Palestine

Israeli forces clash with Palestinian Christians

Palestinians at the Christian town of Beit Jala clashed with Israeli forces following Sunday mass when residents, including priests, marched to protest work on the  "separation wall."  

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Palestine and Vatican in UN flag fracas

Two months after formally recognizing Palestine, the Vatican objected to a Palestinian request for the two observer states to be allowed to raise their flags at UN headquarters.

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UN Gaza report finds evidence of war crimes

A report by the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict finds that both Israel and Hamas may have committed war crimes during the 51-day conflict.

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Israel frees Palestinian parliament speaker

Israeli authorities released Palestinian parliament speaker Aziz Duweik following a year in “administrative detention”—held without trial in contravention of international law.

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SCOTUS rules in Jerusalem passport case

The US Supreme Court ruled in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, a case with implications for the quesiton of whether Israel has legal sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem.

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Hamas battles ISIS in Gaza Strip

The self-proclaimed "Supporters of the Islamic State in Jerusalem" issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the Hamas administration to halt its crackdown on the group in the Gaza Strip.

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Israel bombs Gaza; Amnesty accuses Hamas

As Israel launches new air-strikes on the Gaza Strip in response to a cross-border rocket, an Amnesty International report accuses Hamas of killing and torturing dissidents.