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February 17, 2014

Israel cuts ties with UN Human Rights Council in dispute over settlements

The government of Israel has decided to cut ties with the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) a week after the council declared its intention to open an investigation into...

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February 17, 2014

Gaza Fishermen unable to catch ‘a single fish’

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES According to the Ministry of Agriculture in Gaza, fishermen in the beleaguered territory are complaining bitterly over the escalating effects of the fuel and electricity shortages on...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli soldiers and settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque

Dozens of Israeli soldiers, all in uniform, accompanied a group of illegal Jewish settlers and stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards on Wednesday morning. This was part of a...

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February 17, 2014

New leader for Kadima amid signs of a split in the party

Lawyer Shaul Mofaz has defeated his rival Tzipi Livni in the election for the leadership of Israel’s opposition Kadima Party. His victory was announced on Wednesday morning. The final...

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February 17, 2014

West Bank civil servants threaten protest strikes against Fayyad government

The Deputy Chairman of the Civil Service Union in the West Bank, Ma’en Ansawi, has threatened to begin protests and strikes if Salam Fayyad’s government in Ramallah doesn’t respond...

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February 17, 2014

Egyptian parliamentary delegation visits Gaza

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES An Egyptian parliamentary delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip late on Wednesday via the Rafah Crossing for a short official visit during which they will meet with...

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February 17, 2014

Israel has approved 1,800 illegal settlement units since the beginning of the year

It has been disclosed that the Israeli occupation authorities have seized hundreds of acres of agricultural land in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem for the benefit of illegal...

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February 17, 2014

Jerusalem University media students organise festival in solidarity with hunger strike prisoner Hanaa al-Shalabi

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES On Sunday 25-03-2010, students at Jerusalem University’s Media Faculty organised a festival attended by the Minister for Prisoners in the Ramallah government alongside a number of national...

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February 17, 2014

PA claims UN stands with the Palestinians against the occupation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ramallah has called the UN Human Rights Council’s adoption of resolutions on Palestine, with a large majority, “another achievement for Palestinian diplomacy”, and...

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February 17, 2014

Al-Nahda Party won’t attend Mediterranean Union meeting with Israeli presence

The Al-Nahda bloc in Tunisia’s National Constituent Assembly has said that its members won’t participate in the meetings of the Parliamentary Committee of the Union for the Mediterranean alongside...

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