Abbas backs down on decision to refuse clearing funds

Crippled by a severe financial crisis, the Palestinian Authority has recently accepted the clearing funds from Israel that it had been refusing for eight months.

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Young Gaza artist's surrealist paintings transcend borders

The surrealist paintings of Reham Amawi portray what she calls the silence of the world toward the Palestinians' plight.

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Palestine Monetary Authority gets grip on terrorism funding

A new network will help Palestinian banks crack down on illegal money transactions by collecting more data from their customers.

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Israel-Palestinian tax deal has implications beyond economy

The compromise over Israel's withheld tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority could present a step toward recognition of Palestinian sovereignty.

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Visit from Vatican reps boosts Catholic-Muslim interaction

Muslim and Catholic religious leaders observed the eighth centenary of St. Francis' pilgrimage to Jerusalem by visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque, illustrating what appears to be a golden age of relations between the religions.

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Rights now: Why Palestinian women do not want to wait for liberation

Outraged that Palestinian men are getting away with murder, women of Palestine take to the streets and to cinema halls to push for their rights.

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Why women in this Lebanese refugee camp opt for trade, not aid

A group of Syrian and Palestinian women from a refugee camp in Lebanon transitioned a struggling project into an enterprise that aims to export around the world.

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Israel hampering Palestinian economy at its own risk

Under the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, the Palestinian economy, which was supposed to grow and bolster peace and security in the process, has become a source of utter despair for Palestinians.

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Palestine no longer a safe environment for investments

Economic indicators show an increase in Palestinian investment outside Palestine, stirring fears about the Palestinian economy.

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Jordan book fair held with theme 'Jerusalem: The Capital of Palestine'

The Amman International Book Fair, one of the major literary events in the region, takes up the Palestinian issue as the theme this year.

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Ticking time bomb: not a license to torture

The terrible damage done to Palestinian Samer Arbid, who is suspected of heading a terror cell, could harm Israel much more than the harm that would have occurred had torture not been used on him.

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Did Egypt go behind Hamas’ back to meet with Israel?

Egypt’s security delegation visited Israel and held talks in Netanyahu’s office without visiting Gaza.

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