IMEU Institute for Middle East Understanding
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Plans to build more than 250 luxury homes on the ruins of the Palestinian village of Lifta are coming to fruition. A tour among the homes of the stunning village with one of its last living refugees
22 hours ago
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A 17-year-old Palestinian died on Monday, two months after he was wounded in the neck by Israeli gunfire during clashes near the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health authorities said.
22 hours ago
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For 21 years Bedouin shepherds had been moving with their flocks to Ras al-Tin for the summer, but last week Israel confiscated their shelters and equipment, leaving them without power or water
about 5 days ago
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"They want to demolish 17 houses in the al-Bustan neighborhood," says Fakhri Abu Diab, who worried that a long-dreaded plan to destroy and replace Palestinian homes with a new tourist site — a lush garden with a Bible theme — was now underway.
about 5 days ago
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A Palestinian detainee has died inside an Israeli detention center in occupied Jerusalem Wednesday evening. Sources confirmed that Abdo Yousef Al-Khatib Al-Tamimi, 43, was martyred inside the investigation and detention center known as "Al-Maskobiya" in occupied Jerusalem.
about 5 days ago
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The Palestinian, 47, was leading his herd near the perimeter fence of Yitzhar settlement when soldiers shot at him, wounding him in the leg
about 2 weeks ago
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A Local Call investigation reveals how on a single day in May, Israeli settlers and soldiers cooperated in attacks that left four Palestinians dead. The unprecedented spate of joint assaults has inaugurated a new era of terror.
about 2 weeks ago
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As a model of creative recycling in one of the most densely populated places on earth, a Gaza Strip cafe is serving up a healthy dose of environmentalism alongside its signature morning coffee.
about 2 weeks ago
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"No one would believe it otherwise." Palestinians in Gaza recorded the horrors they experienced during Israel's assault on Gaza in May, showing the world what it looks like to live under Israel's brutal siege and bombings.
about 2 weeks ago