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Popular Muslim cleric visits Gaza, bolsters Hamas

An influential Muslim preacher is making one of the most high-profile visits to the Palestinian territory since the Islamic Hamas seized control in 2007.

By Associated Press , May 08, 2013

Israel to resume money transfers to Palestinians

Israel said Monday it would resume regular monthly transfers of about $100 million in taxes and customs it collects for the Palestinian Authority, a step bound to ease but not end the protracted cash crisis of the self-rule government in the West Bank.

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH,Associated Press , March 25, 2013

Palestinians cool to partial settlement freeze

A senior Palestinian official on Sunday rejected the idea of a partial Israeli settlement freeze as a way of restarting peace talks, a sign of tough times ahead for the Obama administration's new attempt to bring the sides together.

By Associated Press , March 24, 2013

Palestinians change their name following UN bid

The Palestinian president has ordered his government to officially change the name of the Palestinian Authority to “State of Palestine.”

January 06, 2013

Israeli-Palestinian clashes erupt in West Bank

Palestinians say a raid by Israeli soldiers disguised as vegetable vendors to seize members of a militant group has sparked clashes in the northern West Bank.

January 01, 2013

Abbas accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of ethnic cleansing Thursday for building settlements in east Jerusalem.

By Aron Heller, Associated Press , September 27, 2012

France opens murder inquiry into Arafat's death

France opens murder inquiry into Arafat's death PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors opened a murder inquiry into the death of Yasser Arafat on Tuesday, his widow's lawyer said, after she and a TV investigation raised new questions about whether the Palestinian leader was poisoned.

By Sarah DiLorenzo, Associated Press , August 28, 2012

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Palestinian leader OK's digging up Arafat's body

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has given final approval to dig up Yasser Arafat's remains and is also pressing for an international investigation of his predecessor's mysterious 2004 death, a top aide said Monday.

By Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press , July 09, 2012

Palestinians ready to exhume Arafat body for tests

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Yasser Arafat's body may be exhumed to allow for more testing of the causes of his death, the Palestinian president said Wednesday, after a Swiss lab said it found elevated levels of a radioactive isotope in belongings the Palestinian leader is said to have used in his final days.

July 04, 2012

Hamas: Palestinian parliament speaker arrested

Hamas officials say the speaker of the Palestinian parliament has been arrested by Israeli soldiers.

January 19, 2012

No new offers from Israel, Abbas says

Israel has made no new proposals in meetings with Palestinians about the possibility of resuming formal peace talks, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday.

January 12, 2012

West Bank land seized by Israeli kibbutz

A tract of Palestinian land in the West Bank has for the first time been seized by a kibbutz located inside Israel, a prominent Israeli researcher said Saturday.

November 19, 2011

Palestinians submit U.N. statehood bid on Friday

The Palestinian leader took his people’s quest for independence to the heart of world diplomacy Friday, seeking U.N. recognition of Palestine and sidestepping negotiations that have foundered for nearly two decades under the weight of inflexibility, violence and failure of will.

By By Amy Teibel, The Associated Press , September 24, 2011

Israel prepares for Palestinian statehood rallies

Israeli security forces are importing horses, water cannons, tear-gas launchers and a nauseating noise machine to control crowds if they become violent at Palestinian protests planned next month to support their bid for U.N. endorsement of statehood. Israel hopes the measures will avoid casualties among demonstrators.

August 11, 2011

Palestinians set date for mass demonstrations

Palestinian officials said Monday they plan to begin mass marches against Israel's occupation of the West Bank on Sept. 20, the eve of a largely symbolic U.N. vote expected to recognize their independence.

August 01, 2011

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