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GOP Senate candidate Mehmet Oz works the crowd at Musikfest, as Democrat John Fetterman hits campaign trail

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — With the campaign season starting to heat up, Mehmet Oz took his U.S. Senate campaign to Bethlehem on Saturday afternoon, where he went on a tour of Musikfest.

Tribune News Service

A Banksy painting that was sprayed in the West Bank resurfaces in Tel Aviv

The relocation of the painting — a slingshot-toting rat and likely intended to protest the Israel occupation — raises ethical questions about the removal of artwork from occupied territory.

WEKU

Banksy Painting Sprayed in West Bank Resurfaces in Tel Aviv

A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in a swank art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv, an hour’s drive and a world away from the concrete wall in the occupied West Bank where it was initially sprayed. The relocation of the painting — which depicts a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Banksy painting sprayed in West Bank resurfaces in Tel Aviv

A long-lost painting by the British graffiti artist Banksy has resurfaced in a swank art gallery in downtown Tel Aviv

The Independent UK

'Trump years with a smile': Palestinians reject Biden trip

Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - After hearing Joe Biden identify Jerusalem as Israel's capital and concede a two-state solution seemed "far away", one Palestinian official gave a blunt assessment of the US president's visit to the region.

AFP

Biden endorses Palestinian state but admits it’s ‘far away’

JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed an independent Palestinian state, although he conceded that such a historic development was “far away” and acknowledged the despair of the Palestinian people long frustrated in their fight for equal rights.

Los Angeles Times

Biden lands in Saudi Arabia, country he vowed to make 'pariah'

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden landed Friday in Saudi Arabia and met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, sealing a retreat from his campaign pledge to turn the kingdom into a "pariah" over human rights abuses.

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Biden lands in Saudi, country he vowed to make 'pariah'

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden landed Friday in Saudi Arabia, sealing a retreat from his campaign pledge to turn the kingdom into a "pariah" over its human rights record.

AFP

Biden: Two-state solution along 1967 lines is best way to end Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The U.S. president's comments in Bethlehem were seen as a win for the Palestinians.

Axios

Biden takes off on historic flight to Saudi Arabia

Aboard Air Force One (AFP) - President Joe Biden departed Tel Aviv on Friday aboard a historic direct flight from Israel to Saudi Arabia, the latest stop on his first Middle East tour as US leader.

AFP

In West Bank, Biden says Palestinians need to see 'political horizon'

Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden said during a trip to the occupied West Bank on Friday that Palestinians need to see a path towards statehood, even if hopes for a peace process with Israel remain bleak.

AFP

Biden Pledges to Keep up Efforts for Israel-Palestine Peace

US President Joe Biden pledged on Friday to keep up efforts to support a just solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, Biden said the United States would not give up on the goal of a just settlement to the decades-long conflict between Israel…

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Joe Biden greeted by protests during brief visit to Palestine

US president promises $300m in aid amid anger in Bethlehem and East Jerusalem at sidelining of quest for Palestinian state

The Guardian - UK

Biden, Abbas Meet in Bethlehem

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed US President Joe Biden in Bethlehem on Friday before leaving for Saudi Arabia on the second stage of his trip. During his meeting with Abbas, Biden is expected to restate his backing for a two-state solution to the decades-long conflict and will unveil a…

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AFP

Biden meets Palestinian leader ahead of Saudi visit

Bethlehem (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in the occupied West Bank on Friday for talks expected to focus on economic measures without striking any major diplomatic breakthrough.

Al Jazeera

Biden claims US will achieve accountability for Abu Akleh killing

US President Joe Biden makes no mention of Israel as perpetrator in killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Palestinians feel increasingly disillusioned by Biden’s approach

JERUSALEM — The short ride that takes President Joe Biden from Jerusalem to Bethlehem passes an enormous mural of a smiling woman, wearing a flak jacket, yellow paint giving highlights to her chestnut hair.

Reuters

In Israel, Biden repeats U.S. support for two-state solution

U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed American support for a two-state solution to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Thursday, a day before a scheduled meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem.

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The Independent UK

‘This is apartheid’: Israeli human rights group hang billboards for Biden’s visit

The US is accused of tolerating human rights abuses in the region

Irish Mirror

How much money did Padraig Harrington win? The prize money for the US Senior Open

The Dubliner added to his three major championships on the regular tour when fending off Steve Stricker win the US Senior Open at Saucon Valley Country Club’s Old Course in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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Palestinian Killed in West Bank Clash with Israel Army

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man during a clash in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said. The fighting rocked the Dheisheh camp near Bethlehem, a ministry statement said, identifying the dead man as Ayman Muhaisen, 29.

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Palestinian Teen Killed by Israeli Army in West Bank

A Palestinian teenager was shot by Israeli troops Friday near the town of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank and died of his wounds, the Palestinian health ministry said. Zayd Mohammed Ghouneim was shot in the back and neck and died in hospital, a ministry statement said. Contacted by AFP,…

Reuters

Holy Fire lights up Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre

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Orphaned Palestinians Mourn Unarmed Mother Shot by Israeli Soldier

When Ghada Sabatien set out to visit her uncle in a village near Bethlehem, she was not expecting to be caught up in the spike in violence between Israelis and Palestinians. But the unarmed 45-year-old, who was partially sighted and understood little Hebrew, bled to death in the street after…

AFP

Orphaned Palestinians mourn unarmed mother shot by Israeli soldier

Husan (Territoires palestiniens) (AFP) - When Ghada Sabatien set out to visit her uncle in a village near Bethlehem, she was not expecting to be caught up in the spike in violence between Israelis and Palestinians.

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