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Hamas: Gaza people paying for the wrong done by the Arab committee

Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum stressed Sunday that Israel needed a political cover to escalate its military actions against Gaza, and Judaization and settlement activities in occupied Jerusalem and the West

Kadima: Netanyahu not serious about peace talks with Fatah

Israeli Kadima party chairman Haim Ramon questioned whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s government was “seriously” planning to go into negotiations with the Fatah authority in Ramallah, especially regarding the issues of security

Hamas: Obama’s letter contained threats, no guarantees

Hamas confirmed that Barack Obama's letter to the former PA president Mahmoud Abbas revealed by the media on Saturday reflects the fact that the Arab decision to start direct negotiations

UNRWA slams Israeli seizure of 9 houses in Old City, J’lem

UNRWA condemned on Saturday a group of Israeli settlers who by force of arms and under Israeli military protection seized a building which houses 9 Palestinian families in Old City,

Israeli Handling of the Media Increasingly Brutal

Palestinian activists are being jailed, Israeli activists are under surveillance, and the Israeli military is increasingly targeting journalists who cover West Bank protests.

British activist wounded in IOF quelling of weekly non-violent demonstrations

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) used tear gas, rubber-coated bullets, and sound bombs to disperse peaceful anti wall demonstrations in central and southern West Bank areas on Friday.

Netanyahu refuses to extend settlement freeze

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to extend his government's decision on freezing settlement building in the West Bank, Hebrew media reported on Thursday.

Israel’s secret police exposed

The arrest by Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, of an Israeli Jew accused of killing at least four Palestinians has thrown a rare light on the secret police,

Rights organizations slam W. Bank court for acquitting five killers of prisoner

Human rights organizations strongly criticized a military court under the authority of Fatah faction for acquitting officers charged with torturing to death Hamas-affiliated prisoner Haitham Amr in the intelligence headquarters

Extremist settlers storm Nablus to perform prayers in Joseph’s Tomb

A large group of extremist settlers escorted by troops provocatively entered the Palestinian city of Nablus at the pretext of visiting Joseph's Tomb near Balata refugee camp in the early