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West Bank on high alert after Palestinian stabs Israeli settler to death

April 30, 2013 07:36
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An Israeli settler was killed on Tuesday by a knife-wielding Palestinian in a stabbing attack at a bus stop in the northern West Bank
March 21, 2013 07:28
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Chatter: Obama goes West (Bank)

President Barack Obama receives a cooler welcome in the West Bank than in Israel, Cyprus has to decide on a plan B, South Korea tries to track down its hackers, and Indian pupils cheat, a lot.
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President Barack Obama receives a cooler welcome in the West Bank than in Israel, Cyprus has to decide on a plan B, South Korea tries to track down its hackers, and Indian pupils cheat, a lot.
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Palestinians hold low expectations for Obama visit

March 14, 2013 06:00
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RAMALLAH — The helipad at the Muqataa, the memorial mausoleum where Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is buried in Ramallah, has been swept clean in anticipation of next week's arrival of US President Barack Obama. But in Ramallah, subdued complacency combined with low expectations will greet the president as he arrives for talks with the Palestinian leadership.

Thousands attend Arafat Jaradat funeral in West Bank

February 25, 2013 10:21
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The armed wing of the Fatah movement, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, have vowed that "this horrific crime will not go unpunished."
February 7, 2013 07:24

Hagel hearings reinforce congressional support for whatever Israel does

Commentary: GOP senators opt to grandstand rather than ask serious questions on defense policy.
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Former US Senator Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee for US Secretary of Defense, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Jan. 31, 2013. Facing tough questions from some senators at his confirmation hearing, Hagel said in his opening remarks that he wanted to keep America's armed forces the strongest in the world and that he supported using military force to safeguard the country's interests. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Senate Armed Services Committee — surely one of the most important committees in what we euphemistically refer to as the Upper House of our Congress — gave a nice, day-long display at the end of last week as to why Congress's approval rating, in a new survey, remained in single digits.
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Hamas allows election commission to enter Gaza

May 28, 2012 17:21
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The Palestinian rival factions, Fatah and Hamas, hope to hold elections in the next six months, healing a rift that has existed for the past five years.

School bus crashes near Jerusalem, 8 Palestinian children killed

February 16, 2012 05:59
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"There are between eight and 10 Palestinian children dead, aged between 10 and 16," according to police.

Palestinian girl, Baraa Melhem, imprisoned for nine years by parents

February 1, 2012 11:08
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Baraa Melhem was reportedly kept in a bathroom between the ages of 11 and 20, allowed out only to do household chores.

Israel revokes pardon for Zakaria Zubeidi, former Palestinian fighter turned theater director

December 30, 2011 13:41
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Zakaria Zubeidi insists he has abided by the conditions of his 2007 pardon, turning his back on armed resistance and focusing on his work with Palestinian refugees at the Freedom Theater in Jenin, in the West Bank.
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