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UK consul forced out of West Bank campus

2013-03-05 18:11

Scores of Palestinian students have forced the British consul general to make a hasty departure from a West Bank university campus.

Israel arrests 20 of Hamas armed wing

2013-01-31 20:24

Israel's Shin Bet domestic security service and army have announced the arrest of about 20 members of Hamas' armed wing in Hebron.

West Bank attack on Israelis

2010-08-31 19:17

The Israeli military says a Palestinian gunman has killed four Israelis in an attack in the West Bank.

Hamas accused of arms smuggling

2010-05-06 19:56

The Palestinian president has accused Hamas militants of smuggling large amounts of weapons into the West Bank, just as peace talks with Israel are getting under way.

Palestinian restrictions eased

2009-12-14 20:59

Israeli military officials say they are easing restrictions on the movement of Palestinian Christians in the West Bank for the holiday season.

Jailed for pro-settler protest

2009-10-25 23:33

Two Israeli soldiers who held up a banner backing Jewish settlers on occupied land during their swearing-in ceremony were dismissed from their infantry brigade and jailed.

Army bars 3 Israeli settlers

2009-10-12 19:12

Three Israeli settlers suspected of planning attacks against Palestinians have been ordered to leave the West Bank and stay away from the territory for six months.

Kanefeh brings hope to West Bank

2009-07-18 14:20

Hope has returned to the West Bank city of Nablus, as local cooks make the final preparations to enter the Guinness Book of Records with a huge plate of the kanefeh pastry.

Israel allows settlement homes

2009-06-23 21:06

Israel has authorised construction of 300 new homes at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, defying US calls for a halt to settlement growth, says Israeli Army Radio.

Dead Sea 'swallows people'

2009-06-22 09:10

Israeli geologist Eli Raz was peering into a narrow hole in the Dead Sea shore when the earth opened up and swallowed him.

The moment is now, says Obama

2009-06-05 13:54

Prodding the international community, President Barack Obama has called "for all of us to redouble our efforts" toward separate Israeli and Palestinian states.

Obama hoping for new era

2009-06-04 09:03

US President Barack Obama is in Cairo and he's hoping to usher in a new era in America's relations with the world's 1.5 billion Muslims.

Jews rampage in West Bank

2009-06-01 20:05

Jewish settler mobs have rampaged in the West Bank, hurling stones, burning fields and wounding at least four Palestinians.

Israel fumes over US demands

2009-05-31 14:33

Israel has refused to bow to US calls for a freeze to all settlement activity in the occupied West Bank.

No exceptions, US tells Israel

2009-05-28 07:24

US President Barack Obama has made it clear to Israel he wants no "natural growth exceptions" to his call for a freeze in West Bank settlements.

 

West Bank clashes erupt after funeral

2013-02-25 21:50

Palestinians have clashed with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank after the funeral of a Palestinian who died in an Israeli jail.

Israel delays West Bank apartments

2010-10-27 21:24

Jewish settlers say Israel's defense minister is holding up construction on thousands of apartments that could be built immediately in the West Bank.

Israelis cover 42% of West Bank

2010-07-06 14:07

Israeli settlements control more than 42% of the West Bank, much of it seized from private Palestinian landowners, an Israeli human rights group says.

West Bank prison abuse down

2010-04-07 22:13

The Palestinian Authority's treatment of West Bank detainees has improved but rights violations remain rampant across the Palestinian territories according to a rights group.

Berlin then, West Bank now

2009-11-09 19:22

Palestinians have torn down a chunk of Israel's separation barrier in a protest to coincide with the anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall came down.

GPS confused in Israel

2009-10-18 22:31

Navigating the contours of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be confusing, even for satellite navigation systems.

Abbas drops war crimes case

2009-10-04 18:04

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faces growing outrage at home over his decision to withdraw support for a UN report that alleges Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in the Gaza war.

SA judge in Gaza hearing

2009-06-28 10:07

South African judge, Richard Goldstone, is heading a UN human rights mission conducting hearings as part of its investigation into alleged violations committed during the devastating war in the Gaza Strip.

Abbas to free Hamas prisoners

2009-06-22 22:04

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered the release of all Hamas prisoners ahead of a new round of talks aimed at solving the political crisis.

Jailed minors mistreated

2009-06-11 22:10

Palestinian minors arrested in the West Bank are routinely mistreated and at times tortured by Israeli forces, and are denied a fair trial, says an international child rights group.

Muslims hail Obama's speech

2009-06-04 22:06

Muslims around the world, including Palestinian militant group Hamas, have said US President Barack Obama's outreach speech is a positive shift in US attitude.

Israel plays down US criticism

2009-06-02 14:13

Israel has tried to play down the latest blunt criticism from Washington after President Barack Obama vowed to adopt a more "honest" tone.

Fatah, Hamas tensions rise

2009-05-31 16:26

A shootout between Palestinian Authority security forces and an armed cadre in the West Bank city of Qalqilya has left six people dead.

Cairo University to host Obama

2009-05-28 22:21

Cairo varsity has postponed exams and the President's security service took over the campus in anticipation that President Obama will address the Muslim world.

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