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May 4, 2018

‘Partners in crime’: Israel settlers and soldiers attack Palestinians in West Bank village

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians in the West Bank village of ‘Einabus with the assistance of Israeli soldiers, according to a new report by human rights NGO B’Tselem. On the...

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May 4, 2018

UK High Court to hear appeal against arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Two Court of Appeal judges today granted Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) to appeal against the High Court judgement which allows the UK government to sell arms to Saudi...

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May 4, 2018

PEN International ‘strongly condemns’ Israel court’s conviction of Palestinian poet

PEN International has slammed the conviction of Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour, who was prosecuted by Israeli authorities for three social media posts, including a poem. In a statement issued...

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May 4, 2018

Israel convicts Palestinian poet for ‘incitement to violence’

An Israeli court in the occupied Palestinian city of Nazareth yesterday convicted a Palestinian poet after finding her guilty of “incitement to violence” following posts she made on social media. In...

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May 4, 2018

Israel arrests Birzeit students due to ‘links’ with Hamas

Israel arrested two Palestinian students during a raid on the occupied West Bank’s Birzeit University in March because they were receiving funds from Hamas, Israel’s Channel 7 reported Shin...

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May 4, 2018

Al Jazeera renews call for release of journalist held by Egypt

Al Jazeera Media Network has renewed its call for the release of its journalist Mahmoud Hussein, who has been held in Egypt for 500 days with neither charge nor...

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May 4, 2018

Israel stops car imports to Gaza Strip

The Automobile Importers Association in the Gaza Strip said yesterday that Israeli occupation authorities have stopped allowing cars into the besieged enclave, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported. The association said...

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May 4, 2018

US sends invitations to opening of embassy in Jerusalem

US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, began sending invitations for a ceremony organised by the United States and Israel on 14 May to celebrate the American embassy’s move from...

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May 4, 2018

Turkey lira hits new record low

The Turkish lira hit a new record low against the US dollar yesterday to reach 4.213 after consumer price inflation increased to 10.85 per cent year-on-year. According to the...

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May 4, 2018

Israel: Human rights laws do not apply to March of Return

Human rights laws do not apply in the Israeli army’s dealing with the Great March of Return on the border with Gaza, the army has claimed, adding that this...

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