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admin | February 22, 2012

HEBRON, February 22, 2012 (WAFA) – The Israeli authorities Wednesday informed Palestinian farmers from Beit Ula, a town northwest of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, of its intention to take over about 20 dunums of their land, according to a local activist.

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admin | February 22, 2012

BY J. ARTHUR RATH III – A tiny sliver of Waikiki simulates Gaza Strip border where Palestinian artists created new concepts of contemporary art for which.

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admin | February 21, 2012

The buffer zone encompasses 30% of Gaza's agricultural land and around 27000 dunums, according to the Gaza -based Palestinian Center for Human Rights.

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admin | February 21, 2012

JERUSALEM, February 21, 2012 (WAFA) – Confrontations erupted Tuesday afternoon between Israeli police and Palestinian worshipers at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City after police allowed 22 extremist Jews to enter the Mosque compound, according to witnesses.

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admin | February 21, 2012

RAMALLAH, Palestine, February 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –Bank of Palestine (BoP), the largest Palestinian bank, reported profits of $41,868,275 – net profit of $33.98 million – for the year 2011; an increase …

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admin | February 21, 2012

JERUSALEM, February 21, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli police Tuesday arrested a Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem from his hospital bed, according to family members.

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admin | February 21, 2012

In an earlier incident, two groups of Jewish settlers escorted by armed policemen profaned the Aqsa Mosque on Monday morning, while the Israeli occupation forces prevented Palestinian young men from entering the …

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admin | February 21, 2012

Iran demands Hamas pullout from Fatah reconciliation. Iran is demanding that Hamas pull out of its reconciliation deal with Fatah

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admin | February 21, 2012

Israel's Supreme Court has announced it will hold an emergency hearing for an incarcerated Palestinian who is waging a lengthy hunger strike that has put his life in danger.

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admin | February 21, 2012

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JERUSALEM – China's special envoy to the Middle East, Wu Sike stressed that Israel must accept the reconciliation between Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas . “I hope that Israel will accept both the …

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