Exposed: The truth about Israel’s land grab in the West Bank

Exposed: The truth about Israel’s land grab in the West Bank
Jewish settlers, who claim a divine right to the whole of Israel, now control more than 42 per cent of the occupied West Bank, representing a powerful obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state, a new report has revealed.
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Israel army not amused as troops dance on patrol

Israel army not amused as troops dance on patrol
A bunch of bored Israeli troops may have to face the music over a YouTube clip showing them doing a flash mob-style dance in full combat gear while on patrol in the West Bank city of Hebron.
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Israeli Likud Minister Says West Bank Construction to Resume in September

Israeli Likud Minister Says West Bank Construction to Resume in September
Israel will resume building in the West Bank when a construction freeze on settlements ends in September, a minister said ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s meeting with President Barack Obama today.
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Parents freed in Israeli school segregation row

Parents freed in Israeli school segregation row
Israel’s Supreme Court has freed a group of ultra-Orthodox Jewish parents who were jailed for violating an order banning segregation in a West Bank girls’ school.
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UN: Israel dismantles some West Bank checkpoints

UN: Israel dismantles some West Bank checkpoints
A senior U.N. official says Israel has dismantled 20 percent of its West Bank checkpoints in the past year.
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Police: Mosque vandalized in northern Israel

Police: Mosque vandalized in northern Israel
Police say vandals defaced a mosque in northern Israel, a day after Israeli troops demolished unauthorized construction in a West Bank settlement.
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Key highway reopens to Palestinians

Key highway reopens to Palestinians
BEIT SIRA, Occupied West Bank: Israel on Friday reopened a key highway to Palestinian traffic after its supreme court ordered the lifting of a 10-year-ancient ban which turned Route 443 into an Israelis-only road.At the same time, the army opened new checkpoints on the 15-kilometer stretch of Route 443 that runs [...]

“Last exit” curtails Palestinian highway access

“Last exit” curtails Palestinian highway access
Israel on Friday started allowing Palestinians onto a major highway in the occupied West Bank for the first time in eight years, but barred them from using it to gain simple access to their main city, Ramallah.
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Israel reopens key West Bank road following supreme court ruling

Israel reopens key West Bank road following supreme court ruling
Tel Aviv – Israel for the first time in eight years reopened a key West Bank road to Palestinian traffic Friday morning, a military spokeswoman in Tel Aviv said….
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Israel seals off West Bank amid tension

Israel seals off West Bank amid tension
JERUSALEM. Israel sealed off the West Bank yesterday amid tension in Jerusalem over controversial plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers and fears of fresh violence at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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