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From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
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From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Most international musicians would baulk at the notion of a two-day journey to final rehearsals past military…
US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declines Israel visit over ‘oppressive conditions’
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US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declines Israel visit over ‘oppressive conditions’

Israel on Friday reversed its decision to refuse US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib entry to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Interior…
After ban, Israel permits U.S. Rep Tlaib to make humanitarian visit to family in West Bank
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After ban, Israel permits U.S. Rep Tlaib to make humanitarian visit to family in West Bank

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel decided on Friday to allow U.S. congresswoman Rashida Tlaib – a critic of Israeli policy toward…
Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. congressional critics: Israeli official
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Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. congressional critics: Israeli official

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is considering barring a visit by two of its sharpest critics in the U.S. Congress, Democrats…
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence
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Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A fictional caper about an antiquities heist set in an ancient Jordanian city has stirred…
Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row
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Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row

GAZA (Reuters) – Ali usually marks the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha with his family in the Gaza Strip by…
Palestinian app helps drivers avoid Israeli checkpoint bottlenecks
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Palestinian app helps drivers avoid Israeli checkpoint bottlenecks

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A new locally-developed app helps Palestinian drivers in the occupied West Bank negotiate traffic at…
Israel approves new homes for settlers, Palestinians in West Bank
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Israel approves new homes for settlers, Palestinians in West Bank

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has approved the construction of 6,000 new homes for Jewish settlers and 700 new homes for…
Palestinian leader calls for end to agreements with Israel
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Palestinian leader calls for end to agreements with Israel

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling Israel’s demolition of several dozen Palestinian homes on the…
Former Israeli PM apologizes for killing of Arab protesters
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Former Israeli PM apologizes for killing of Arab protesters

JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak apologized Tuesday for the killing of 13 Arab protesters by Israeli…
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