JERUSALEM: President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has set off an increasingly visible battle in the city’s eastern sector — with an emboldened Israel seeking to cement its control over the contested area and Palestinians pushing back to maintain their limited foothold. In recent weeks, Israel has arrested
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Palestinian dies of wounds from West Bank clashes
Why is Israel so afraid of Khalida Jarrar?
When Israeli troops stormed the house of Palestinian parliamentarian and lawyer, Khalida Jarrar, on April 2, 2015, she was engrossed in her research. For months, Jarrar had been leading a Palestinian effort to take Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Her research on that very evening was directly related to the
Palestinian kills two Israeli settlers in shooting attack at West Bank
A Palestinian gunman shot dead two soldiers and wounded a third on Sunday in an industrial park next to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said. The gunman, the military said, had worked in a factory where the shooting took place. Israel's national ambulance service said a
Palestinian youth injured in Israeli raid in West Bank
A Palestinian youth was injured on Sunday in an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to local residents. An Israeli force raided the town of Nahalin, west of Bethlehem, and searched several homes, triggering clashes with dozens of angry youths, the residents said. Israeli forces fired live ammunition,