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Palestinians not allowed to live with spouses in Israel
Jun 12, 2013

.An Israeli Arab woman lives illegally in the West Bank city of Ramallah with her 32-year-old husband and daughter. Her husband is too young to apply #Israel # Marriage # Palestine # militants # Laws
Palestinian PM Hamdallah sworn in, faces Hamas, economic issues
by FP Staff
Jun 06, 2013

RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and his West Bank-based government were sworn in on Thursday and one of their main #
Abbas names academic as new Palestinian prime minister
by FP Staff
Jun 02, 2013

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has named a new prime minister to replace Western-favoured economist Salam Fayyad #
INSIGHT - In West Bank shadows, repressed Hamas breathes on
by FP Staff
May 26, 2013

the Beit El settlement just north of the PA's seat in Ramallah, Barak Raz, an Israeli military spokesman, a pistol at his side, spoke confidently of putting #
Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians in bid to revive talks
by FP Staff
May 24, 2013

exhaust the possibilities of peace."Kerry met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for lunch in the West Bank city of Ramallah and returned to Jerusalem #
Israel calls off UNESCO Jerusalem tour, blaming Palestinians
by FP Staff
May 21, 2013

as Temple Mount, the site of the great biblical Jewish temples.(Additional reporting by Ali Sawafta in Ramallah; Editing by Jeffrey Heller and by Kevin Liffey) #
US role in Mideast peace lacks credibility: Palestinian official
by F wire
May 20, 2013

Ramallah, May 19 (IANS) The role of the US in reviving the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations lacks credibility, a Palestinian official said #NewsTracker
Kerry to attend Syria talks on May 22, visit Mideast, Africa
by FP Staff
May 18, 2013

and includes talks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Thursday and Friday as well as an African Union summit in Addis Ababa over #
Thousands of Palestinians mark 65 years since displacement
by FP Staff
May 16, 2013

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 #facebook # United States # India # China # Business # Brazil # Israel # Argentina # opinion # lifestyle
Netanyahu quietly curbs settlement expansion - reports
by FP Staff
May 08, 2013

,000 Israelis now live alongside 2.5 million Palestinians.(Additional reporting by Ari Rabinovitch in Jerusalem and Noah Browning in Ramallah; Editing by Kevin #

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