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Get the breaking news and stories from RT on the State of Palestine, which is a partially-recognized country in the Middle East. The State of Palestine proclaimed East Jerusalem to be its capital, though Ramallah is its current administrative center. It considers the Gaza Strip and West Bank to be occupied by Israel. Follow RT for news and updates on the conflict between Israel and Palestine, including military clashes. The establishment of the State of Palestine was declared in 1988. 136 UN countries officially recognized the State of Palestine and since 2012 it has the status of non-member observer state in the UN. The State of Palestine is a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League. Read news and details on politics in the State of Palestine, its role in the international community, and its relations with other world countries.
- ‘Inciting violence’: Israel arrests Palestinian journalist for live-streaming IDF soldiers
A Palestinian journalist has been arrested by Israeli authorities for filming soldiers operating in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Facebook Live. They claim he was inciting violence against Israel and the army.World News - ‘Racist state’ or ‘vibrant democracy’? Israel’s nation-state law sparks debate live on RT (VIDEO)
Israeli and Palestinian pundits clashed live on whether Israel – which recently passed a controversial Jewish nation-state law – is a “vibrant Mideast democracy” or a “racist chauvinist” regime much worse than that of apartheid.World News - Netanyahu says Palestinian flags at Tel Aviv rally prove nation-state law is crucial for Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu defended the contentious Israeli nation-state law, claiming that the flying of Palestinian flags at protests only shows “the urgency” of the new law.World News - Israeli armed drone killed four Palestinian boys playing on beach in 2014 – report
Shells that tragically claimed the lives of four Palestinian children playing football on a Gaza beach four years ago were fired by an Israeli armed drone, a secret report obtained by the Intercept reveals.World News - Bloodstains & debris: VIDEO inside house where Israeli airstrike killed pregnant woman, her toddler
A pregnant woman and her 18-month-old child were among those killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes, Palestinian authorities said. The IDF launched the attack on alleged Hamas targets in Gaza after rockets were fired at Israel.World News - Colombia recognizes Palestinian state, then abruptly vows to review the move amid Israeli outrage
After it emerged that the former president Juan Manuel Santos recognized Palestine as an independent state just before leaving office, Colombia’s new government has pledged to “cautiously” review the decision and its implications.World News
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