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The Palestinian president and his unfulfilled quest for a state

Mahmoud Abbas spent much of his life before becoming Palestinian president in the shadow of Yasser Arafat, long the figurehead of the Palestinian cause, but he has never secured the same status in the role and has not brought his people closer to statehood.

Reuters

Blinken expresses 'sorrow' over deaths of innocent Palestinians on Ramallah trip

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence.

France 24

Palestinians in Khan al-Ahmar stand ground amid displacement plan

The village’s years-long legal battle with Israeli authorities for its survival has captured international attention.

Al Jazeera

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Palestinian President Abbas blames Israel for violence

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas blamed Israel on Tuesday for a sharp escalation of violence in the West Bank as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged calm on both sides and reaffirmed Washington's commitment to a two state solution.

Reuters

Send terrorists to the electric chair, says Israel's new extreme right minister

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's comments came after seven people were shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem and as violent incidents were reported in Jerusalem and the West Bank

Daily Mirror

Blinken in Mideast renews appeal for Israel-Palestinian calm

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence

The Independent UK

In West Bank, Blinken presses for two-state solution

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shuttled from Israel to the Palestinians' West Bank on Tuesday, appealing for an end to resurgent violence and reaffirming Washington's backing for a two-state solution to the decades-long conflict.

Reuters

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Number of Armed Israeli Settlers in West Bank Stands at About 100,000

Israeli anti-violence associations have raised the alarm on the consequences of government plans for easing restrictions on settlers’ gun ownership and said that such a move will lead to more grief and hostility for generations to come. “A previous government led by Benjamin Netanyahu took decisions to facilitate granting arms…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel and Palestine: what has caused violence to flare up again?

Deadly attacks in recent days raise fear of spiralling bloodshed, with support for moribund ‘peace process’ at all-time low

The Guardian - UK

Israel and Palestinians risk deeper conflict in a distracted world

After bloodshed in Jerusalem and the West Bank and a month since Israel's most right-wing government took office, Israel and the Palestinians risk sliding into a cycle of wider confrontation with pressure on both sides for retaliation, analysts say.

Reuters

Jenin refugee camp residents defiant after deadly Israeli assault

Palestinians pledge to ‘keep fighting’ illegal Israeli occupation following largest military raid in Jenin since 2002.

Al Jazeera

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken begins Middle East trip by urging ‘calm’ between Israel and Palestine

Blinken blasted the recent loss of civilian life in violent attacks as ‘deeply disturbing’

Evening Standard

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in Hebron as tensions spiral

Naseem Abu Fouda, 26, is the 35th Palestinian to be killed by Israel so far in January 2023.

Al Jazeera

Blinken urges Israel-Palestinian calm as violence soars

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israel and the Palestinians to exercise restraint and ease tensions amid a spike in violence that has put the region on edge

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Blinken calls for ‘urgent steps to restore calm’ between Israel, Palestinians

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference in Israel on Monday, as Blinken urged a de-escalation in violence that has flared in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Reuters

Blinken reaffirms need for two-state solution after talks with Netanyahu

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israelis and Palestinians to ease tensions on Monday during a visit to Jerusalem, reaffirming a long-stalled peace vision of two states side by side as the only path forward.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinians Say Israeli Troops Kill Man in West Bank

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The killing marks the latest bloodshed in spiraling violence that comes as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the region. The Israeli military had no immediate comment.…

The Independent UK

Palestinians say Israeli troops kill man in West Bank

The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in a flashpoint city in the occupied West Bank

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Los Angeles Times

Is Israel's new government destroying democracy? Blinken surveys situation on Middle East trip

As Israel in recent weeks put together its most right-wing, religiously conservative government in history, senior U.S. officials insisted on waiting and seeing just how radical things would get.

ABC News

Israel police seal home of Palestinian synagogue gunman as Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to make it easier for Israelis to carry guns

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to make it easier for Israelis to carry guns in the wake of Friday's deadly attack on worshippers outside a synagogue in East Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera

Israel prepares to demolish family home of Palestinian gunman

Israel sealed the family home of a Palestinian who killed seven Israelis on Friday as part of punitive measures.

Tribune News Service

Israel mulls punishing attackers' families, arming more civilians

Israel may penalize the families of Palestinian attackers by revoking identity cards and residency if they support the violence, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, after a deadly shooting near a synagogue escalated some of the bloodiest inter-communal violence in years.

The Guardian - UK

Israel to take punitive steps against Palestinians after deadly attacks

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces moves after deadliest terrorist attack in Jerusalem in years

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov urges Israel and Palestinians not to worsen tensions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged senior Palestinian and Israeli diplomats by phone on Sunday to do their utmost to avoid escalating a surge in violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank, his ministry said.

The Independent UK

Israeli-Palestinian cauldron tests US as Blinken visits

An alarming spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence and sharp responses by both sides are testing the Biden administration as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plunges into a cauldron of deepening mistrust and anger on visits to Israel and the West Bank this week

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