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Nearly 20 years on, Israeli barrier shapes Palestinian lives
Features/Interviews
November 9, 2021
Nearly 20 years on, Israeli barrier shapes Palestinian lives
QAFFIN, West Bank (AP) — Three days a week, Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank village of Qaffin line…
Opinion: The children of Gaza are crying out. Is there any response?
Featured Opinion
May 21, 2021
Opinion: The children of Gaza are crying out. Is there any response?
US Vice President Kamala Harris’ assertion that the US will stand by Israel has left many observers, myself included, flabbergasted.…
China slams US warship’s ‘illegal’ sea passage
World
May 20, 2021
China slams US warship’s ‘illegal’ sea passage
China has slammed the latest passage by a US Navy ship through contested waters in the South China Sea as “illegal,” in…
Video shows Israeli troops detaining Palestinian children
Middle East
March 12, 2021
Video shows Israeli troops detaining Palestinian children
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops detained five Palestinian children for several hours after they were confronted by Jewish settlers while…
Jews split over storied charity’s support for settlements
Middle East
February 23, 2021
Jews split over storied charity’s support for settlements
JERUSALEM (AP) — Generations of Jews have dropped spare change into the iconic blue boxes of the Jewish National Fund,…
Egypt rebuffs France’s concerns over arrest of Egyptian activist Mohamed Bashir
Egypt
November 19, 2020
Egypt rebuffs France’s concerns over arrest of Egyptian activist Mohamed Bashir
On Wednesday, the French Foreign Ministry voiced its worry over Egyptian authorities’ arrest of Mohamed Bashir, executive director of the…
Pompeo expected to visit Israeli settlement in parting gift
Middle East
November 18, 2020
Pompeo expected to visit Israeli settlement in parting gift
ERUSALEM (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s expected tour of a West Bank winery this week will be…
Israelis protest EU delegation’s visit to planned settlement
Middle East
November 16, 2020
Israelis protest EU delegation’s visit to planned settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli protesters shouted down a group of European diplomats on Monday who were visiting the site of…
US, Israel extend science accords into West Bank settlements
Middle East
October 28, 2020
US, Israel extend science accords into West Bank settlements
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States and Israel amended a series of scientific cooperation agreements on Wednesday to include Israeli…
Dutch court throws out case against Israeli military chiefs
Middle East
January 29, 2020
Dutch court throws out case against Israeli military chiefs
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court threw out a civil case Wednesday brought by a Dutch-Palestinian man seeking…