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- Israeli lawmaker manhandled by police as protest against Palestinian evictions turns violent (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
An Israeli lawmaker has fired off an angry tirade at the government after a video appeared to show him being punched in the face by a police officer at a weekly protest in a majority-Palestinian neighborhood.Apr 9, 2021 20:58World News - Israel tells International Criminal Court it doesn't have authority to investigate crimes in Palestinian territoriesTel Aviv has formally responded to the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s plans to investigate possible war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, claiming the tribunal does not have jurisdiction over Israel.Apr 8, 2021 17:31World News
- US announces $235mn aid package for Palestinians, backs 2-state solution to conflict with IsraelThe US backs a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and will restore some $235 million in aid to the Palestinians which was cut by former President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced.Apr 7, 2021 19:35World News
- Why Israel seeks to derail Palestinian election before it happensThe Israeli military are fearing renewed waves of resistance against their occupation, resulting in instability in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinians near their first elections in 15 years.Apr 5, 2021 19:06
- Top ultra-Orthodox rabbi says Arabs will be better coalition partners than Israeli leftA senior Haredi rabbi has reportedly given his backing to a potential Israeli government alliance with the United Arab List party, which has now become a potential kingmaker after Israel's inconclusive election this March.Apr 1, 2021 21:49World News
- Palestine’s stunted inoculation program receives 100,000 Covid-19 vaccines from ChinaThe Palestinian Authority received 100,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses from China on Monday, a shipment Minister of Health Mai al-Kaila said would “greatly contribute to accelerating the vaccination campaign.”Mar 29, 2021 15:25World News
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