needs, the United Nations has affirmed. “The occupation denies Palestinians control over basic aspects of daily life, whether they live in the Gaza Strip or in the West Bank, including East …
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Israel’s opposition party leader on Saturday accused the government of shifting towards a “fascist” trend. According to The Jerusalem Post, speaking at a cultural event, Zionist Union Party Chairman Issac Herzog said the future of Israel’s democracy was at stake. “We are going through a process of fascistization of the Israeli politics,” The Jerusalem Post …
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Israel will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after funding cuts by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, a minister said Monday, worsening an already severe shortage in the city that is under Israeli blockade. Gaza’s 2 million residents already get by with only four hours of electricity a day. In an effort to push his …
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