March 10, 2017
1:33 pm

Basel al-A'araj, who was killed in a gunfire exchange with Israeli troops on March 6, 2017, speaks in front of a group at a cemetery in Qabatiya, in the northern West Bank, on December 19, 2014. (Screen capture: YouTube)

Israel delays returning body of Palestinian killed in shootout with IDF

Army confirms it won’t return Basel al-A’araj’s remains to his family, but declines to say if it ever agreed to

By Dov Lieber

March 10, 2017
2:41 am

A woman looks at the sea as Palestinian families of fishermen shout slogans during a protest against Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip on March 9, 2017 in Gaza City. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)

Minister floats plan for Gaza seaport island to end blockade

Critics say Yisrael Katz’s proposal for an artificial land mass linked to Strip by a bridge is just a gimmick without Palestinian buy-in

By Aron Heller

March 9, 2017
5:31 pm

Israel to return body of Palestinian activist killed in IDF shootout

IDF declines to say whether family of Basel al-A’araj agreed to conditions usually imposed on funerals for slain terrorists

By Dov Lieber

March 9, 2017
2:49 pm

State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner answers reporters' questions during the department's first on-camera briefing since President Donald Trump was inaugurated March 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)

Kerry’s last-minute $221m. to Palestinians, frozen by Trump, now released… maybe

State Department promises to ‘double-check’ matter, says none of Obama-promised money delayed by new administration will go directly to PA

By Times of Israel staff and AP

March 7, 2017
3:12 pm

Arabs mourn ‘hipster terrorist’ killed in shootout

Israel says Basel al-A’araj was a hardened terrorist, but his reputation was of an educated protester who made a lot of enemies

By Avi Issacharoff

March 7, 2017
3:10 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laughs during a conference at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 21, 2016. (AFP/FABRICE COFFRINI)

A funny thing happened when police grilled Netanyahu

Trump called and interrupted the prime minister’s interrogation, and Liberman causes head-scratching with warning against annexation

By Ilan Ben Zion

March 6, 2017
5:17 pm

Palestinian security forces patrolling Bethlehem in 2013. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Security coordination under fire after suspect once held by PA killed

Palestinian groups call for halt to working with Israeli forces after alleged terrorist killed during shootout in Ramallah

By Dov Lieber

March 6, 2017
7:54 am

An M-16 rifle found in the home of a wanted Palestinian suspect, March 6, 2017, according to the IDF. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Palestinian suspect killed in gunfight with IDF troops in West Bank

Soldiers on arrest raid exchange fire with alleged terrorist, resulting in his death, wound two others; M-16 rifle, submachine gun found in home

By Judah Ari Gross

March 3, 2017
8:48 pm

Palestinian youth hurl rocks at Israeli military during clashes at the border east of Gaza city on May 15, 2016, on the 68th anniversary of the 'Nakba.' (AFP/Mahmud Hams)

Palestinian sources say teen wounded by IDF fire in Gaza

Military has no comment on Palestinian reports; recent days have seen rise in cross-border violence

By Times of Israel staff

March 3, 2017
6:40 pm

The West Bank settlement of Halamish (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Palestinians clash with Israeli settlers in West Bank

Fighting breaks out near water source of Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh; one settler from nearby Halamish lightly wounded, IDF says

By AFP

March 3, 2017
4:24 pm

People pass by the 'Walled Off Hotel' and the Israeli security barrier in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Friday, March 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

Banksy’s art in new West Bank hotel with world’s ‘worst view’

Small Bethlehem guest house features ‘Banksy’s Room,’ where visitors sleep underneath a mural of a Palestinian and an Israeli in a pillow fight

By Nebi Qena

March 3, 2017
2:03 pm

Labor Party leader Shelly Yachimovich and fellow party member Eitan Cabel attend a meeting at the Knesset in 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Laboring over a deal

The Hebrew-language media targets Eitan Cabel and Shelly Yachimovich, after a recording apparently revealed the two had been engaged in shady political agreements

By Adiv Sterman

March 2, 2017
4:53 pm

Palestinian demonstrators stand on a poster of US President Donald Trump as they protest against his support of Israel and demand for the Israeli army to re-open Shuhada Street near a Jewish settler enclave in the heart of the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron, which it has largely closed off to Palestinians, on February 24, 2017. (AFP/Hazem Bader)

Palestinians more pessimistic about peace with Israel under Trump

Poll finds majority of Gaza, West Bank residents doubt peace deal with Israel can be secured under new US administration

By Times of Israel staff

February 26, 2017
10:12 pm

Masked Palestinian Fatah fighters from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades parade during a rally marking the 46th anniversary of the movement's creation, in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh, near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, December 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari/File)

Fighting erupts in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Several injured in clashes in Ein el-Hilweh, just after Abbas completes three-day trip

By AP

February 26, 2017
8:27 pm

Palestinian police stand guard, during the opening ceremony of Rafah health center, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 11, 2015. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Israel to UNRWA: Fire top official over ‘senior Hamas role’

Suhail al-Hindi denies any connection to Palestinian terror group, but IDF says he was elected to its politburo two weeks ago

By Times of Israel staff

Topic: Palestinians

Israel delays returning body of Palestinian killed in shootout with IDF

Army confirms it won’t return Basel al-A’araj’s remains to his family, but declines to say if it ever agreed to

Minister floats plan for Gaza seaport island to end blockade

Critics say Yisrael Katz’s proposal for an artificial land mass linked to Strip by a bridge is just a gimmick without Palestinian buy-in

Israel to return body of Palestinian activist killed in IDF shootout

IDF declines to say whether family of Basel al-A’araj agreed to conditions usually imposed on funerals for slain terrorists

Kerry’s last-minute $221m. to Palestinians, frozen by Trump, now released… maybe

State Department promises to ‘double-check’ matter, says none of Obama-promised money delayed by new administration will go directly to PA

Arabs mourn ‘hipster terrorist’ killed in shootout

Israel says Basel al-A’araj was a hardened terrorist, but his reputation was of an educated protester who made a lot of enemies

A funny thing happened when police grilled Netanyahu

Trump called and interrupted the prime minister’s interrogation, and Liberman causes head-scratching with warning against annexation

Security coordination under fire after suspect once held by PA killed

Palestinian groups call for halt to working with Israeli forces after alleged terrorist killed during shootout in Ramallah

Palestinian suspect killed in gunfight with IDF troops in West Bank

Soldiers on arrest raid exchange fire with alleged terrorist, resulting in his death, wound two others; M-16 rifle, submachine gun found in home

Palestinian sources say teen wounded by IDF fire in Gaza

Military has no comment on Palestinian reports; recent days have seen rise in cross-border violence

Palestinians clash with Israeli settlers in West Bank

Fighting breaks out near water source of Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh; one settler from nearby Halamish lightly wounded, IDF says

Banksy’s art in new West Bank hotel with world’s ‘worst view’

Small Bethlehem guest house features ‘Banksy’s Room,’ where visitors sleep underneath a mural of a Palestinian and an Israeli in a pillow fight

Laboring over a deal

The Hebrew-language media targets Eitan Cabel and Shelly Yachimovich, after a recording apparently revealed the two had been engaged in shady political agreements

Palestinians more pessimistic about peace with Israel under Trump

Poll finds majority of Gaza, West Bank residents doubt peace deal with Israel can be secured under new US administration

Fighting erupts in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Several injured in clashes in Ein el-Hilweh, just after Abbas completes three-day trip

Israel to UNRWA: Fire top official over ‘senior Hamas role’

Suhail al-Hindi denies any connection to Palestinian terror group, but IDF says he was elected to its politburo two weeks ago

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