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In the occupied West Bank, Palestinians struggle to access water
3 months ago

In the occupied West Bank, Palestinians struggle to access water

NPR  

In the occupied West Bank, Palestinians struggle to access water toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank — Mansour Arara, 24, sits in the shade of a tree with a group of friends next to the Al-Auja freshwater spring. Interim agreements from the 1990s have allowed for a water disparity between Israelis and Palestinians, and Israel’s occupation of the …

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What is Israel’s end game with the Palestinian Authority?
1 year ago

What is Israel’s end game with the Palestinian Authority?

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli army carried out a raid metres away from the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in Ramallah last week. While the PA acts as a buffer between the three million Palestinians in the West Bank and the Israeli military occupation, analysts said Netanyahu’s right-wing government, which came to power in December 2022, has been pushing for the dissolution of the PA. …

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‘Silent annexation’: Settlers dispossess West Bank Bedouins amid Israel war
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Silent annexation’: Settlers dispossess West Bank Bedouins amid Israel war

Al Jazeera  

As the world looks towards Israel’s war on Gaza, occupied West Bank settlers attack Palestinians, take their homes. “It’s all over the West Bank,” said Hirschfeld, who was in the area four or five times since the start of the war. Area C – a stretch of the occupied West Bank under Israeli security and civil control – has seen …

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Palestinians mourn journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, call for justice
2 years, 7 months ago

Palestinians mourn journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, call for justice

Al Jazeera  

State service for the slain Al Jazeera journalist took place in Ramallah before her body arrived in Jerusalem. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – A state service for the slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh took place in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, a day after she was killed by Israeli forces. “We reject the joint investigation with Israel into …

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Abbas accused of power grab after Palestinian appointments
2 years, 10 months ago

Abbas accused of power grab after Palestinian appointments

Al Jazeera  

PA president used Palestinian Central Council meeting to entrench his power and secure his successor, critics say. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Major Palestinian groups have slammed new appointments to top positions in the PLO as illegitimate and an attempt to entrench the power of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and secure the 86-year-old’s favoured successor. During the meeting, the …

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Palestinian rights activists defiant over Israeli spyware hacks
3 years, 1 month ago

Palestinian rights activists defiant over Israeli spyware hacks

Al Jazeera  

Ramallah, occupied West Bank – Palestinian civil society employees and political activists say they are determined to continue their work despite the criminalisation of their organisations by Israel and the hacking of their phones with Pegasus spyware developed by Israeli company NSO Group. “I don’t sleep at night because every time I hear noises outside I think it’s Israeli soldiers.” …

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