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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaking during a rally marking the 12th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah, November 10, 2016. (Flash90)
Majority of Palestinians fear loss of liberties in PA, poll shows
By Dov Lieber
Two-thirds of West Bank and Gaza residents want Abbas to resign; jailed Barghouti would win a presidential election against the current leader and Hamas's Haniyeh
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaking during a rally marking the 12th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah, November 10, 2016. (Flash90)
September 19, 2017, 6:45 pm
Majority of Palestinians fear loss of liberties in PA, poll shows
Two-thirds of West Bank and Gaza residents want Abbas to resign; jailed Barghouti would win a presidential election against the current leader and Hamas's Haniyeh
By Dov Lieber
Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers guarding a West Bank checkpoint, August 16, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
September 19, 2017, 5:47 pm
Israel announces West Bank, Gaza closure for Rosh Hashanah
Only 'exceptional' cases to be allowed into Israel as nation ushers in Jewish new year; police deploy reinforcements in Jerusalem
By Judah Ari Gross
Screen capture from video of David Myers, executive director of New York’s Center for Jewish History. (YouTube/The University of Scranton)
September 19, 2017, 8:21 am
Center for Jewish History board backs new head after right-wing attacks
Archive says David Myers has its 'unwavering support' as critics cite his urging Israel to end occupation of West Bank
By JTA
Israeli settlers pictured uprooting Palestinian olive trees adjacent to the village of Kalil on September 15, 2017. (Courtesy: Yesh Din)
September 15, 2017, 10:59 pm
For 3rd time in a week, settlers uproot Palestinian olive trees
Israeli rights group says 12 trees in fields belonging to Palestinian farmers from the village of Kalil were found destroyed Friday
By Jacob Magid
One of the olive trees in the Palestinian village of Burin that was uprooted by Israeli settlers on September 13, 2017. Spray-painted on the trunk is the Hebrew for "administrative" in reference to the administrative orders issued against hilltop youth. (Courtesy)
September 14, 2017, 9:50 pm
Settlers uproot olive trees in village south of Nablus, Palestinians say
Locals find Hebrew graffiti spray-painted on several trees, referencing recent steps taken by Defense Ministry against hilltop youth
By Jacob Magid
Part of the route of the Bible Marathon, from Rosh Ha’ayin to Shiloh. (Screen capture: YouTube)
September 14, 2017, 8:01 pm
Israel protests international marathon body’s exclusion of West Bank race
Organizers of Bible Marathon, from Rosh Ha'ayin to Shiloh, say exclusion is 'discriminatory' and prompted by 'political activists'
By AP
Former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon speaks at a cultural event in Ra'anana on July 15, 2017. (Flash90)
September 14, 2017, 5:53 pm
Ex-defense minister insists he partly blames Israel for terror attack
Moshe Ya'alon says lax government attitude towards Jewish extremists led to deadly 2015 revenge shooting on West Bank highway
By Stuart Winer
File: Border Police officers at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack near the entrance to the Kiryat Arba settlement, September 23, 2016. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
September 13, 2017, 4:43 pm
Attempted stabbing thwarted near Hebron, attacker shot
No injuries to Israeli forces or civilians in West Bank attack at entrance of Kiryat Arba, terrorist seriously wounded
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of cars being transported near the Erez Crossing into Gaza. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
September 12, 2017, 12:31 am
With reforms, Palestinian economy could grow 7% each year — World Bank
New report says fiscal policy overhaul coupled with easing of Israeli restrictions needed to boost productivity in West Bank and Gaza
By Sue Surkes
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN high commissioner for human rights, is pictured on a TV screen during the opening of the 36th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on September 11, 2017. (Laurent Gillieron/ Keystone via AP)
September 11, 2017, 11:35 pm
UN rights head accuses Israel of ‘serious violations’ of international law
Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein says Israeli policies in the West Bank fuel a 'cycle of violence,' slams laws on NGOs
By TOI staff
Squatters of the Machpela House in Hebron sit outside the building as Border Police look on, July 26, 2017. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
September 3, 2017, 11:12 pm
Court gives Hebron squatters reprieve as evacuation looms
Petition to stay eviction from Machpela House comes on the final day of a week during which the settlers were meant to leave peacefully
By Jacob Magid
File: MDA paramedics remove the body of a motorcyclist who was killed after he crashed on Ish Shalom Road in Jerusalem on May 28, 2008. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
September 2, 2017, 3:15 pm
23-year-old motorcyclist succumbs to wounds after West Bank crash
Rider pronounced dead at Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba where he was transferred by MDA medics in critical condition
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Medics from the Magen David Adom ambulance service treat an Israel Police officer and border guard that were injured when a car rammed through a checkpoint outside of Jerusalem on October 13, 2016. (Magen David Adom)
September 2, 2017, 1:10 pm
IDF investigating reports of attempted stabbing in West Bank
Palestinian woman reportedly approached guards outside settlement of Hashmonaim, failed to heed calls to stop
By TOI staff
Weapons that were found by soldiers during a raid in the village of al-Arush in the West Bank on August 31, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 31, 2017, 11:50 am
IDF troops shut radio station, find guns in predawn raids
Soldiers also clash with residents of the al-Amari refugee camp, near Ramallah; several Palestinians said injured
By Judah Ari Gross
A M16 rifle and a homemade gun found by the IDF during raids in the West Bank on August 28, 2017. (IDF Spokesperson)
August 28, 2017, 9:45 am
IDF seizes M16 rifles in West Bank raids
Since start of the year, security forces confiscate 220 firearms, shutter 25 gun-making workshops
By TOI staff
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