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Israel holds Palestinian economy captive, say analysts

The Gaza war is speeding up Israel's "annexation" of the Palestinian economy, say analysts, who argue it has been hobbled for decades by agreements...

21.04.2024 6

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By Majeda El-Batsh

Palestinian Muslims mark sad and tense 'holiest Ramadan night' in Jerusalem

Palestinian Muslims marked a tense and sombre last Friday of Ramadan in Jerusalem, with minor scuffles between worshippers and Israeli police...

05.04.2024 3

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By Majeda El-Batsh

Ramadan prayer at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa under the shadow of Gaza war

Muslims worshippers flocked to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound for the second Friday prayer of Ramadan under the heavy presence of Israeli police,...

23.03.2024 10

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By Majeda El-Batsh

Sleepless nights for mothers of Palestinians jailed in occupied West Bank

"I don't sleep anymore," Latifa Abu Hamid said while looking at pictures of her children hanging on the walls of her living room, two women and 10...

08.03.2024 3

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By Majeda El-Batsh

Fear stalks northern Israel after strike kills Hamas deputy

Near Israel's tense northern border with Lebanon, residents fear the killing of the deputy leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas in Beirut could...

03.01.2024 3

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By Majeda El-Batsh

Volunteers help Arab-Israeli farmers amid Gaza war

In Baqa al-Gharbiya, an hour's drive from Haifa, city folk have temporarily traded pens for boots to aid farmers in Israel facing a labour shortage...

16.12.2023 10

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By Majeda El-Batsh

West Bank economy suffers as Palestinians lose Israeli jobs

West Bank Palestinian Ibrahim al-Qiq lost his Israeli job permit after the Gaza war began, sinking him into despair and debt like thousands of others...

12.12.2023 8

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By Majeda El-Batsh

Jerusalem's holy sites deserted on second Friday of war

Fatima lives a few kilometres from Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque but had to cross four checkpoints to get there for Friday prayers with the esplanade...

20.10.2023 1

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By Majeda El-Batsh

Negev Bedouin fear getting caught in crossfire of Israel's war with Hamas

In Israel's southern Negev desert, Bedouin youth gather near a car hit by a rocket from the Gaza Strip, fearing the war is coming closer to them. Alaa...

16.10.2023 3

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By Majeda El-Batsh

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