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September 26, 2017

Israel is censoring Palestinians, and the social media giants are complicit

There is a relatively-new “Cyber Unit” within the Israeli government which is censoring Palestinians on social media. Its existence was publicised earlier this month by Adalah, the legal centre...

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September 26, 2017

Proposed Israeli law would make it easier to expel Palestinian residents

An Israeli parliamentarian is planning to submit a new law for consideration that would make it easier to revoke Palestinians’ residency status. According to The Jerusalem Post, the proposed...

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September 26, 2017

Another Palestinian village to be ‘emptied’ within months, Israeli media reports

A senior Israeli “security official” has told Haaretz that the authorities intend to expel all the residents of Susiya, a Palestinian village in the southern West Bank, “within a...

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September 26, 2017

Turkey threatens to close Kurdish oil pipeline in response to referendum

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to close the Kurdish oil pipeline and prevent the Kurdish region from exporting its oil in response to a referendum to separate...

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September 26, 2017

Israel’s new alliance with Arab regimes is catastrophic for Palestinians but won’t last

Over the past couple of years, I’ve seen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gloat too many times about the rising warmth and cooperation between his government and Arab states....

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September 26, 2017

Israel Rabbi: Al-Sisi fell into Hamas’ trap

Israeli Rabbi Nir Ben Artzi warned this weekend of the rapprochement between Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi and Hamas which led to the opening of the Rafah Crossing, Masralarabia.com reported yesterday....

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September 26, 2017

Hamas discusses reconciliation with Palestinian factions in Gaza

Hamas met yesterday with Palestinian factions in Gaza to discuss reconciliation developments ahead of handing over control of Gaza Strip to the unity government next week, Al-Resalah newspaper reported....

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September 26, 2017

Muhammad Mahdi Akef, the Muslim Brotherhood’s own Mandela figure, is finally free

On 1 April 2008, I learned that the authorities in Egypt had ordered Alhiwar TV channel to be removed from Nilesat, the Egyptian-owned satellite, one of three through which...

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September 26, 2017

3 Israel forces killed in illegal settlement, Palestinian shot dead

A Palestinian opened fire on Israeli guards and Border Police forces outside the entrance to a settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) early this morning, killing three. The...

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September 26, 2017

Interpol to vote for PA membership despite Israel lobbying

The International law enforcement agency Interpol is set to vote on Palestinian Authority (PA) membership despite intensive Israeli and US lobbying against it, news agencies reported yesterday. Board of directors...

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