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Jessica Phelan and Noga Tarnopolsky

Thousands attend Arafat Jaradat funeral in West Bank

July 31, 2016Conflict

Arafat Jaradat, a Palestinian who died in an Israeli jail, was buried in the West Bank village of Sair.

Israel apologizes to Turkey over Gaza flotilla deaths

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