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- ‘F*** Palestine’, ‘I am king of the Islam race’, Tommy Robinson declares in newly emerged video
Footage has surfaced of far-right activist Tommy Robinson bragging about “scoring” drugs anywhere in the world, including Islamic countries while “they’re all praying,” and labeling a taxi driver a “little P*ki who drives a car.”Feb 13, 2019 16:57UK News - Netherlands irks Israel by granting Palestinians right to list Gaza & West Bank as birthplacePalestinians in the Netherlands will for the first time be able to list the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem as their place of birth, in part because of the Dutch policy that Israel has no sovereignty over those areas.Feb 10, 2019 21:05World News
- Israeli expulsion of observers from Hebron a ‘wicked’ decision – former UN rapporteurA former UN envoy on Palestinian affairs has condemned a decision by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to expel international observers from the West Bank city of Hebron, a hotspot of Israeli-Palestinian tensions.Jan 30, 2019 22:11World News
- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas accepts resignation of PM HamdallahPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in a development which will likely complicate efforts at reconciliation with Gaza's Hamas rulers.Jan 29, 2019 11:44World News
- Netanyahu ends mandate for international observers presence in HebronPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to allow international observers to continue their mission in Hebron, where they have been present since a spike in Israeli-Palestinian tensions in the 1990s.Jan 28, 2019 19:21World News
- UNRWA slams Israel decision to close its Palestinian schoolsIsrael will close all UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem to replace them with Israeli-run schools in a blow to Palestinians. The agency has complained it was not told of this decision.Jan 20, 2019 15:38World News
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