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Biden heads to West Bank, with little to offer Palestinians

President Joe Biden will visit Palestinian leaders in the West Bank on Friday, at a moment when there's little chance of reviving peace talks with Israel

The Independent UK

Health rumours leave Palestinians wondering who will follow Abbas

President Abbas has been in ill health over recent years and is unpopular, but many Palestinians are still apathetic.

Al Jazeera

Israel grants more Palestinian permits ahead of Biden visit

Israel says it will increase the number of work permits issued to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and allow thousands of Palestinians to gain legal status ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to the region later this week

The Independent UK

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Palestinians Say US Economic Push No Substitute for Peace

Ahead of Joe Biden's first visit to Jerusalem as US president, Washington's ambassador said his team will "pound tables" to press Israeli officials into making concessions to the Palestinians. But ambassador Thomas Nides was talking about ensuring Palestinians have access to economic benefits such as 4G internet, not throwing American…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US still seeks ex-Palestinian prisoner’s extradition from Jordan

Biden administration wants to extradite Ahlam al-Tamimi to face charges in US for 2001 Jerusalem pizzeria attack.

Al Jazeera

With Biden, Palestinians Seeking Freedom Get Permits Instead

For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of "freedom, security and prosperity" enjoyed by Israelis. Instead, they've gotten US aid and permits to work inside Israel and its Jewish settlements. The inconsistency is likely to come up when President…

Asharq Al-Awsat

With Biden, Palestinians seeking freedom get permits instead

For more than two years, the Biden administration has said that Palestinians are entitled to the same measure of “freedom, security and prosperity” enjoyed by Israelis

The Independent UK

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Alt News, CIA, ‘Hinduphobic’ media: The fixations of a rightwing ‘fact-checking’ enterprise

One could dismiss a Twitter account’s conspiracy theories – conjuring up an “anti-Hindu ecosystem” while linking together American philanthropist George Soros, communists, the London School of Economics, digital media and the Gandhis – as feverish hyperbole. But not when the account claims to be a fact-checker, is followed by senior…

Newslaundry

Palestinians expect nothing from Israel's interim prime minister Yair Lipid

Palestinians in Gaza are expecting little from the new Israeli caretaker government led by Yair Lipid. The new government was put in place at the beginning of the month after Naftali Bennett pulled the plug on the ruling coalition.

Radio France Internationale

Israel Increases Work Permits for Gaza Palestinians

The number of entry permits for Palestinian workers from Gaza will increase to 20,000, Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz told military reporters on Thursday. Gantz further linked the implementation of any key civilian development projects in the coastal enclave with the return of Israelis held in Hamas captivity. In June,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A 70-year-old man in Gaza needed open heart surgery. It was a race against time

NPR journalists followed Yousef Al-Kurd and his family for months as they fought for the medical care that could save his life.

WEKU

Rival Palestinian leaders shake hands for the first time in more than five years

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismaïl Haniyeh have met publicly for the first time in over five years, on the sidelines of this week's Algerian independence anniversary celebrations.

Radio France Internationale

PA President Abbas meets Hamas’s Haniya for first time in years

The meeting, in Algeria, was the first time the two political rivals had publicly met since 2016.

Al Jazeera

Abbas and Hamas Chief Hold Rare Meeting

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met publicly for the first time in over five years, on the sidelines of Algerian independence anniversary celebrations. Algeria's state broadcaster reported late Tuesday that representatives of the Palestinian Authority and Hamas movement also attended this meeting, which it called "historic".…

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Foreign Affairs

What America Should Do If the Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Fail

Outsourcing Middle East Security to Israel Is a Bad Plan B

Reuters

Palestinians torture detained critics, rights group says

Palestinian authorities in the occupied West Bank and Gaza arbitrarily arrest and systematically torture critics and opponents, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas Says Captive Israeli’s Condition Has Deteriorated

Gaza's Hamas rulers on Monday said the condition of one of the Israelis it is holding captive has deteriorated. The announcement marked a rare piece of information about the Israelis in Hamas captivity. The movement has given no details on the conditions or whereabouts of its prisoners, and it has…

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian spouses in Gaza suffer from double conflict

Women who relocated to Gaza are unable to visit or contact family, and face similar problems in their adoptive home

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Rich Heritage Buried under Impoverished Gaza Strip

While workers labored on a large construction site in the Gaza Strip, a security guard noticed a strange piece of stone sticking out of the earth. "I thought it was a tunnel," said Ahmad, the young guard, referring to secret passages dug by the group Hamas to help it battle…

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Israeli FM Thanks Turkey for Foiling Attacks on Israelis

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday thanked Turkish authorities for their cooperation in allegedly foiling attacks against Israeli citizens in Turkey, and warned Israel would not "sit idly by' in the face of threats to its citizens from Iran. Lapid made the comments after a meeting with his Turkish…

The Independent UK

Israeli FM thanks Turkey for foiling attacks on Israelis

Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has thanked Turkey for its cooperation in foiling attacks against Israelis and warned Israel would not “sit idly by’ in the face of threats from Iran to its citizens

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas Decides to Restore Syria Ties

A decade after breaking relations with Syrian President Bashar Assad and decamping from Damascus, Hamas is in talks to resume ties with Syria, according to a source in the Gaza-ruling group. “The return of relations was part of discussions that took place for years with Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah,”…

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Haniyeh Calls for Palestinian Strategy Promoting Openness to Int'l Community

Palestinian group Hamas' top leader, Ismail Haniyeh called on Sunday for building a Palestinian strategic vision that promotes openness to the international community and major countries. Speaking at a scientific conference held by Al Umma University in Gaza under the title “Palestinian Sovereignty, Strategic Variables and Future Paths,” Haniyeh said…

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Israel Suspends Increase in Entry Permits for Palestinian Workers from Gaza

Israel said Saturday it was suspending an increase in entry permits for Palestinian workers from Gaza announced earlier this week in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Israeli warplanes hit Hamas military sites in Gaza in retaliation for the rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave, the Israeli army…

Al Jazeera

Israeli air attacks hit Gaza after rocket fire

Palestinian media reported that the Israeli strikes fell on agricultural land in Gaza.

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