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Palestinian protesters fly Palestinian flags and flags of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, DFLP, during clashes with Israeli soldiers at the entrance the Jewish settlement of Beit El, background near the West Bank city of Ramallah.

The politics of Ireland’s enduring support for Palestinians

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Ireland is the first EU country to declare that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories amount to de facto annexation.

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Palestinians worry about the impact of the Abraham Accords. They say it’s time to elect new leaders.

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Legal recognition of West Bank settlements could ‘kill off’ hope of two-state solution, says former US ambassador

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Gaza’s water crisis is ‘a ticking time bomb’

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Among young Palestinians, growing alienation from political leaders

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Palestinian officials rebuke Trump threat to block aid

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“We pay the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect,” Trump tweeted. “With the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them?”

Palestinian Americans wary of statehood bid

Palestinians in the West Bank celebrated the official bid for statehood in the UN. Many Palestinian Americans, however, worry about what statehood would actually mean.

As Gaza burns, some West Bankers are calling for a third intifada

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Despite the campaign in Gaza, the West Bank has stayed relatively quiet in recent weeks. But after three Palestinians died during a massive demonstration at the Qalandiya checkpoint, some are speculating about a third intifada.Despite the campaign in Gaza, the West Bank has stayed relatively quiet in recent weeks. But after three Palestinians died during a massive demonstration at the Qalandiya checkpoint, some are speculating about a third intifada.

Israeli police stand guard behind as Palestinians pray on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan outside of the Old City in Jerusalem, on July 25, 2014.

John Kerry is working all the angles to sell a ceasefire, but nobody’s buying it

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As the Obama administration struggles to push Israel and Hamas toward some kind of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian anger sparked by the Israeli military campaign in Gaza is spilling over into the West Bank.As the Obama administration struggles to push Israel and Hamas toward some kind of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian anger sparked by the Israeli military campaign in Gaza is spilling over into the West Bank.

Israeli soldiers travel atop tanks outside the Gaza Strip July 18, 2014. Israel stepped up its land offensive in Gaza with artillery, tanks and gunboats on Friday and declared it could "significantly widen" an operation Palestinian officials said was kill

Israel presses ahead with ground attack on Gaza Strip

Conflict & Justice

The situation in Gaza is open-ended, with only the Israelis knowing when they will have achieved their objectives and end their ground invasion. But, regardless, the current situation presents the best opportunity in years for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to assert himself.The situation in Gaza is open-ended, with only the Israelis knowing when they will have achieved their objectives and end their ground invasion. But, regardless, the current situation presents the best opportunity in years for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to assert himself.