Palestinian statehood
- State Dept. distances itself from ambassador saying Israel occupies mere ‘2% of West Bank’
The US still supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the State Department has emphasized, distancing itself from claims by its Ambassador to Israel that the approach has “lost its meaning” and that settlements are an integral part of Israel.America - Hamas ready for talks with Fatah to dissolve Gaza government & hold elections – statement
Hamas, which governs Gaza, says it is ready to begin talks with the Abbas administration to dissolve its administrative committee and hold an election as part of a deal brokered by Egypt. A Fatah official called the statement “positive and promising.”News - ‘5 decades of de-development’: UN report blasts Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands
A new strongly-worded UN report has slammed the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, calling Israeli settlement activity a “major obstacle” to the economic development of the Palestinian territories and a huge stumbling block to a two-state solution.News - ‘Dramatic humanitarian crisis’: UN chief visits Gaza, urges Israel to end decade-long blockade
The UN Secretary-General has called on Israel to end its 10-year blockade of Gaza, calling it one of the worst humanitarian crises he’d ever seen.News - 'So sad our school is destroyed': Israel razes EU-funded schools for Palestinian children (VIDEO)
Israeli authorities have bulldozed several EU-funded structures in the West Bank, set up to provide local Palestinian children with an opportunity to get an education near home. While Israel claims the buildings were illegal, Belgium slammed Israel's actions as "unacceptable."News - Israeli police raid on hospital over critically wounded Palestinian caught on film
An Israeli police raid on Al-Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem last month left one critically wounded Palestinian dead, an investigation by Israeli NGO B’Tselem concluded, adding that the raid endangered the lives of other patients.News
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