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Right to Education Severely Impeded for Qurtuba School Students

Israeli forces in occupied al-Khalil (Hebron) are severely restricting, for the second day in a row, the freedom of movement for Palestinian students and teachers at Qurtuba school. Whereas, on Monday, students and teachers were detained by Israeli forces for almost half an hour before being allowed to continue on …

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Palestinian Folk Singer Jailed for Songs

Perhaps the Palestinian folk singer Mohammad Barghouti, 23, did not know that he was going to end up in an Israeli jail because of his popular folk songs. But, he did along with two others from his band. Israeli soldiers raided, early Wednesday, Barghouti’s home in the village of Kufr …

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Israeli forces seize toys from Hebron town

Israeli forces Thursday seized toys during a raid into Bani Naim, a town to the east of Hebron in the southern West Bank, said local sources. Israeli forces raided the town, ransacked toy shops and seized bead guns, paintball guns, fireworks, and laser pointers, citing lack of permits as a …

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Israeli forces detain eight Palestinians in West Bank raids

Israeli forces Thursday detained at least eight Palestinians in multiple predawn raids across Hebron and Jenin districts, said security courses. Israeli forces detained three Palestinians after breaking into their homes in Bani Naim town, east of Hebron. They also ransacked a number of homes and detained one Palestinian in a …

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Israeli military shuts down Hebron radio station for six months

Israeli army forces Thursday raided a radio station in Hebron and confiscated transmission devices, equipment and televisions and shut it down for six months. According to WAFA’s correspondent in Hebron, Israeli soldiers raided al-Hurriya Media Company, which runs Manbar al-Hurriya radio station and al-Nawras TV, and detained two employees before …

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Netanyahu: Israel will never leave West Bank

By Associated Press Israel’s prime minister has vowed to never uproot any West Bank settlement — just days after a White House envoy was in the region trying to restart peace talks with the Palestinians. Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments enraged the Palestinians and raised new questions about the slow start of …

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Jerusalem’s Waqf: Israeli municipality is ‘hostile’ to us

The Jerusalem Municipality is “hostile” towards the Jerusalem Waqf Department and its property, the unit said in a complaint to the city’s mayor. According to the Anadolu Agency, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported yesterday that the legal advisor of the department, Khalid Toma, sent a letter to the Israeli Jewish mayor …

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