The plea bargain being sought by former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting Israel at a crossroads, reports Mohamed Abu Shaar from Gaza
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Clashes in Naqab threaten the governing coalition in Israel, reports Mohamed Abu Shaar from Gaza
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Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash ended a hunger strike in protest against his detention by Israel last week, but other protests continue, writes Mohamed Abu Shaar in Gaza
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Israel’s attack on targets in the Gaza Strip last week threatens to end the fragile peace with the Palestinian factions.
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Palestinian municipal elections took place in the West Bank last weekend, but they were boycotted in the Gaza Strip in a sign of continuing inter-Palestinian divisions.
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The Palestinian Authority is holding the US to promises that it will reopen a US consulate in Occupied Jerusalem.
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Turkey and Israel turn over a new leaf, reports Mohamed Abu Shaar
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The economic crisis in Palestine has been worsened by Israel’s withholding of money it owes to the Palestinian Authority
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Video footage has emerged from surveillance cameras inside Israeli jails showing the brutal abuse of Palestinian prisoners, writes Mohamed Abu Shaar
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Intra-Palestinian reconciliation, reconstructing Gaza, and de-escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians are the goals of a series of meetings taking place in Cairo.
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Israel is stepping up its campaign against Palestinian human rights groups, accusing them of terrorism.
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Mohamed Abu Shaar observes developments on the ground
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Israel has killed five Palestinians in the West Bank earlier this week.
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When six Palestinian detainees escaped from the Gilboa, one of the newer and most fortified prisons in Israel, it trigged a political and security crisis
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Egypt is making new efforts to bring the Palestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating table as part of a joint Arab position propelling the peace process forward
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This week’s meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli defence minister could presage a return to the peace process
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Egypt and international mediators are doing their utmost to protect the Gaza Strip from another military confrontation with Israel following the last assault in May
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In the current Hamas and Israel standoff who will blink first
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As it shakes off the rubble of war, Gaza faces the challenge of reconstruction
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Egypt and the US are working to restart negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis in order to reinforce calm and lead back to the peace process, writes Al-Ahram Weekly
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