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Jerusalem Eviction Postponed,
Offering a Glimmer of Hope

Article by Linah Alsaafin Updated Thu, May 23 
The Shamasneh family, residents of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in east Jerusalem, are facing eviction under Israeli laws that allow Jewish residents to take back property owned prior to 1948.
(REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
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Gaza Prisoner's Wife Impregnated
Via Sperm Smuggled From Jail

Article by Hazem Balousha Updated Fri, May 24 
With many married Palestinian prisoners unable to have children because they are separated from their wives, some are resorting to in-vitro fertilization after smuggling their sperm samples from prison.
(REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman)
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Memo to John Kerry:
'Two-State Solution' Bankrupt

Article by Shlomi Eldar Updated Thu, May 23 
Kilometers of fine roads testify to the fact that illegal outposts in the West Bank flourish under the auspices of the Israeli government. 
(REUTERS/Nir Elias)
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Durrah's Father: My Son Is Dead

Article by Hazem Balousha Updated Thu, May 23 
At the site of Muhammad al-Durrah's grave, his father Jamal recounts his son's final moments, rebuking Israeli claims that he was not killed by Israeli gunfire.
(Hazem Balousha)
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The Jihadist Threat to Lebanon

Article by Jaafar al-Attar Updated Thu, May 23 
Lebanese security sources have revealed that jihadists have infiltrated Lebanon’s Palestinian refugee camps while they wait to see what happens in Syria.
(REUTERS/Ali Hashisho )
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New Palestinian Movement
Calls for One-State Solution

Article by Daoud Kuttab Updated Thu, May 23 
Frustrated at the lack of progress, Palestinians of various backgrounds have joined to create a movement that explicitly calls for a single democratic state in historic Palestine.
(REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
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Six Nautical Miles Not Enough
For Gaza Fishermen

Article by Abeer Ayyoub Updated Thu, May 23 
Israel's announcement to re-extend Gaza's fishing zone from three to six nautical miles comes at the end of the lucrative sardine season and does not promise relief for fishermen.
(REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
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Washington Relaxed About Prospect
Of Erdogan Visit to Gaza

Article by Tulin Daloglu Updated Thu, May 23 
US President Barack Obama seems confident that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won’t upset the Turkey-Israel rapprochement.
(REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
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Israel Was Right to Publish
Al-Durrah Report

Article by Ben Caspit Updated Thu, May 23 
A response to Shlomi Eldar’s article about the irrelevance of the Israeli Commission of Inquiry investigating the circumstances of Muhammad al-Durrah’s death. 
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Hamas Tightens Ban
On Travel From Gaza

Article by Mohammed Suliman Updated Wed, May 22 
Hamas' ban on travel from Gaza to the West Bank for two human rights workers shows Israel isn't the only one restricting Palestinians' movement.
(REUTERS/Suhaib Salem)
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