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Most Palestinians no longer support two-state solution
More than half of Palestinians no longer support a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel, a survey released on Monday showed, rejecting the goal that has underpinned four decades of international diplomacy. The poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, a leading research group in the Palestinian territories, found that 51 percent of Palestinians oppose the two-state solution while 48 percent support it.
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This is Netanyahu’s horror: “An open unleashing of raw racism that has always been a part of Israeli society”
If the Holocaust taught us anything, it is not to remain silent as a government directs hatred at an entire people.
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Why EU Labeling of Israeli Squatter Goods could Affect Israeli Economy
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The European Union will probably issue a ruling today that goods …
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Israel warns Brazil faces diplomatic downgrade unless it accepts settler as ambassador
Israel warns ties may suffer if Brasilia does not accept nominee Dani Dayan, a former head of the Jewish settlement movement
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Israel rejects French peace bid, saying threat of recognition incentivizes Palestinians not to negotiate
'This is no way to negotiate,' Israeli officials say, but Palestinians 'welcome French call to end occupation.'
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Israel seizes 234 hectares of land in West Bank
Government confiscated more than 200 hectares of Palestinian land in the occupied territory near Jericho, group says.
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Soldier who shot disarmed Palestinian attacker facing murder charge
An IDF soldier caught on camera as he shot dead an apparently disarmed Palestinian assailant in the West Bank appeared in Jaffa Military Court on Friday, where it emerged that he is now the suspect in a Military Police murder investigation. The soldier was arrested Thursday. He was filmed in Hebron shooting the Palestinian shortly after the latter had stabbed another soldier. When the suspect shot him, the Palestinian was already...
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UN: Thousands face starvation risk at Palestinian refugee camp in Syria
The United Nations has warned that as many as 10,000 civilians at a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Syria’s capital are starving and in a dire state as extremists continue to fight for territory there.
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‘Fake Jewish graves in Muslim cemeteries’: UNESCO slams Israeli occupation of Palestinian sites
The Israeli authorities are furious after a UNESCO resolution stated that the Temple Mount and holy sites in Hebron and Bethlehem are an “integral part of Palestine.” The organization also criticized Israel, “the occupying power,” for planting fake graves in Muslim cemeteries.
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One of Britain's most famous academics refuses Israeli award
A prominent British historian has rejected an Israeli academic prize worth hundreds of thousands of pounds after engaging in “many discussions” about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Professor Catherine Hall from University College London turned down the £225,000 research award, describing her decision as “an independent political choice”.
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34 years ago today - The Sabra and Shatila Massacre Israel forces murder 3500 Palestinians and Lebanese including women and children
The Sabra and Shatila massacre was the slaughter of between 762 and 3,500 Palestinian and Lebanese Shia Muslim civilians, by a Lebanese Christian Phalangist militia assisted by the Israel Defense Forces, in the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon. The massacre was presented as retaliation for the assassination of newly elected Lebanese president Bachir Gemayel, the leader of the Lebanese Kataeb Party. It was wrongly assumed that Palestinian militants had carried out the assassination.
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Two-thirds of Israelis think peace deal won’t ever be reached
Almost two-thirds of Israelis believe there will never be a peace agreement with the Palestinians, according to the results of an opinion poll published on Sunday. Sixty-four percent of the 646 (Jewish and non-Jewish) respondents questioned said a peace accord would never be reached, in the survey conducted by the Project HaMidgam institute for the Walla news website.
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U.S. tells UN Security Council: Israeli activities in West Bank creating one-state reality
Security Council holds special session on Israeli settlements as 'obstacle to peace'; Russia: Without two-state solution, threat to Israel will grow; Israeli official: Claims recycle Palestinian demand that Palestine be free of Jews.
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Israel increases demolitions of Palestinian properties
Israel has escalated the scale of demolitions of Palestinian houses and facilities in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, Quds Press reported yesterday. According to Quds Press, Israeli forces demolished the foundation of Umul-Qura Mosque in the Sur Baher neighbourhood, south of Jerusalem. Palestinians began building the mosque a couple of months ago. The Israeli occupation also demolished a number of houses and commercial facilities in the Maghazi Compound, near the neighbourhood of Jaba, north of Jerusalem.
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Palestinians in Israel decry removal of Arabic on buses
Palestinian citizens of Israel have criticised an Israeli bus company's decision to remove Arabic-language announcements in Beersheba, a 200,000-person city in the country's southern Negev region. Israel's Ministry of Transportation instructed the Dan Bus Company to remove Arabic announcements after several local Jewish-Israeli residents lodged complaints to the company and the Beersheba's city hall. The company previously had announcements in Hebrew and Arabic, both of which are official languages.
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Israeli leader to Iran: "We are your friend, not your enemy"
Israel's leader has recorded a conciliatory message to the people of Iran, saying, "we are your friend, not your enemy." In the video uploaded to his Facebook page Saturday, Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the people of Iran in English, with Farsi subtitles. He says he will soon discuss with President Donald Trump how to counter the threat of an Iranian regime that calls for Israel's destruction, but that he distinguishes between the regime and the people.
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Israel approves settlement homes following Trump inauguration
Israel has approved hundreds of new settlement homes in occupied East Jerusalem, after the staunch pro-Israel US President Donald Trump took office.
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Palestinians say Obama’s last-minute $221 million payout frozen by Trump
The Trump administration has informed the Palestinian Authority that it is freezing the transfer of $221 million which was quietly authorized by the Obama administration in its final hours on January 20, a senior Palestinian source has told The Times of Israel. US officials conveyed to PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Tuesday that the funds were not expected to be handed over in the immediate future, said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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Report: Suppression Of Palestine Advocacy Intensified Starkly In 2016
Palestine Legal recorded an increase in false accusations of anti-Semitism and terrorism in 2016. By Kevin Gosztola.
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US ambassador to UN contradicts Trump's position on two-state solution
The US ambassador to the United Nations has insisted that Washington “absolutely” supported a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestine conflict, 24 hours after Donald Trump dropped US commitment to the policy. The conflicting messages coming out of the new US administration reflected policy chaos in a week when the national security adviser was forced to resign over his contacts with Russia, and factions inside the White House continue to vie for dominance.
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