Tag: Palestinian territories
Palestinian Fatah kicks out senior member ahead of elections
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party has stripped a senior official of his membership after he announced he would run...
European, Arab diplomats try to revive Mideast peace efforts
PARIS — Leading European and Arab world diplomats announced potential “small steps” Thursday toward reviving Mideast peace efforts after upcoming Israeli and Palestinian elections.
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Video shows Israeli troops detaining Palestinian children
JERUSALEM — Israeli troops detained five Palestinian children for several hours after they were confronted by Jewish settlers while gathering wild artichokes near a...
Burning tires: Lebanon’s protesters send dark, angry message
BEIRUT — It’s an expression of anger but also of helplessness: Anti-government protesters in Lebanon are burning tires to block key roads, releasing dense...
Gulf opens door to public Jewish life amid Israel ties
JERUSALEM — Half a year after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain established diplomatic relations with Israel, discreet Jewish communities in the Gulf Arab...
Gaza’s Hamas rulers hold secret leadership election
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Islamic militant group Hamas on Tuesday was holding a leadership election in its Gaza Strip stronghold, a race...
Gulf opens door to public Jewish life amid Israel ties
JERUSALEM — Half a year after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain established diplomatic relations with Israel, discreet Jewish communities in the Gulf Arab...
Palestinian Authority faces criticism over vaccine rollout
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority's decision to divert some of its tiny stockpile of coronavirus vaccines to senior officials, soccer players and...
Israel approves plan to vaccinate West Bank laborers
Israel on Sunday announced plans to vaccinate tens of thousands of Palestinians who work inside Israel and its West Bank settlements, at a time...
Jews split over storied charity’s support for settlements
JERUSALEM — Generations of Jews have dropped spare change into the iconic blue boxes of the Jewish National Fund, a 120-year-old Zionist organization that...
