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Israel withdraws troops from West Bank militant stronghold and warns two-day raid is not a one-off
Members of Israeli security and emergency personnel work at the site of a reported car ramming attack in Tel Aviv on July 4, 2023. The suspected attack has resulted in injuries police and medics said, on the second day of a major Israeli army operation in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israel frees one of longest-serving Palestinian prisoners after 40 years
Longest serving Palestinian prisoner, Karim Younis, is welcomed at his village, after he was freed from Israeli jail earlier today, in Ara, Israel January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Hundreds of Palestinians demonstrate against Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinians lift placards in Arabic which read "What a situation: Occupation... deceit... arrest... assassination" as a banner addressing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reads "Leave" in Ramallah city in the occupied West Bank on July 3, 2021, as they rally for a protest denouncing the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the aftermath of the death of activist Nizar Banat while in the custody of PA security forces. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP) (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘We will only leave Silwan as dead people’: Palestinians fight to keep their East Jerusalem homes as evictions accelerate - and trigger violent confrontations
Mohammad Sabbagh, a Palestinian resident of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheik Jarrah outside his home on June 9,2021. The Sabbagh family are amongst the many Palestinian residents of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah that have for years have been fighting attempts by right-wing Jewish settler organizations to take over their homes.(Photo by Heidi Levine for The Globe and Mail).
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Investor magnet Israel tarnished by Palestinian conflict, but pull still strong
An Israeli shekel note is seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo.
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As Jewish-Arab conflicts escalate, Palestinians look at catastrophes past and present with dread
A Palestinian woman gestures as residents of Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip, assess the damage from Israeli air strikes on May 14.
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With Jerusalem’s days of horror, Netanyahu’s and Abbas’s power to bring calm is in question
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Trump-era spike of Israeli settlement growth has only begun
A Palestinian laborer works on a new building in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Israel went on an aggressive settlement spree during the Trump era, according to an AP investigation, pushing deeper into the occupied West Bank than ever before and putting the Biden administration into a bind as it seeks to revive Mideast peace efforts. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Biden White House rattles the Middle East with another jolt of whiplash
President Joe Biden walks over to sign a series of executive orders on climate change, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Israel advanced plans to build hundreds of homes in West Bank settlements, group says
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President Mahmoud Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in 15 years
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Jan. 22, 2020.
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Israel announces plans for 800 new homes in West Bank settlements, risking Biden’s ire
FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2020 file photo, workers take a break before European Union officials visit the construction site for Givat Hamatos settlement in Jerusalem. Israel on Monday, Jan. 12, 2021, advanced plans to build 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a move that could strain ties with the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced the move, saying it would include 100 homes in a settlement where an Israeli woman was killed recently in an alleged terror attack. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
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Israel paves way for growth of settlements with highways, tunnels and overpasses
Roadworks expand a road to Israeli settlements inside the West Bank, near the city of Bethlehem on Nov. 29, 2020.
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Jordan’s King Abdullah and Palestinian leader Abbas meet, hope Biden revives peace process in Arab-Israeli conflict
A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on November 29, 2020 shows Jordan's King Abdullah II (R) receiving Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) as they meet to discuss developments related to the Palestinian cause, in the capital Amman. (Photo by Yousef ALLAN / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / JORDANIAN ROYAL PALACE / YOUSEF ALLAN" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by YOUSEF ALLAN/Jordanian Royal Palace/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israeli military says it struck Hamas targets in Gaza Strip after militants fired rockets
Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants take part in a military rally in Gaza City on November 12, 2020, to mark the first anniversary of the killing of the group's commander Baha Abu Al-Ata in a strike on his home in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Senior PLO official Saeb Erekat on ventilator with COVID-19, Israeli hospital says
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat speaks to the media in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on July 1, 2019.
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Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat taken to Israeli hospital after COVID-19 condition worsens
FILE PHOTO: Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat looks on during a news conference following his meeting with foreign diplomats, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File Photo
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University of Toronto dean shuts down questions over rescinded job offer
People walk past the University of Toronto campus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Tax Court judge accused of pressuring U of T law school not to hire human-rights scholar identified
The University of Toronto's St. George Campus is seen in a July 27, 2013, file photo.
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U of T law dean denies offering scholar job, caving to Tax Court judge’s pressure
People take a break from playing sports on the grounds of the University of Toronto in Toronto, on Sept. 9, 2020.
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U of T law school under fire for opting not to hire human-rights scholar after pressure from sitting judge
From left are University College, Soldiers Tower, and the University of Toronto Students' Union. The University of Toronto's St. George campus is deserted on May 20 2020, with most buildings closed and classes cancelled.
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By signing a deal with Israel, two Arab countries have betrayed Palestinians
Daoud Kuttab
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Israeli court hands down three life sentences to man for deadly 2015 arson attack
In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Israeli Jewish extremist Amiram Ben-Uliel arrives at a district court in Lod, Israel.
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Gazans living on Emirates-funded estate rue normalization deal with Israel
A Palestinian girl walks at the Sheikh Zayed housing estate in the northern Gaza Strip August 24, 2020. Picture taken August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem