Palestine
PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo
Middle East
June 24, 2020
PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Jomaa al-Najjar was desperate to send his two-month-old daughter Joud out of the Gaza…
Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons
Middle East
June 24, 2020
Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons
JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Pogrund spent decades battling apartheid as a journalist in South Africa. Since moving to Israel two…
US officials to meet this week on Israel annexation plan
Middle East
June 23, 2020
US officials to meet this week on Israel annexation plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US officials will gather this week to discuss whether to give Israel a green light for its…
Palestinian painter channels her fears of Israeli annexation
Middle East
June 23, 2020
Palestinian painter channels her fears of Israeli annexation
JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank (Reuters) — Amid the barren hills of the Jordan Valley, Palestinian artist Khadeeja Bisharat paints scenes…
Palestinians fear Israeli annexation could further limit Dead Sea access
Middle East
June 22, 2020
Palestinians fear Israeli annexation could further limit Dead Sea access
DEAD SEA, West Bank (Reuters) — Palestinians are worried their restricted access to the salty waters of the Dead Sea…
Gaza horse riders compete again as coronavirus curbs eased
Middle East
June 20, 2020
Gaza horse riders compete again as coronavirus curbs eased
GAZA (Reuters) – Wearing riding pants, logo-decorated shirts and helmets, Gaza horse-riders resumed local show-jumping competitions on Thursday as coronavirus…
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
Middle East
June 19, 2020
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) — On the United Nations’ World Refugee Day on Saturday, Marwan Kuwaik, a 70-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, will…
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
Middle East
June 19, 2020
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
FASAYIL, West Bank (AP) — For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands…
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state
Middle East
June 18, 2020
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state
JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Emirati official warned Wednesday that Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank could…
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a limited initial annexation in the occupied West Bank, hoping to…