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Trump plays Jerusalem card for Jewish vote

Text Trump pledged to Netanyahu that he would "recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital" of Israel. Will American Jews take this bait—despite his open blocking with neo-Nazis?jeru3.jpgRepublican...

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West Bank, Gaza divded on municipal elections

Text The Palestinian high court in Ramallah amended a previous ruling, holding that municipal elections can take place, but only in West Bank and not in the Gaza Strip.The Palestinian high court in...

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Israeli army shells Gaza —again

Text The Israeli army shelled a site allegedly used by Palestinian militant groups in the central Gaza Strip after a rocket fired from the Strip hit an open area in southern Israel.gazabomb3.jpgThe...

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UNESCO nomenclature wars in Jerusalem

Text The UNESCO resolution against Israel's political archaeology at the Temple Mount counter-productively refered to the site only by its Islamic name, the Ḥaram al-Sharif.temple-mount.jpgUNESCO...

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Israeli court upholds evacuation of 'illegal' outpost

Text Israel's Supreme Court dismissed a petition by the government to postpone evacuating the illegal Amona outpost, built on privately-owned Palestinian land in the West Bank.westbank.jpgThe Israeli...

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Israeli high court justices face war crimes suit

Text Three justices on the Israeli Supreme Court have been sued for authorizing construction of Israel's wall around the West Bank, found illegal by the International Court of...

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UN resolution against Israeli settlements

Text The UN Security Council voted to adopt Resolution 2334, that calls on Israel to cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.settlement.jpgThe...

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Israel: protest vigil for detained Palestinian MK

Text Dozens demonstrated outside an Israeli courthouse in support of a Palestinian member of the Knesset, Basal Ghattas, after the court extended his detention another day.ghattas.jpgDozens of...

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Israeli soldier guilty of killing wounded Palestinian

Text An Israeli soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian in the West Bank city of Hebron last March was found guilty of manslaughter after a contentious trial.israeli defense forces.jpgAn Israeli...

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Netanyahu lifts restrictions on Jerusalem settlements

Text Benjamin Netanyahu said he will be lifting restrictions on Israeli settlement building in East Jerusalem, explicitly portraying the move as green-lighted by President Trump.abudis8.jpgIsraeli...

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Trump renounces two-state solution, equivocates on anti-Semitism

Text Speaking alongside Netanyahu, Trump became the first president to renounce commitment to a two-state solution—while fumbling a question about anti-Semites in his administration.whitehouse.jpgThis...

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Israeli high court urged to overturn citizenship law

Text Amnesty International urged Israel's high court to repeal a law that bans many Palestinians from entering the country, including those seeking reunification with family.israel_sm_2016.gifAmnesty...

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East Jerusalem demolitions jump since Trump

Text Home demolitions in East Jerusalem have risen dramatically since the election of US President Donald Trump, with plans for "legal" housing development for Palestinians...

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Israel detains Palestinian writer over new novel

Text Israeli forces detained Palestinian writer Khalida Ghusheh after raiding her home in East Jerusalem, citing the content of her newly published novel on life under occupation.ghusheh.jpgIsraeli...

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UN agency decries Israeli 'apartheid regime'

Text A UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) report concludes that Israel is guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt" of apartheid policies against Palestinians.Israel.jpg.gifA damning...

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Restrictions on Palestinians at al-Aqsa after sit-in

Text Israel imposed movement restrictions at al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem after a sit-in was held at the site to demand release of the bodies of slain...

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UN censures Israel on illegal settlements —again

Text The UN again protested that Israel has not taken any steps toward stopping illegal settlement in Palestinian territory, but has instead authorized "a high rate" of new...

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Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike

Text More than 1,600 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody launched an open-ended mass hunger strike on Palestinian Prisoners' Day, led by imprisoned leader Marwan...

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No, Guterres. Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism

Text UN chief Antonio Guterres' assertion that "denial of the right of the State of Israel to exist" is "the modern form of anti-Semitism" is an insult to anti-Zionist Jews...

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Hamas unveils new charter, accepts 1967 borders

Text The Hamas movement announced a new charter, with language rejecting any legitimacy of "the Zionist entity," yet accepting a Palestinian state along the 1967 "Green Line."hamas.jpgThe Hamas...

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