Tag: Territorial disputes
Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom
JERUSALEM — When Samira Dajani's family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the...
Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom
JERUSALEM — When Samira Dajani's family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the...
Medics: 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with police
JERUSALEM — A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem, where tensions have...
Morocco recalls its ambassador to Germany as tensions rise
RABAT, Morocco — Morocco’s ambassador to Germany has been recalled to Rabat for “consultations," the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
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Palestinians, Israeli settlers scuffle in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Palestinians and Israeli settlers hurled rocks and chairs at each other in a tense east Jerusalem neighborhood on Thursday before Israeli police...
Shadowy Hamas commander warns Israel over Jerusalem
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The shadowy leader of the armed wing of the Islamic militant group Hamas has issued his first public statement...
Eritrea’s president visits Sudan amid tensions over Ethiopia
CAIRO — Eritrea’s president arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday for talks with Sudanese officials amid tensions over a longtime border dispute between Sudan and...
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village after shooting
JERUSALEM — Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank overnight, setting brush fires and hurling stones, Palestinian officials and an...
Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections
JERUSALEM — The Islamic militant group Hamas has rejected the idea of postponing Palestinian elections ahead of a leadership meeting Thursday in which President...
Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Space engineer Loay Elbasyouni was part of the NASA team that made history this month by launching an experimental...
