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Palestinian athletes to be invited to Olympics
Between six and eight Palestinian athletes are expected to compete at the Paris Olympics, with some set to be invited by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) even if they fail to qualify, its head Thomas Bach said.Bach told AFP on Friday that qualification events for the Paris Games, which start on July 26, were ongoing
Palestinian paramedics fear Gaza dangers will spread to West Bank
Hebron, occupied West Bank – In his 25 years as a paramedic, Jawdat al-Muhtaseb has worked during fraught times, from the second Intifada to the heightened tensions in 2015 and then to the current situation, where the ripple effect of Israel’s war on Gaza led to an increase in deadly Israeli violence against Palestinians in
Israeli, Palestinian UK envoys give opposing views on 2-state solution
How one educator is inspiring a love of Arabic as UN marks 11th World Arabic Language Day DUBAI: Exactly 50 years ago, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared that it would adopt Arabic as its sixth official language. Thirty nine years later, in 2012, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization established UN Arabic
Who are the jailed Palestinian women and children set to be released by Israel?
Key PointsBoth Israeli women and children and Palestinian women and children will be released as part of the deal.Almost half of the Palestinians detained are women and children, with some as young as 14-years-old.Israel has faced criticism for its treatment of minors in detention.Dozens of Palestinian parents are in disbelief at the potential return of
Palestinian prisoners enter 40th year in Israel detention
The two longest-serving Palestinian freedom fighters incarcerated in Israel have entered their 40th and last year behind bars, Palestinian Wafa news agency reported citing the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) yesterday. According to PPS, Karim Younis, 63, and his cousin, Maher Younis, 64, both from the Arab-Israeli town of Ara in northern Israel, were detained on 6 January…
Why Palestinian kids’ playgrounds are such prime targets for Israeli settlers
"'I need a place to play, Dad,' my seven-year-old daughter, Daliah, tells me. When my kids see the playgrounds built for the settlers’ kids, they have a hundred questions. They ask why I can’t build them the same kind of playground," Nasser Nawaja, a resident of Susya and a field researcher for the Israeli human…
Gaza City – Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip called for the scrapping of an agreement between the US and the United Nation’s agency for Palestinian refugees, saying the deal violates many of their rights. Dozens of people protested in front of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees’ (UNRWA) headquarters on Tuesday,…
Police: Palestinian woman tries to stab cop in Jerusalem Old City, is shot dead
A Palestinian woman was shot dead as she attempted to stab police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City early Thursday morning, police said. According to police, the woman approached the officers near the Chain Gate leading to the Temple Mount at around 6:30 a.m., took out a knife and tried to stab them. The officers opened…