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Blinken Discusses Palestinian Authority Reform with Mahmoud Abbas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority in a phone call on Monday with President Mahmoud Abbas in a further step to strengthen bilateral relations, the State Department said. President Joe Biden has sought to repair ties weakened when his predecessor, President…

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Israeli Army Dismisses Two Officers over Death of Elderly Palestinian

Israel's military said on Monday it was dismissing two officers and would reprimand a battalion commander over the death of an elderly Palestinian earlier this month that it said resulted from "a moral failure and poor decision-making." Omar Abdalmajeed As'ad, 78, who was also a US national, was found dead…

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Israel military officers dismissed over death of Palestinian-American at checkpoint

Antony Blinken pressed to investigate West Bank death of 78-year-old who was handcuffed, gagged and left by soldiers last month

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Israeli military dismisses two officers over death of Palestinian American man during village raid

An Israeli military investigation into the death of a Palestinian American man last month finds the soldiers who detained and gagged the 78-year-old failed to '"protect human life", and dismisses two officers from their posts.

ABC News

Baldwin, Moore request probe of Palestinian-American's death

Two members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation are asking the Biden administration to investigate the death of a former Milwaukee resident in the West Bank

The Independent UK

Autopsy Says Violence Caused Death of Detained Palestinian

An autopsy has found that a 78-year-old Palestinian man who was pronounced dead shortly after being detained by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank died of a heart attack caused by “external violence.” The autopsy, undertaken by three Palestinian doctors, confirmed that Omar Asaad, who has US citizenship, suffered…

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Jerusalem's holy sites and West Bank carpeted in rare snow

A rare heavy snowfall covered Jerusalem, some of northern Israel and hilly areas in the occupied West Bank overnight into Thursday, shutting down roads and schools.

Reuters

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At a West Bank Outpost, Israeli Settlers Flaunt Their Power

The Jewish settlement of Homesh, built on privately owned Palestinian land deep inside the occupied West Bank, was dismantled in 2005 and cannot be rebuilt. At least, that’s what Israeli law says. But when a group of settlers drove up to the site last week, they were waved through army…

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‘External violence’ led to death of man, 78, detained in Israeli raid, autopsy finds

Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad, a Palestinian-American, was handcuffed, gagged and blindfolded in soldiers’ raid

The Guardian - UK

Elderly U.S. national died from cardiac arrest after manhandling by Israeli troops, Palestinians say

An elderly Palestinian-American who was found dead after being detained by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank suffered sudden cardiac arrest caused by the stress of being manhandled, according to a Palestinian autopsy released Wednesday.

Reuters

At a West Bank outpost, Israeli settlers flaunt their power

Israeli settlers are flaunting the power of their movement nearly 55 years after Israel captured the West Bank

The Independent UK

Why is the Palestinian Authority cracking down on opposition?

The PA has been violently obstructing prisoner release celebrations and confiscating party banners in recent months.

Al Jazeera

Stone-Throwing Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Village

Israeli settlers drove through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Monday, throwing rocks through the windows of vehicles and businesses and injuring a teenager, a Palestinian official said. It was the latest in a series of settler attacks in recent months. On Friday, settlers attacked Palestinians and…

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Stone-throwing settlers drive through Palestinian village

Israeli settlers have driven through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, throwing rocks through the windows of vehicles and businesses

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Israeli Firm Develops Body Cams with Facial Recognition

Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology. Tirza, a former Israeli army colonel, says his company Yozmot Ltd aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to scan…

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Coming soon: police body cams with facial recognition

AFP

Israeli firm develops body cams with facial recognition

Kfar Adumim (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and the Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology.

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Israeli General Turned Lawmaker Emerges as Settler Critic

Retired general Yair Golan spent a significant part of his military career serving in the occupied West Bank, protecting Jewish settlements. Today, he is one of their most vocal critics. Golan, a former deputy military chief, is now a legislator with the dovish Meretz party, where he has repeatedly spoken…

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The Independent UK

Israeli general turned lawmaker emerges as settler critic

A retired Israeli general has emerged as one of the country's most vocal critics against settlers in the occupied West Bank

France 24

The forgotten music of the Palestinian people

At the start of the pandemic, London-based Palestinian actor, filmmaker and music producer Mo'min Swaitat discovered 10,000 tapes in the West Bank while in lockdown there – music that documented a moment in Palestinian history that hadn't been heard for 30 years. He spent eight months listening to the tapes,…

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Palestinian Hit by Vehicle in Israeli Police Service Dies of Injuries

A 75-year-old Palestinian has died of injuries received nearly two weeks ago when he was hit by a vehicle in Israeli police service in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday. Suleiman al-Hathalin, known to Palestinians as a veteran protester against Israeli settlements, had stood in…

The Independent UK

Trailblazing Arab lawmaker shakes up Israeli politics

Arab politician Mansour Abbas broke a longstanding taboo when he joined Israel’s governing coalition last year

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