Why Netanyahu loses no sleep over European uproar

Though Israeli leftists may welcome eight European countries' demand that Israel repay them for destroyed and confiscated aid for Palestinians, they may be playing right into the prime minister's hands.

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Why was the West Bank excluded from Palestinian reconciliation?

It seems that the recent reconciliation agreement that aims to end the division between Hamas and Fatah has ignored reforms and changes in the West Bank, focusing more on the Gaza Strip.

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Can animated film sensitize Israelis to suffering in Gaza?

A human rights organization has produced a short animated film about a girl in a candy factory to explain the conditions in Gaza caused by the blockade.

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Israel, US coordinated on settlement construction

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to be able to walk between the raindrops by approving hundreds of new housing units in the West Bank without upsetting the Americans.

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Can Netanyahu say 'no' to Trump?

Israeli right-wing ministers forced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reject a Palestinian reconciliation, even though the Trump administration is determined to support it.

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Virtual museum brings world’s masterpieces to Gaza

The University of Palestine's new virtual museum lets Gazans experience the world's artwork and monuments without having to leave the besieged Gaza Strip.

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Palestinians gauge economic impact of reconciliation

Now that Hamas and Fatah have agreed to reconcile, the Palestinian government faces the problem of paying the salaries of tens of thousands of employees from the Gaza Strip as it tries to revive the deteriorating economic situation.

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Meet the generation of Palestinian division

Palestinian youth hope reconciliation will compensate for the dreams they lost as a result of the 10-year-long internal division.

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Egypt key to Palestinian reconciliation

The future of Palestinian reconciliation depends more on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi than it does on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas or Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh.

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Is Jordan planning major change in Red Sea-Dead Sea project?

Amid rumors that Jordan is freezing out Israel and the Palestinian Authority with regard to the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project, officials remained silent.

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Netanyahu's strategy to avoid negotiations

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exploits the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation in order to set impossible conditions for resuming talks with the Palestinians.

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Palestinians keep wary eye on reconciliation agreement

Several Palestinian groups have taken to the streets of the West Bank and Gaza to pressure Hamas and Fatah to swiftly implement the recent reconciliation agreement in light of past failures.

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