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Israeli soldier Elor Azaria (C) sits with his parents and his girlfriend Orel (L) as he awaits for the verdict in his case at the military court in Tel Aviv on January 4, 2017. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Heidi Levine

Israeli Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter after Shooting Wounded Palestinian

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 4, 2017 | Middle East

An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank was convicted of manslaughter on Wednesday, capping a nine-month saga that has deeply divided the country. Hundreds of far-right protesters rallied in support...

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European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels May 5, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Israel Rejects EU Resolution to Consider Reimbursing Palestinians

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 8, 2016 | Middle East

Tal Aviv- Israel has strongly rejected the recommendation by the European Union committee that deals with Middle East affairs that the EU’s member states ask Israel to reimburse them for the demolition of buildings and infrastructure projects in Area C of the West...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office on March 13, 2016. AFP / GALI TIBBON

Shin Bet Expects Renewed Attacks in Israeli Cities, Accuses Hezbollah and Hamas

by Nazir Majli | Aug 19, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv-The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a statement released by Shin Bet security service announcing a possible return of bombings to Israeli cities and accusing Lebanon’s so-called Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas Movement of...

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A Palestinian protester hurls stones towards Israeli troops during clashes at the Israeli Hawara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus, October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmad Talat

69 Checkpoints in West Bank Hurdle Movement of Palestinians

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 10, 2016 | Middle East

Hawara checkpoint (Nablus)-At Hawara checkpoint, an Israeli soldier ordered a long line of vehicles to go back from where they came from, without bothering himself to give us a justification for his attitude. Subsequently, hundreds of Palestinians were stranded and...

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Israeli soldiers patrol near the border with the Gaza Strip November 16, 2012. Reuters

Palestinian Killed in West Bank Raid

by Kifah Ziboun | Jul 28, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah, London- After clashes that lasted around eight hours, Israeli occupation forces shot dead on Wednesday a Palestinian who the military said was responsible for an attack that killed a rabbi in a drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank earlier this month....