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Defence Minister Accuses Abbas of Wanting Israel-Hamas War

Israel's defence minister on Thursday accused Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas of trying to spark a fresh conflict...

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UN Says Gazans Being Held Hostage To Palestinian Feud

The United Nations said Wednesday that Gazans were being held hostage to Palestinian political infighting, warning that...

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UN Says Gazans Being Held Hostage To Palestinian Feud

The United Nations said Wednesday that Gazans were being held hostage to Palestinian political infighting, warning that...

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Netanyahu Urges UN To Dismantle Its Palestinian Aid Agency

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Sunday for the United Nations to shut down its Palestinian refugee aid...

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Palestinian Refugees’ Dreams of Returning Home Fade

Fifty years ago, Sobhi Awwad left the ancient West Bank city of Jericho with his parents, running to dodge the...

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Palestinian Local Polls Highlight Hamas-Fatah Division

Palestinians vote in municipal elections on Saturday, but only in the West Bank and not the Gaza Strip, illustrating...

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New Hamas Chief Latest Step Toward International Acceptance

Ismail Haniya's election as Hamas chief is another sign that the Islamist movement is seeking to soften its image and...

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Hamas Leader Urges Trump To Seize ‘historic Opportunity’

The leader of the radical Palestinian group Hamas called on US President Donald Trump Wednesday to break with past...

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Hamas Eases Stance On Israel With New Policy Document

Hamas on Monday unveiled a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having called for years for the...

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New Hamas Document Accepts Palestinian State With 1967 Borders

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas unveiled Monday a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having...

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Lebanon At ‘breaking Point’ With Syria Refugee Influx

Lebanon's prime minister warned Friday that his country has reached "breaking point" by hosting more than one million...

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From Syria To Paris, Music Provides Haven For ‘Refugees of Rap’

Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad's military firepower, but two brothers, who fled to Paris from...

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One Dead As Clashes Rock Palestinian Camp In Lebanon

One civilian was killed and four wounded on Tuesday in fierce clashes that rocked Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee...

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In Gaza, Syrians Try To Rebuild Lives In Ruins

When his family's restaurant in Aleppo was crushed by bombs, Anas Qaterji had no choice but to flee war-torn Syria. He...

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Mapping A Palestinian Camp In Lebanon

Equipped with an inexpensive camera and a big red balloon, Firas Ismail -- a 20-year-old Palestinian refugee in...

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Palestinian Leader’s Legacy

A museum built on the grounds of the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, dedicated to the legacy of Yasser Arafat,...