Palestinians
Why the Latest Palestinian Leader in the West Bank Is Unpopular
RAMALLAH, West Bank — For years, Hussein al-Sheikh has overseen the fraught day-to-day relations between Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Israeli military — a role that has made him unpopular with the public but has drawn him close to the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas. Then in May, Mr. Abbas, the president of […]
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Biden to Make First Visit as President to Israel and Saudi Arabia
JERUSALEM — When President Biden arrives in the Middle East this week, on his first visit as American head of state, he will find a region where alliances, priorities and relations with the United States have shifted significantly since his last official trip, six years ago. His visit opens in Israel and the occupied West […]
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Palestinians Give U.S. Bullet That Killed Shireen Abu Akleh
JERUSALEM — The Palestinian Authority has handed over to a team of American investigators the bullet it says killed the Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian officials said on Saturday, in a move meant to clarify the circumstances of the reporter’s death. Ms. Abu Akleh, a veteran television correspondent for Al Jazeera and a […]
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The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: Tracing a Bullet to an Israeli Convoy
JENIN, West Bank — The journalists thought they were safe. Several blocks away, a gunfight between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian men had just stopped. Hoping to interview witnesses, the group of reporters headed down the street toward an Israeli military convoy. Among them was Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran Palestinian-American television correspondent. Suddenly, six bullets […]
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Netanyahu’s Plan to Regain Power in Israel: Vote Against His Views
JERUSALEM — Almost a year after losing power, Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finessed a strategy to regain it: voting against his beliefs and those of his strongest supporters. In one of the strangest episodes in Israeli political history, Mr. Netanyahu’s right-wing opposition alliance voted on Monday against extending the law that applies […]
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Gaza Bodybuilders Feel Weight of Israeli Blockade
GAZA CITY — Rain, shine or war, one bodybuilder’s day begins with a cup of instant espresso coffee — no sugar or milk — and a power walk, usually along the beachfront boardwalk of Gaza City. On a chilly spring morning, with a smattering of rain, the beach cabanas were shuttered and the boardwalk’s corn […]
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Palestinian Inquiry Accuses Israel of Intentionally Killing Al Jazeera Journalist
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority announced on Thursday its final findings from a two-week investigation into the killing of a veteran Palestinian-American journalist, again accusing Israeli soldiers of intentionally killing her. The Authority’s attorney general said at a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah that an Israeli soldier shot the […]
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Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian Journalist, Dies, Aged 51
JERUSALEM — Shireen Abu Akleh originally studied to be an architect but could not see a future for herself in the field. So she decided to go into journalism instead, becoming one of the best-known Palestinian journalists. “I chose journalism to be close to the people,” she said in a short reel shared by Al […]
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Shireen Abu Akleh of Al Jazeera Is Killed in West Bank
JERUSALEM — A journalist for Al Jazeera was fatally shot in the West Bank city of Jenin early Wednesday, the news network and the Palestinian Health Ministry said, blaming Israeli forces for her death. The circumstances surrounding the shooting of the journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American, were not immediately clear but she was […]
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