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February 20, 2014

Planned mid-East rail network to exclude Israel until Palestinian situation is resolved

The proposed rail network across the Middle East will not include Israel unless the Palestinian issue is resolved, according to Jordan’s Minister of Transport. Muhannad Al Qudah said that...

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February 20, 2014

Israeli minister calls for 1000 new housing units in West Bank settlements for every settler killed

Israel’s Interior Minister has called on the government to start building 5000 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank. Eli Yishai says that this will be 1000 units...

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February 20, 2014

Israeli Statistics Bureau reveals that settlement construction quadrupled in the past 5 months

Official data released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics has revealed that settlement construction in the occupied West Bank has quadrupled since the end of the partial moratorium five...

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February 20, 2014

US veto in UN led to 60% increase in settlement activity

A Palestinian specialist in settlement affairs has claimed that America’s use of its veto in the UN Security Council last month has led to a rise in the rate...

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February 20, 2014

Barak warns of growing isolation of Israel due to peace process “rigidity”

Israel’s Defence Minister has called on his government to break the deadlock in the peace process. Ehud Barak said that failure to do so will lead to Israel’s isolation...

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February 20, 2014

Plea for Muslim and Arab states to fulfil pledges for projects in Jerusalem

A plea has been made by the Bayt Al-Mal Al-Quds Agency for financial pledges made by Muslim and Arab states to be fulfilled. Made in resolutions of the Organisation...

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February 20, 2014

Palestinian prisoner “Deans” reaches 136 in total

The number of Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel for more than 20 years continuously has reached 136, according to the Director of the Department of Statistics at the...

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February 20, 2014

Israeli forces at the Egyptian border on alert pending restoration of political stability

Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak has said that the Israeli Defence Forces on the borders with Egypt will continue to be on high alert until the security situation settles...

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February 20, 2014

International Civil Defence Day commemorated in Gaza

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On International Civil Defence Day, it is clear that civil defence in Gaza has a very different status and meaning than in most other parts of the...

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February 20, 2014

Egypt releases 12 Palestinian prisoners but families reserve comment until they are in Gaza

The Egyptian authorities are releasing 12 Palestinians from Akrab Prison in Cairo. The freed prisoners are, it is claimed, now on their way to Gaza. According to Emad El...

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