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Trouble in Palestine and Israel
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Palestinian Authority in dire straits as Israel's hold on West Bank deepens
More than 30 years after its creation, there are increasing warnings that the PA is close to collapse.
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"On top of that, Israel is withholding tax transfers that it collects for the PA because of an ongoing dispute about Palestinian school texts and stipends to the families of those jailed or killed by Israel, including attackers."
Do unto others as others do to you.
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Hamas confirms top commander Izz ad-Din al-Haddad killed in Israeli air strike
Friday's strike is the latest launched by Israel on Gaza despite a ceasefire with Hamas.
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Peace? What peace? If a target presents himself…
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Trump announces Hamas disarmament deal, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain
The White House announcement comes nine months after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire was signed. Negotiations between Israel and Hamas had largely deadlocked over the implementation of its second phase.
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Back in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize
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Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says
Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing a domestic battle for survival in elections later this year, also reaffirmed that “as long as I am prime minister, there will be no Palestinian state.”
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Bibi says no. Maybe the next guy will say yes.