Israel's prison service denies jails on verge of 'explosion'

The Israel Prison Service claims that escalating tensions in prisons are not related to changes in the incarceration conditions of the Palestinian prisoners, but the impending shakeup of a new Prison Service chief and the lack of a diplomatic horizon.

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Congressional Democrats visiting Israel get earful about 'bad' Iran deal

Instead of adopting the assessment of several top security chiefs that the Iran deal is better than none, Zionist Camp leaders Tzipi Livni and Isaac Herzog have chosen to imitate the prime minister and deride the agreement in talks with Congressional Democrats visiting Israel.

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Is Palestinian soccer head playing a political game?

Palestinian Football Association Head Jibril Rajoub claimed that Israel prevented West Bank entry of Palestinian soccer players, but Israel argues that it was Rajoub who created an incident so he could score political points.

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Possible EU sanctions alarm Israeli banks

Following the recommendation of a prominent think tank, Israeli investors fear that the European Union will decide to "mark" Israeli banks that operate in the West Bank, devastating the entire Israeli banking system.

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Hamas concludes first-ever military training camp for girls

Hamas’ women's movement is now organizing female-only training camps to strengthen young women's affiliation with Hamas' values and goals.

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Declining Israeli prison conditions may escalate tension with Palestine

Sanctions imposed on Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli jails have pushed prisoners to go on a hunger strike until their demands are met.

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Going gluten-free in Gaza

Gluten-sensitive Gazans do not have easy access to flour they can easily digest, but two researchers have recently developed a gluten-free wheat that can be produced locally.

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Former Shin Bet head: Jewish terror slow-growing 'cancer' in Israel

Former Shin Bet head Yuval Diskin has posted a scathing criticism of Jewish terrorism, blaming weak Israeli leadership for failing to counter "anarchist ideologies."

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One man’s mission to preserve Palestinian heritage

Palestinian Saeed al-Ashkar interviews the elderly to reconstruct history and preserve Palestinian heritage.

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Israelis lean right toward one-state solution

Palestinians are calling for one secular state where citizens have equal rights, but more and more right-wing Israelis are adopting their own version of the one Jewish state.

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West Bank violence rises sharply

Spiking rates of societal violence among Palestinians reflect harsh social, economic and political conditions, the spread of a culture that uses weapons, a slow judicial process and an absence of strict measures taken by authorities.

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Will Israel's force-feeding law turn doctors into political tools?

The controversial force-feeding law passed in July will soon be tested by the case of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoner Mohammed Allan as the Israel Medical Association stands firm against a practice it considers unethical.

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