BETHLEHEM – Israeli settlers Sunday set up five caravans on lands near the village of al-Khader, to the south of Bethlehem in the West Bank, according to local sources. Ahmad Salah, coordinator of the Anti-Settlement Committee in the village, told WAFA that a group of settlers set up five caravans …
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TEL AVIV – The Israeli ministerial committee for legislation affairs approved on Sunday a bill that prohibits the division of Jerusalem city in any future peace deal with the Palestinians, according to Israel’s official radio. The bill, which was reportedly unanimously approved by the committee, prohibits any division of Jerusalem …
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JERUSALEM – Israeli police banned since Sunday morning the entry of Islamic Waqf personnel to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, as the ban entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site continues for the third day. Feras Debes, a media official of the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf, told WAFA that …
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RAMALLAH – Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian on Sunday near the village of Nabi Saleh, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, local sources told WAFA. Israeli soldiers shot and killed Ammar Tirawi, 32, from the nearby village of Kafr Ein, after he allegedly attempted to open …
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RAMALLAH – Israel’s intensified security measures in Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque after the closure of the mosque for two days were the highlight of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies. Al-Quds, al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida reported in a main headline that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that al-Aqsa …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to introduce heightened security measures at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following a deadly shooting attack at the holy site Friday, amid mounting concerns that Israel’s harsh response to the incident could lead to a change in the historical and religious status quo at …
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Palestinians and Israeli police clashed outside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Saturday, as the holy site remained under lockdown for the second consecutive day following a deadly shooting attack inside the compound that left two Israeli border policemen killed and three Palestinian assailants shot dead. …
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Early Thursday morning, Israeli forces raided the al-Khalil headquarters of Al Quds media, kicking down doors to gain entry before confiscating computer hard-drives. The soldiers searched two press offices in the building, belonging to Ramsat and Pal Media news agencies. After scattering documents across the floor, they confiscated the hard-drives …
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The Israeli occupation’s municipality in Jerusalem yesterday approved the construction of 800 new settlement units in the city’s occupied Palestinian territories, Israel’s Maariv reported. The plan comprises the construction of 276 units in the illegal settlement of Pisgat Ze’ev, 120 in Neve Ya’akov, 200 in Ramot and 202 in Gilo. …
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Israel’s newly-elected Labour party leader, Avi Gabbay, has criticised the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s President, Mahmoud Abbas, for using the international community to pressure Tel Aviv to reach a peace deal between the two sides, Israel’s Haaretz reported. Gabbay’s remarks came during his telephone call with Abbas on Wednesday, as the …
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