ThePalestineMonitor

Exposing life under occupation. News and features about the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

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Saeb Erekat, a veteran peace negotiator and prominent international spokesman for Palestinians for more than three decades, has died weeks after testing positive to the novel Coronavirus. https://t.co/JFj1slwqCD

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As the world’s attention was fixed on the US elections, the Palestinian village of Khirbet Humsa in the Jordan Valley was destroyed by Israeli forces, displacing 74 people, half of whom are minors. https://t.co/NnViieaX4B

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US passport changes for Jerusalem-born citizens an "attempt to erase Palestinians” https://t.co/Hf5iSykVEF

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US-brokered talks between Sudan and Israel has led to new diplomatic relations between the two nations, drawing severe condemnation from Palestinian officials. https://t.co/Z7JUolsjy8

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Nine of 12 foreign staff from OHCHR, including the country director, have been forced to leave Israel and the Palestinian territories for fear of being undocumented after Israeli authorities refused to renew their visas. https://t.co/IYyvqBYSdi

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The announcement of 2,166 settler homes comes less than a month after the United Arab Emirates and Israel normalised diplomatic relations, of which a stipulation saw Israel pledge to halt annexation of parts of the West Bank. https://t.co/Vmk2ZQCpsE

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"...The world must finally begin applying concrete pressure on Israel until we are free and able to control the most basic facets of our own lives, including protecting ourselves from Covid-19." https://t.co/h9sWW5QkDq

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Fears concerning the health of Palestinian prisoner Maher al-Akhras grows after his prolonged hunger strike continues, protesting his ongoing administrative detention since late July. https://t.co/QU24iWN6ju

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The West Bank has been left reeling after a surge in corona cases has forced the PA to lockdown again for five days. Many believe the lockdown is set to continue as cases rise, leaving workers and businesses in limbo and crippling the healthcare system. https://t.co/YBYzi47TWU

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With the beginning phases of Netanyahu‘s controversial annexation plan slated to begin on July 1st, what does this mean for Palestinian statehood and stability for the region? https://t.co/ctT5gyzXFV

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Dr Mustafa Barghouthi warns of the dire risk posed to Gaza’s patients who are denied medical treatment due to the blockade. https://t.co/OdD7QKL197

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Saeb Erekat has dismissed allegations his nephew was attempting to run down Israeli police with his vehicle at the checkpoint, saying he holds Netanyahu accountable for his death. https://t.co/OlOXuNbe1g

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Construction is underway on ‘The American Road‘, a highway set to cut the West Bank from East Jerusalem, further undermining hopes for the divided city to one day be the capital of a Palestinian state. https://t.co/RlKBIfByis

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Protests have raged across Israel and Palestine ten days after the fatal shooting of autistic Palestinian man at the hands of Israeli officers, driven by international outrage of police brutality sparked in the US over the death of George Floyd. https://t.co/jVh0sY9zSD

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Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, Mustafa Barghouti speaks with TRT World about how Palestinians are marking the 72nd Nakba during Ramadan and amidst the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/rdXWBIuAFV

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Five women were murdered at the hands of their abusers since lockdown measures to curb Covid-19 began in March, four of which succumbing to gunshot wounds. https://t.co/cRZ055wQRu

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Barghouthi: "The lessons learned from this crisis and for other possible future disasters, is that reform has become vital." https://t.co/eIFt0NDwvz

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A woman in her 60s has become the first recorded death in Palestine on 25 March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, 64 people have so far tested positive for the virus in Palestinian territories. https://t.co/PLYfDWp2vF

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Prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque have also been suspended as of 23 March in a rare move aimed at combating the spread of the pandemic. https://t.co/pPuGWtvHES

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Palestinian Medical Relief Society expresses its relief at the release of youth volunteers Bashir Nasser, Malak Obaid and Ahmad Al Jabari who were arrested.

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