Palestine
Eschatology escalates at Temple Mount
Amid new unrest at the Temple Mount, Israeli Housing Minister Uri Ariel alarmingly said that Israel will eventually replace al-Aqsa Mosque with a Jewish temple.
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Palestine
Bedouin under attack from Sinai to Hebron
The Egyptian army is destroying hundreds of Bedouin homes along the Gaza border to create a "security zone," while the Israeli army razed more Bedouin homes on the West Bank.
Palestine
A thousand Sankaras come of age
An opposition demonstrator with poster bearing image of Thomas Sankara in the stadium of Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaoré announced his resignation Oct. 31, after protesters continued to mobilize against his rule. He had ruled since 1987,… Read moreA thousand Sankaras come of age
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Settlers attack olive harvest amid Jerusalem unrest
Israeli settlers torched some 100 olive trees owned by Palestinian farmers near Nablus as the year's harvest began—the latest in a pattern of such attacks.
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Israelis and Palestinians clash at al-Aqsa mosque
Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police at East Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque after Israelis marking the Sukkot feast tried to invade the mosque.
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Israel plans relocation of Jordan Valley Bedouin
The Israeli military's Civil Administration on the West Bank has filed plans for a new settlement in the Jordan Valley, where thousands of Bedouins will be forced to relocate.
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Thousands attend funeral of killed Palestinians
Clashes broke out as thousands attended the funeral for two Palestinian men killed by Israeli forces overnight during an "ambush" in the Hebron area.
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Eight Palestinians survive migrant shipwreck
Eight Palestinian migrants from Gaza survived a devastating shipwreck near Malta, with dozens feared dead. The majority of those on board were Syrians and Palestinians.
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Anti-Zionism, anti-Semitism and ‘bad facts’
Did a war surgeon who published an open letter protesting Israel's war crimes in The Lancet promote a David Duke video, as alleged by an Israeli journalist? We dive into the muck…
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Israel confiscates 1,000 acres of Palestinian land
Israeli authorities announced the confiscation of an unprecedented 4,000 dunums (1,000 acres) of private Palestinian land south of Bethlehem under an 1858 Ottoman ordinance.
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Israel detains Palestinian for Facebook posts
Palestinian activist Suhaib Zahida was ordered detained by an Israeli court for starting an "Intifada of Hebron" Facebook page and advocating a boycott of Israeli products.
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Hamas claims victory, celebration across Palestine
As a ceasefire went into effect, Hamas urged Gazans to take to the streets and "celebrate victory and the fulfillment of the Palestinian people's demands."