Search results for ‘palestinian’

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  • 13 Apr 2018

    One Palestinian has been killed during fresh unrest along the Israel/Gaza border, as thousands of Palestinians gathered for mass protests. Officials said at least 122 other people were injured after Israeli soldiers opened fire on crowds who set fire to Israeli flags. Israel claimed protesters had repeatedly tried to damage the border fence by hurling…

  • 9 Apr 2018

    Israeli fighter jets struck a target in the Gaza Strip today after it was claimed explosives had been found near the border. Thousands of Palestinians have been protesting along the border in the run-up to the anniversary of Israel’s foundation 70 years ago.

  • 6 Apr 2018

    Four Palestinian protesters have been killed and at least 200 injured, according to medics in Gaza, as thousands of protesters gathered along the Israel-Gaza border. They set fire to tyres to create a smokescreen to block the view of Israel Defence Force snipers, who say troops only opened fire when people attempted to breach the…

  • 31 Mar 2018

    Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to the Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Mark Regev and by Dr Abdullah Abdullah, a senior official in the Palestinian political party Fatah.

  • 31 Mar 2018

    The United Nations has called for an independent inquiry into yesterday’s violence along the Gaza border, which left at least 15 Palestinian protesters dead. Thousands of people turned out to demonstrate against the Israeli occupation of Gaza when clashes broke out with Israeli troops opening fire on the crowds. Palestinians say hundreds more were injured.…

  • 15 Feb 2018

    You might remember him as “the man who broke the Bank of England”, but George Soros is also at the centre of dozens of conspiracy theories. Here’s why they don’t stack up.

  • 13 Feb 2018

    The trial of a Palestinian teenager who was filmed slapping an Israeli soldier and lunging at another has begun behind closed doors at an Israeli military court. 17-year-old Ahed Tamimi gained worldwide attention after video footage of the incident was shared on social media, becoming a symbolic case in the battle for public opinion in…

  • 7 Dec 2017

    Speaking from Ramallah is Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian politician and member of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s executive committee and from New York, Sohrab Ahamri, a senior writer at Commentary Magazine.

  • 6 Dec 2017

    Cathy Newman is joined from Washington DC by Husam Zomlot, the Palestinians’ chief delegate to the US and senior adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas.

  • 6 Dec 2017

    President Donald Trump has confirmed the US is to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, which he called “a step toward peace.”

  • 11 Oct 2017

    As diplomats across the world hold their breath against what President Trump may do to the Iran nuclear deal, and watch their Twitter feeds on their phones, how starkly different is the story of two Norwegians who so nearly won Middle East peace back in 1993? The story of their clandestine year-long efforts to forge…

  • 27 Sep 2017

    Corbyn hero worshipped by delegates as he sets out policies of the newly radical Labour party

    At times Mr Corbyn couldn’t get more than a couple of sentences out without a burst of applause.

  • 25 Jul 2017

    Israel has dismantled metal detectors at a holy site in Jerusalem, following widespread protests by Palestinians. They were installed along with security cameras after two Israeli police officers guarding the site were shot dead by Arab Israelis, sparking a week of mass protests and further bloodshed on both sides. Muslim leaders, though, are still urging…

  • 3 Mar 2017

    Dr Husam Zomlot, an adviser to the Palestinian President.

  • 3 Mar 2017

    The Walled Off Hotel is a few metres from a stretch of the controversial West Bank barrier which has been heavily decorated by artists.