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Palestinians to receive Russia's Sputnik V vaccine today

Palestinians to receive Russia's Sputnik V vaccine today

The Palestinians will receive 10,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine on Thursday, enough to cover 5,000 people, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila told Voice of Palestine radio. The Palestinian Authority, which has …

UN chief sees `hope’ for Israel-Palestinian peace progress

UN chief sees `hope’ for Israel-Palestinian peace progress

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "there are reasons to hope" for progress toward ending the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict after years of inaction. He said the United Nations will explore all initiatives …

U.S. announces restoration of relations with Palestine

U.S. announces restoration of relations with Palestine

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration announced it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing aid to Palestinian refugees, a reversal of the Trump administration’s cutoff and a key element of its new support …

Why Arab states refuse ties with Israel

Why Arab states refuse ties with Israel

It was a trip like none other. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on a mission this week to secure normalization between Arab states and Israel, a feat long considered impossible due to the political impasse of the Israeli-Palestinian …

Will Israel realize Trump's plan

Will Israel realize Trump's plan

Letter by 1,080 parliamentarians from 25 nations urges leaders to prevent Netanyahu's controversial land seizure.

May 14, 1948 — Miracle or Catastrophe?

May 14, 1948 — Miracle or Catastrophe?

On May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. Shortly thereafter, five Arab states invaded to join Palestinian fighters in a campaign to destroy the new Jewish state. Let’s put aside the real and imagined flaws of Israel today, and …

Bethlehem under lockdown due to coronavirus

Bethlehem under lockdown due to coronavirus

The city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank has been placed in lockdown after the first Palestinian cases of the new coronavirus were discovered there and authorities announced a state of emergency, Aljazeera reports. …

Lavrov assesses U.S. Middle East peace plan

Lavrov assesses U.S. Middle East peace plan

The U.S. is ignoring the internationally-accepted approach to the Middle East settlement, which is not helping resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Italian daily La Stampa. …

Palestinian protester killed in unrest over U.S. Mideast plan

Palestinian protester killed in unrest over U.S. Mideast plan

A Palestinian protester was shot dead in the West Bank on Friday as Palestinian and U.S. leaders blamed each other for violence that erupted after President Donald Trump unveiled a Middle East Peace plan that Palestinians rejected as one …

Israeli army: three rockets fired from Gaza

Israeli army: three rockets fired from Gaza

The Israeli military said that it launched "wide-scale" airstrikes on militant targets in the Gaza Strip shortly after Palestinian militants fired three rockets into Israel, two of which were intercepted. There were no …