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Israel to set limits on Ramadan prayers at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa

Israel to set limits on Ramadan prayers at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa

Israel will allow Ramadan prayers at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque during the upcoming holy month but limits will be set according to security needs, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Monday. The Hamas militant

The West Bank situation is a “real obstacle” to a two-state solution – EU

The West Bank situation is a “real obstacle” to a two-state solution – EU

The European Union's top diplomat says the situation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is a "real obstacle" for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, adding that peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved

In the West Bank, an independent Palestine remains a distant dream

In the West Bank, an independent Palestine remains a distant dream

The world is once again talking about a Palestinian state. The issue has caused a deep rift between Israel and its closest ally, the United States. US President Joe Biden keeps pressing for a two-state

France’s Macron opens door to recognizing Palestinian state

France’s Macron opens door to recognizing Palestinian state

The recognition of a Palestinian state is no longer a taboo for France, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, suggesting Paris could make the decision if efforts for a two-state solution stalled because of Israeli

Israeli MKs discuss overcoming US ‘settler’ sanctions

Israeli MKs discuss overcoming US ‘settler’ sanctions

"We're talking about simple families that work in agriculture. We must defend their right to live," Likud lawmaker Amit Halevi told JNS. Israeli lawmaker Amit Halevi (Likud) summoned an urgent meeting of the Knesset Economic

Fears persist at West Bank hospital after deadly Israeli raid

Fears persist at West Bank hospital after deadly Israeli raid

A climate of fear pervades a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, where patients and doctors are reel-ing from last month’s deadly raid by Israeli agents disguised as medics. At the rehabilitation

White House claims ‘aggressive’ investigation over Americans killings by Israel

White House claims ‘aggressive’ investigation over Americans killings by Israel

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the US is “aggressively” investigating both incidents. A 17-year-old US citizen was fatally shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank on Saturday, marking the second American

Palestinian families speak out over rise in killings, violence in W.B.

Palestinian families speak out over rise in killings, violence in W.B.

Tawfic Abdel Jawwad went to spend a year with his family in the West Bank after he finished high school in New Orleans, where he was born and raised. Tawfic, 17, was enjoying connecting to

Blinken calls for investigation on killings of two Americans by Israeli forces

Blinken calls for investigation on killings of two Americans by Israeli forces

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday offered his “deepest condolences” to the families of two Palestinian-American teenagers “who reportedly were killed” in the West Bank and said that there must be an investigation

US investigators visit homes of Palestinian-Americans killed by Israeli troops

US investigators visit homes of Palestinian-Americans killed by Israeli troops

The families of two Palestinian-American teenagers killed in separate but eerily similar incidents in the West Bank say investigators from the American Embassy have visited their homes to look into the shootings. Launching American probes