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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Edna Halup, a staff member at a private nursing home, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, in Ganei Tikva, Israel, on Dec. 22.
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    As Israel Leads In COVID-19 Vaccines Per Capita, Palestinians Still Await Shots

    Dec 31, 2020
    Israel aims to vaccinate 25% of its citizens by end of January but the country has not provided any to the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, which are scrambling for shots.
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    World
    President Trump speaks during a Oval Office meeting Thursday with representatives of Israel and the United Arab Emirates, announcing an agreement to establish diplomatic ties between the two countries.
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    UAE, Israel Move To Normalize Relations As Israel Halts Planned West Bank Annexations

    Aug 13, 2020
    President Trump brokers the historic agreement. The United Arab Emirates and Israel will move toward bilateral diplomatic relations, and Israel will suspend plans to annex portions of the West Bank.
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    World
    A Palestinian flag waves at the northern entrance to the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank as construction works take place in the Israeli settlement of Beit El in the background. Israel intends to annex West Bank settlements and the Jordan Vall
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    Netanyahu Plans To Annex Parts Of The West Bank. Many Israeli Settlers Want It All

    Jun 18, 2020
    Some religious Jewish settlers are mounting vocal opposition as the prime minister prepares to annex parts of the territory. The wider Israeli public is confused and unenthused by the prospect.
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    World
    Palestinians demonstrate against Israel's annexation plans in Rafah, Gaza, on June 11. Palestinian leaders have begun refusing to coordinate with Israel on matters of daily Palestinian life, from tax collection to policing to medical treatments — a mov
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    As Israel Vows Annexation, Palestinian Leaders Embark On Risky Form Of Protest

    Jun 14, 2020
    Palestinian leaders have stopped coordinating with Israel on matters of daily Palestinian life, from tax collection to policing and medical care. Some Palestinians see the move as self-defeating.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    A street is seen empty during a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ramallah, West Bank on April 1.
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    Palestinians In The West Bank Improvise Checkpoints To Help Fight Coronavirus

    Apr 17, 2020
    In the shadow of Israeli watchtowers and settlements, Palestinians have set up improvised checkpoints to enforce a Palestinian Authority lockdown in areas where Palestinian police can't patrol.
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    World
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plants a tree during a commemoration of the Jewish holiday of Tu BiShvat (New Year for Trees), in the Israeli settlement of Mevo'ot Yericho near the Palestinian city of Jericho in the Jordan Valley in the occupie
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    Israel Is Eager To Annex West Bank Lands, But U.S. Says To Wait

    Feb 19, 2020
    The Trump Mideast plan would recognize Israeli sovereignty over land Palestinians want for a future state, but the administration urged Israel to hold off.
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    Middle East
    Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu announces his pledge Tuesday to annex the Jordan Valley in the West Bank if he wins reelection in next week's vote.
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    Benjamin Netanyahu Vows To Annex Part Of West Bank If He Wins Reelection

    Sep 11, 2019
    The Israeli prime minister made the controversial pledge just a week before the country's general election. It would leave a future Palestinian state surrounded by Israeli territory.
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    World
    Some residents of the Israeli settlement Eli, shown here in 2016, have rented out properties there using Airbnb.
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    Airbnb Reverses Plan To Remove Israeli Settlement Listings

    Apr 10, 2019
    On Tuesday, the company said it will allow listings in the occupied West Bank, and will donate all the money it makes from those properties to non-profit humanitarian aid organizations.
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    Looking Back At Israel's Decade Of Netanyahu
    Israeli settlers celebrate the Jewish Purim holiday on al-Shuhada Street in the divided West Bank town of Hebron on March 21.
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    After A Decade Of Netanyahu, Hopes Fade For A Palestinian State

    Apr 08, 2019
    In one of his last campaign moves, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a far-right pledge: If re-elected, he would annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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    People walk by election campaign billboards showing Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu (left) alongside the Blue and White party leaders, including Benny Gantz. Ahead of Tuesday's election, Netanyahu has pledged to anne
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    Ahead Of Israeli Election, Netanyahu Pledges To Annex West Bank Settlements

    Apr 07, 2019
    The prime minister's move appears to be aimed at galvanizing support among his nationalist base and right-wing political allies before Tuesday's election.
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    Middle East
    The State Department says it has shut down the Consulate General Jerusalem, a key conduit to Palestinian leaders. The consulate, seen here on Monday, will merge its duties into the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to form a single diplomatic mission.
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    U.S. Closes Jerusalem Consulate That Gave Palestinians A Link To Washington

    Mar 04, 2019
    Rather than using two separate diplomatic missions to deal with Israelis and Palestinians, the U.S. will now have one. The U.S. diplomatic presence in Jerusalem dates to 1844.
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    Middle East
    Palestinian security forces gather in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council building in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in December.
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    U.S. Ends Funding For Palestinian Security Forces That Counter Militants

    Feb 01, 2019
    The U.S. is ceasing aid to the Palestinians as a new anti-terror law takes effect Friday but will continue efforts to coordinate between Palestinians and Israelis.
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    World
    A father and his daughter cross a street under renovations as part of a U.S. aid grant in the village of al-Badhan, north of Nablus in Israeli occupied West Bank in August 2018.
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    Palestinian School And Sewage Projects Unfinished As U.S. Cuts Final Bit Of Aid

    Jan 17, 2019
    The White House has blocked efforts to finish U.S.-funded infrastructure projects in the West Bank and Gaza before a Feb. 1 aid cutoff date.
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    Middle East
    Relatives of Aisha Rabi, 48, mourn at the family home during her funeral in the West Bank village of Bidya in October 2018.
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    Israel Arrests 5 Teenage Suspects In Fatal Stoning Of Palestinian Woman

    Jan 07, 2019
    The arrests in the fatal attack on a Palestinian woman last year has highlighted a rift between Israel's security establishment and hawks in the settler community.
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    Politics
    Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) left, and Rep. Deb Haaland, (D-N.M.) look up to the gallery at the U.S. Capitol on the day they are sworn in as members of Congress.
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    Congresswoman Tlaib Inspires Palestinian-Americans With A Dress And A Hashtag

    Jan 04, 2019
    Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib wore a thobe to her swearing-in ceremony, and women responded on social media with photographs of themselves wearing the elaborate embroidered Palestinian dress.
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    World
    Sabri Canaan, 30, dons a Santa suit to deliver presents as Baba Noel (Father Christmas) on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. His driver Mohammed Battah (left) briefs him on the list of children receiving gifts.
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    In Bethlehem, 'Baba Noel' Delivers Christmas Gifts To Palestinian Children

    Dec 25, 2018
    In the Holy Land, Santa doesn't come down the chimney or wait till kids are asleep to deliver presents. "Baba Noel" or Father Christmas hops out of a red van and makes house calls while they're awake.
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    World
    Some residents of the Israeli settlement Eli, shown here in 2016, have been renting out properties there using Airbnb.
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    Airbnb Plans To Remove Listings In Israeli Settlements

    Nov 19, 2018
    Israeli Tourism Minister Yariv Levin described it as a "disgraceful surrender," while senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat called it an "initial positive step."
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    Israeli-Palestinian Coverage
    Tamimi has become an icon for many Palestinians. A billboard in Nabi Saleh shows her photo with the words "Go away occupation."
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    Palestinian Teen Protest Icon Released From Israeli Prison

    Jul 29, 2018
    Seventeen-year-old Ahed Tamimi, who has become a symbol of Palestinian defiance, was released after serving an eight month sentence for slapping Israeli soldiers.
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    Parallels
    Ahmed Abu Artema is an organizer of the Palestinians' weeks-long protests at the Gaza border.
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    After U.S. Embassy Move, What Actually Changes For Israelis And Palestinians?

    May 20, 2018
    Have the past week's developments changed anything in their conflict? Demands are the same and impasses remain, but the United States' role in potential peace talks appears to be shifting.
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    Parallels
    A Palestinian schoolgirl protests against a funding gap at the U.N. Relief and Works Agency in Gaza City, in 2015.
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    'Half A Million Children' Are At Risk If The U.S. Cuts Palestinian Aid: U.N. Agency

    Feb 08, 2018
    NPR spoke to the director of U.N. relief operations in the West Bank about how he makes the case for America's continued assistance in the region.
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    Goats and Soda
    Hezam Kittani (left), the do-it-yourselfer who created his own aerial strawberry system, and Mustafa Barakat, the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture's strawberry expert.
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    Do-It-Yourself Farmer Grows Strawberries In The Air

    Jul 18, 2017
    The West Bank resident liked the elevated, computerized planters funded by USAID. But he wanted to figure out a way to build the system without relying on grants.
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    Parallels
    Today, there are scores of grassroots Palestinian hiking clubs.
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    For Palestinian Hikers In West Bank, A Chance To Enjoy Nature And Escape Tensions

    May 14, 2017
    "To walk for three or four hours without checkpoints, without seeing soldiers ... it makes you feel, somehow, you can feel some free," says a hiker. There are scores of Palestinian hiking clubs.
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    The Two-Way
    President Trump's peace envoy Jason Greenblatt (left) meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in the West Bank on Tuesday.
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    Trump's Point Man On Israel Visits Netanyahu And Abbas To Discuss Peace Talks

    Mar 14, 2017
    The State Department says that Jason Greenblatt's trip to Israel and the West Bank is "the first of what will become many visits to the region."
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    Parallels
    Palestinian workers employed by the Israeli army's archaeology unit lay cement to reinforce a row of stones, preparing the site as a tourist destination.
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    In West Bank, Israeli And Palestinian Archaeologists Both Lay Claim To Heritage

    Feb 16, 2017
    The military's archaeology unit conducts excavations but keeps some information about the digs secret. "This approach raises suspicions," says an Israeli archaeologist who favors greater transparency.
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    Parallels
    Jabar Mousa was 15 when he first met Jewish settlers that would move to Beit El. Mousa is now a member of the council of Dura el-Qare, a nearby Palestinian village.
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    A Jewish Settlement In The West Bank Has Ties To Trump Administration

    Feb 10, 2017
    One of the fundraisers for a group that's raised millions for a seminary in the settlement is Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel. Trump and his son-in-law have made donations to the group.
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