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Doha summit approves $1bn for JerusalemThe Arab League on Tuesday approved a Qatari proposal to set up a $1 billion fund for Arab East Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as the capital of an independent state under any peace deal with Israel. More… |
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Qatar proposes $1bn fund for JerusalemQatar called on Tuesday for the immediate establishment of a $1 billion fund to help Palestinians in Arab East Jerusalem, and offered to contribute $250 million to it. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Ha More… |
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Israel ‘mistreats Palestinian children in custody’Palestinian children detained by the Israeli military are subject to widespread, systematic ill-treatment that violates international law, a Unicef report said on Wednesday. The United Nations Children Fund (Unicef) estimated that More… |
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Gaza rocket attacks Israel, first since truceA rocket fired from Gaza exploded in Israel on Tuesday, the first such attack since a November truce and an apparent show of solidarity with West Bank protests after the death of a Palestinian in an Israeli jail. Al-Aqsa Martyrs B More… |
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Iran threat ‘is paramount for new Israeli govt’Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday took on the job of forming a new government and said its most important task would be to ensure that Iran does not gain nuclear arms. President Shimon Peres formally called on More… |
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Rare snowstorm paralyses JerusalemThe worst snowstorm in 20 years shut public transport, roads and schools in Jerusalem on Thursday and along the northern Israeli region bordering on Lebanon. Elisha Peleg, an official in charge More… |
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Settlements: UK, France mull steps against IsraelBritain and France on Monday weighed measures against Israel to protest at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to expand settlement building after the UN's de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood. More… |
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Israel withholds Palestinian funds after UN voteIsrael said on Sunday it was withholding this month's transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority, after the United Nations' de facto recognition of a Palestinian state. Under interim peace deals, which Israel sa More… |
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Israel's Peres welcomes Abbas statementIsraeli President Shimon Peres hailed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as a courageous partner for peace on Saturday after the Palestinian leader made clear his support for a two-state solution to the decades old conflict with Israel. More… |
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Netanyahu praises EU for tougher Iran sanctionsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the European Union on Tuesday for ramping up sanctions against Iran, saying such measures were having a strong impact on the Iranian economy. "I want to commend the EU for the More… |
