Palestine

Caught in the middle: Gypsies in Jerusalem marginalized in conflict-laden city
World

Caught in the middle: Gypsies in Jerusalem marginalized in conflict-laden city

JERUSALEM — While it is a community that has lived in the city for centuries, not many have heard of…
World Bank warns of deepening Palestinian fiscal crisis
World

World Bank warns of deepening Palestinian fiscal crisis

A fiscal crisis in the aid-dependent Palestinian economy will worsen unless foreign funding increases and Israel eases its restrictions in…
Palestinian playwright Valantina Abu Oqsa on ‘I Am Free’
Books

Palestinian playwright Valantina Abu Oqsa on ‘I Am Free’

In late August, organizers of the Etel Adnan Award for Women Playwrights announced that their 2012 award would go to…
Running through Ramallah
Books

Running through Ramallah

Ramallah has a shining international image: it has restaurants, nightclubs, culture, fun. In Joe Sacco’s pioneering graphic novel “Palestine,” all…
Egypt reopens Rafah crossing with Gaza, sources say
Egypt

Egypt reopens Rafah crossing with Gaza, sources say

  Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Saturday, a lifeline for Gazans which had been closed for much of the…
Israel slams S Africa over label identifies goods as from Palestine
World

Israel slams S Africa over label identifies goods as from Palestine

The Israeli foreign ministry dismissed as "unacceptable" a decision by the South African cabinet on Wednesday approving the placing of…
Hamas leader: Palestinians not interested in settling in Sinai
Egypt

Hamas leader: Palestinians not interested in settling in Sinai

  Head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip Ismail Haniyeh said on Sunday that Palestinians do not intend…
Arafat’s widow lodges legal suit over poison claim
World

Arafat’s widow lodges legal suit over poison claim

The widow and daughter of Yasser Arafat on Tuesday launched legal action in France over claims that the veteran Palestinian…
Gaza rocket hits Israel, military says
World

Gaza rocket hits Israel, military says

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel's largely rural Eshkol region on Friday but there…
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