Palestine
Israel frees Palestinian ex-minister after two years
Israel released former Palestinian Minister of Prisoner Affairs Wasfi Qabaha at a Nablus checkpoint, ending his two-year detention without charge or trial.
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Deadly narco violence in Gaza Strip
The Hamas-run administration in the Gaza Strip will appoint a committee to investigate clashes between police and suspected drug dealers in Beit Lahiya that left one dead.
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Alice Walker: off her rocker
Until Alice Walker repudaites David Icke's fascistic conspiranoia, she isn't doing the Palestinians any favors by speaking on their behalf.
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Israeli settlers use chemicals to destroy olive trees
A group of Israeli settlers destroyed over 100 olive trees in a Nablus village after spraying them with toxic chemicals, a Palestinian Authority official said.
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Monastery loses court battle over West Bank wall
A Catholic monastery and convent outside Bethlehem lost a seven-year legal battle against the construction of Israel's "separation barrier" across its land.
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Issawi signs pact with Israel, ends hunger strike
Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi ended his protest action after signing an agreement with Israel which guarantees his release. He had gone without food 266 days.
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Issawi calls for ‘rage and solidarity’ on Prisoners Day
Long-term hunger striker Samer Issawi called for “rage and solidarity” to mark Palestinian Prisoners Day. 3,000 detainees in Israel’s prisons refused food to mark the day.
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Clashes in Hebron over Palestinian prisoner death
For a fourth consecutive day, young Palestinians in Hebron clashed with Israeli troops in protests over the death of an eldery prisoner in Israeli custody.
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Jews act like Romans in Holy Land
With Israel’s harsh restrictions on freedom of movement, Palestinian Christians’ attempt at a Good Friday procession in Jerusalem is converted into a protest for rights and dignity.
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Jerusalem: troops fire on Palestinian protesters
As Obama left Israel for Jordan, two Palestinian youths were critically wounded when Israeli forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets on protesters at Anata north of Jerusalem.
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Israeli forces surround new ‘village’
As President Obama arrived in Israel, security forces surrounded a new tent village erected by Palestinian activists to protest the planned settlement corridor east of Jerusalem.
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New admin: Israel Jewish first, democratic second
The new coalition government is calling for a rewrite of Israel's Basic Law that would officially make the state's democratic character subservient to its Jewish character.