U.S. to Downgrade Palestinian Affairs Office in Jerusalem, Officials Say
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U.S. to Downgrade Palestinian Affairs Office in Jerusalem, Officials Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In recent years, an office within the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem had a direct line of communication with Washington. That was meant to signal that the United States saw Palestinian issues as important, and considered the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip…

Opinion | An Oscar for ‘No Other Land’ Didn’t Protect Hamdan Ballal
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Opinion | An Oscar for ‘No Other Land’ Didn’t Protect Hamdan Ballal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On March 2, I won an Academy Award for best documentary for a film I co-directed, “No Other Land.” It’s hard to put into words how that moment felt. It was one of the most incredible moments of my life. Three weeks later,…

Death of Palestinian American Boy in West Bank Sparks Outcry
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Death of Palestinian American Boy in West Bank Sparks Outcry

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Members of northern New Jersey’s Palestinian community gathered on Tuesday to condemn the recent killing of a Palestinian American boy by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. The boy, Amer Rabee, 14, was shot and killed in the town of Turmus Aya on…

Israeli Police Release Palestinian Director Hamdan Ballal After West Bank Incident
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Israeli Police Release Palestinian Director Hamdan Ballal After West Bank Incident

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Israeli authorities on Tuesday released a Palestinian director of an Oscar-winning documentary who was detained overnight after what he and witnesses said was an attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The police said that the filmmaker, Hamdan Ballal, one of…

Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian Director of ‘No Other Land,’ Is Attacked in West Bank, Witnesses Say
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Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian Director of ‘No Other Land,’ Is Attacked in West Bank, Witnesses Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” was beaten bloody near his home by Israeli settlers and detained by the Israeli authorities in the occupied West Bank on Monday evening, witnesses said. The director, Hamdan Ballal, was set upon in…

Ramadan in the West Bank: Displacement and Despair
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Ramadan in the West Bank: Displacement and Despair

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The bustle of Ramadan markets has been reduced to a trickle of somber shoppers. A heavy silence has replaced lively chatter. No lanterns glow in windows, and the strings of lights that crisscrossed alleyways, flickering above children playing in the streets, have gone…

Israel Says It Killed Local Hamas Commander in West Bank
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Israel Says It Killed Local Hamas Commander in West Bank

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Israeli military said on Tuesday that its forces had killed a Hamas military commander in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank as it expanded on a series of raids that have displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians. Israeli soldiers…

Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert
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Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Three buses exploded in Tel Aviv area parking lots on Thursday night, raising suspicions of an attempted, coordinated terrorist attack and prompting the Israeli authorities to halt all buses and trains nationwide. There were no injuries reported. After the explosions, Prime Minister Benjamin…

Opinion | Trump Has Given Netanyahu the Ultimate Gift: A Lifeline
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Opinion | Trump Has Given Netanyahu the Ultimate Gift: A Lifeline

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sixteen months after the Oct. 7 massacre, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has concluded his official visit to Washington a victor. The Israeli leader — who spent years actively strengthening Hamas’s rule in Gaza and bears deep responsibility for the events leading…

Israeli Troops Withdraw From Netzarim Corridor in Gaza
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Israeli Troops Withdraw From Netzarim Corridor in Gaza

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israel’s military withdrew Sunday from a key corridor dividing the Gaza Strip, leaving nearly all of the territory’s north as required by a tenuous cease-fire agreement with Hamas. The military’s departure from the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza came as the Israeli government sent…