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- Israeli troops raid Palestinian news agency looking for footage, fire tear gas
Israeli troops have raided the official Palestinian news agency, WAFA, which says the soldiers fired tear gas inside the building and locked journalists in a single room as they were looking for CCTV footage.World News - Haley not going out with a bang after US-sponsored anti-Hamas draft fails at UNGA
The US-propelled draft resolution targeting Palestinian Hamas failed to pass a two-thirds majority threshold at the UN General Assembly vote in what is seen is a major upset for outgoing US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley.World News - Political censorship? Lecturer suspended for placing swastika over Israeli flag on Palestine slide
An Australian professor was suspended after showing his students a picture of an Israeli flag partially covered by a swastika during a lecture. The academic says the university has violated his right to “intellectual freedom.”World News - Snake of discontent: How reptile drives deeper wedge between Israel & Palestine (VIDEO)
While there is surely no shortage of reasons for tension between Israelis and Palestinians, one has slithered to the fore of discontent only recently. And it’s not an issue of territory… but a local reptile.World News - ‘Death to Arabs’: Hate crime spree hits West Bank (PHOTOS)
Palestinians in two West Bank villages are reeling after a series of suspected hate crimes left property damaged and vehicles daubed with inflammatory graffiti taunting the community.World News - ‘Limited time’ left on Earth – Israeli minister threatens to kill Hamas leader
A senior cabinet minister has signaled that Israel is preparing to assassinate the leader of Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, testing a fragile ceasefire agreed last week.World News
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