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Published time: 22 Oct, 2017 07:16 An erroneous automatic translation has triggered Israeli police in the West Bank, leading them to believe that an innocuous Facebook greeting written in Arabic by a Palestinian man was a call to launch an attack. The man was briefly arrested. The bizarre incident occurred last week in the West […]
Published time: 18 Oct, 2017 07:16 Edited time: 18 Oct, 2017 07:37 Israeli security forces have raided eight Palestinian outlets, closed two broadcasting stations and arrested two people in an overnight, large-scale counterterrorism operation across the West Bank, according to an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statement. The Palestinian media, which Israel suspects of distributing and […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out against the reconciliation deal reached between rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, claiming that peace between Israelis and Palestinians will now be “much harder to achieve.” “There is nothing we want more than peace with all our neighbors, but reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas makes this peace […]
REUTERS/Ammar Awad HAR ADAR, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian man with security clearance to work at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank opened fire at a checkpoint on Tuesday, killing two Israeli security guards and a paramilitary policeman. The assailant, who was armed with a pistol and also seriously wounded a fourth Israeli, was […]
Published time: 26 Sep, 2017 05:14 Edited time: 26 Sep, 2017 05:24 At least three people are in critical condition after a gunman opened fire at an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, 10km from Jerusalem, medics say. Local media report the assailant was a Palestinian and the three wounded succumbed to their injuries. The […]
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. Israel fought the Six-Day War against Egypt, Jordan and Syria in June 1967. Following the […]
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.” The night before the new school year started, Israeli bulldozers arrived on the outskirts of […]
An elderly Palestinian couple have told RT they have “nowhere to go” if Israel carries out a decision to evict them and their relatives from the home they have owned in East Jerusalem for over 50 years. The EU is already urging Israel to reconsider the step. The Shamasne family have been living in East […]
Published time: 1 Aug, 2017 16:55 Jewish summer camp Solomon Schechter in Washington state was forced to apologize following backlash over its raising of a Palestinian flag to welcome Palestinian guests participating in the Kids4Peace program. The decision to fly the Palestinian flag was meant to provide a “teachable moment” and serve “as a sign […]
Published time: 29 Jul, 2017 17:42 Edited time: 29 Jul, 2017 17:51 The Israeli military raided the PalMedia building in Ramallah on the West Bank early Saturday morning. It is home to a number of international media organizations, including RT’s regional office. Property belonging to other media channels was either damaged or seized. No RT […]
