Palestine
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Shimon Peres, Israel's 'warrior for peace', dies aged 93
In Depth US President Barack Obama leads tributes to the 'warrior of peace', who died in Tel Aviv two weeks after suffering a stroke
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Pedalling towards Bethlehem on a holy cycling tour
The Week Recommends Bike Palestine's unconventional tours take in monasteries, mosques and miles of spectacular landscape
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Palestinians to sue over Balfour Declaration
In Depth President Mahmoud Abbas plans lawsuit over UK's support for establishment of Israel in 1917
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Israel suspends Palestinian permits as four die in Tel Aviv attack
Speed Read Two cousins detained after opening fire in crowded shopping centre, say officials
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Christmas in Bethlehem: Muslims and Christians celebrate together in the Holy Land
In Depth But violence continues in Jerusalem and the West Bank
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Violence in Israel: what is behind the recent spate of attacks?
In Depth Some have suggested that attacks are coordinated, but most experts believe they have been largely spontaneous
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Are Palestinians using settlement to fight back against Israeli settlements?
In Depth Palestinians accused of adopting 'Israeli tactics' by offering homes in Hebron rent-free
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Ban Ki-moon holds talks in Jerusalem amid ongoing violence
Speed Read UN chief appeals for calm as Benjamin Netanyahu makes incendiary comments about the Holocaust
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The rise of Rawabi – Palestine's first planned city
In Depth Critics argue that Rawabi resembles the layout of an Israeli settlement in the West Bank
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Gaza could soon become 'uninhabitable', UN warns
Speed Read Years of economic blockades and military assaults have left 'most of the population destitute'
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Tear-gas tourism: do West Bank trips offer insight – or just thrills?
In Depth Critics of 'political tourism' say an afternoon of protests and stun grenades offers little benefit to visitor or host
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Gaza conflict one year on: 'there is no future here'
Speed Read A year after the war began, hope is yet to emerge from the rubble. Palestinians blame Israel, Egypt and their own weak government
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Tony Blair takes up new role to fight extremism and anti-Semitism
Speed Read Former UK prime minister will campaign for stronger laws to combat extremism and to make Holocaust denial a criminal offence
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Hamas accused of 'spine-chilling' abuses during Gaza war
Speed Read Amnesty International claims Hamas used conflict with Israel to execute and torture its enemies
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