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Israeli Forces Violently Disperse Peaceful Christmas March In Bethlehem

Despite government claims that Israel protects Christians, Palestinian Christians regularly face violence and discrimination.

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The man in the Santa suit lays prostrate, dragged by medics, his hat fallen off to the side.

Reports: Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Tuesday violently dispersed a peaceful march calling for "Christmas without occupation" in Bethlehem. Demonstrators marched to the Israeli military checkpoint in northern Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas and hand out gifts to children in the area. IOF prevented the demonstrators, some of whom were

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Israel Detains Palestinian Student, Child As House Demolitions Continue

Unrest has gripped Jerusalem and the West Bank on an almost daily basis for the past five months, flaring up after a group of Zionist settlers kidnapped and burned a young Palestinian to death because of his ethnicity, and worsened by the deadly Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip in July and August.

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Debris of a Palestinian building demolished by Israeli forces in annexed East Jerusalem on December 01, 2014. (Photo: Anadolu/Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu) Updated at 12:12 pm (GMT +2): Israeli forces detained a 17-year-old student and an 11-year-old child in Jerusalem, witnesses told Ma’an news agency Wednesday, as Israeli demolition orders could

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Israel Seeks Assurances Of US Veto Ahead Of Palestinian Push For UN Resolution

Netanyahu sought assurances from Kerry that Washington would block efforts by Palestinians and Europeans on Palestinian statehood.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second right, speaks with ministers prior to a vote at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. Updated at 5:45 pm (GMT +2): US Secretary of State John Kerry claimed on Tuesday the United States had made "no determinations" about any possible UN Security Council

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CIA Cites Israeli Model To Justify Torture

After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the CIA turned to the US’ ally to find legal justifications for coercive interrogation techniques.

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Reports: This is no joke. The United States relied on Israeli precedents and Tel Aviv’s violation of human rights to justify the torture of detainees by its own intelligence agencies, as was revealed in a report issued by the US Senate Intelligence Committee. Israeli media outlets have published highlights of the report. Revelations about the

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VIDEO: Autopsy Shows Slain Palestinian Minister Was Beaten

Reports: An autopsy on a Palestinian minister who died in the occupied West Bank Wednesday showed Ziad Abu Ein, 55, was struck by Israeli forces, a Palestinian official declared Thursday, as Palestinian leadership promises retaliation. Hussein al-Sheikh told Reuters that Jordanian and Palestinian doctors involved in the late night examination of the body said Abu […]

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Reports: An autopsy on a Palestinian minister who died in the occupied West Bank Wednesday showed Ziad Abu Ein, 55, was struck by Israeli forces, a Palestinian official declared Thursday, as Palestinian leadership promises retaliation. Hussein al-Sheikh told Reuters that Jordanian and Palestinian doctors involved in the late night examination

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EU Announces $12.3 Million In Aid For Syrian Civilians In Turkey, Syria

The latest aid is part of a 70 million-euro package extended by Brussels to Turkey. The ten million euros are specifically for humanitarian emergency work while the rest is for longer-term projects including education.

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Reports: The European Union on Tuesday announced 10 million euros ($12.3 million) in new humanitarian aid for Syrian civilians in Turkey and Syria. "Today, we are stepping up our assistance to the people of Syria and to the Turkish communities hosting Syrian refugees," EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement. "Europe

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Egypt Security Forces Disperse Anti-Mubarak Rallies After Closing Tahrir Square

Saturday’s ruling exonerating Mubarak angered many Egyptians, with some relatives of slain protesters, as hundreds took to the streets near Tahrir Square and blocked it to traffic to protest the autocrat’s acquittal and demand “retribution.”

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Egyptian police dispersed a demonstration in Abdel-Moneim Riyad Square on Friday, held to protest last week's court ruling clearing ousted president Hosni Mubarak of charges that he had conspired to kill protesters in 2011. Police used batons to disperse demonstrators, several of whom were arrested at random, eyewitnesses reported. The

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