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Palestinian Foreign Ministry welcomes HRW report on Israeli practices

Date: 2017-08-08 10:31:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:6935147

RAMALLAH, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday welcomed a report by Human Rights Watch uncovering the racial discrimination practices by the Israeli occupation authorities against the Palestinians in Al Quds city. In a ....

Wafa: Israel committed 66 violations against Palestinian journalists in July

Date: 2017-08-08 09:58:48 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:6935110

RAMALLAH, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Palestinian news agency WAFA said Israel committed 66 violations against Palestinian journalists in July. In a monthly report on Israeli violations against journalists, Wafa said Israel escalated the situation against ....

11 Palestinians arrested from West Bank

Date: 2017-08-08 09:34:57 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6935097

RAMALLAH, Aug 8 (MENA) - Israeli occupation troops arrested 11 Palestinian nationals from the West Bank at dawn Tuesday. Nine youths from Jenin, including the siblings of martyr Diaa Salama, namely Nour, Amir and Ahmed Mohamed Salama, were ....

Russia, Israel discuss Palestine's settlement, situation in Syria

Date: 2017-08-07 14:45:29 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:6934093

MOSCOW, Aug 7 (MENA) - Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov on Monday discussed with Israeli ambassador to Russia Gary Koren a number of regional issues. The talks focused on the prospects of the Palestinian-Israeli settlement as well ....

66% of Israelis say Netanyahu should quit if indicted – poll

Date: 2017-08-07 14:40:16 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:6934225

GAZA CITY, Aug 7 (MENA) - Two thirds (66 percent) of Israelis believe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should resign if indicted for corruption, and just over half (51%) say they don’t believe his protestations of innocence, according to a ....

58 Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2017-08-07 11:14:30 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:6933775

RAMALLAH, Aug 7 (MENA) - Up to 58 Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque Monday morning from Magharba Gate. They provokingly roamed the holy mosque under tight security measures by the Israeli special forces, while the worshipers were inside. ....

Israeli army begins military training near Lebanese borders

Date: 2017-08-07 10:57:05 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:6933776

RAMALLAH, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Israeli army began on Monday military training in the Galilee Panhandle (Finger of Galilee) region adjacent to the Lebanese borders, according to Jewish websites. The websites mentioned that the area will witness ....

Jordanian king arrives in Ramallah

Date: 2017-08-07 10:39:37 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:23 - ID:6933722

RAMALLAH, Aug 7 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan arrived at the Palestinian presidential headquarters here on Monday on his first visit to the West Bank in five years. His last visit to the West Bank was in 2012. Speaking to MENA, Fatah ....

Israeli settlers storm Joseph's tomb in Nablus

Date: 2017-08-07 10:09:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:6933529

RAMALLAH, Aug 7 (MENA) - Hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed on Sunday Joseph's tomb, east of the occupied northern West Bank town of Nablus, amid tight security measures by Israeli forces. Local sources said that more than 40 vehicles with ....

Israeli forces arrest 10 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2017-08-07 08:25:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:6933568

RAMALLAH, Aug 7 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested 10 Palestinians, including a young woman, in different parts of the West Bank at dawn of Monday, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club said. In a statement, the club said the 20-year-old young ....