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Nicole Winfield, Samya Kullab, The Times of Israel, March 7, 2021

Amid Mosul church ruins, Pope laments ‘barbarous blow’ of extremism in Iraq

 

Adir Yanko, Attila Somfalvi, YNet News, March 7, 2021

 

Hassan Ali Ahmed, Al Monitor, March 7, 2021

Pope Francis, Iraq's Ayatollah Sistani call for unity in historic meeting

 

Reuters, YNet News, March 7, 2021

Abbas battles Fatah discord ahead of Palestinian elections

 

Seth J. Frantzman, The Jerusalem Post, March 7, 2021

Pope arrives in Mosul to spread renewal, hope and coexistence - watch

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, March 7, 2021

Three Gazan fishermen killed in suspected Hamas rocket misfire

 

Talia Liben Yarmush, The Times of Israel, March 6, 2021

2 women, Muslim and Jew, co-write children’s book about standing up to prejudice

 

 The Times of Israel, March 6, 2021

In ancient Ur, birthplace of Abraham, pope urges peace among monotheistic faiths

 

 Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, March 4, 2021

Meet the Arab-Israeli, Palestinian women making an impact on society

 

Ben-Dror Yemini, YNet News, March 4, 2021

Israel cannot repeat past mistakes with ICC

 

Udi Shaham, The Jerusalem Post, March 4, 2021

IDF completes underground wall as Israel readies for Hamas war

 

Hana Salah, Al Monitor, March 3, 2021

Gaza welcomes child conceived through smuggled sperm from Israeli prisons

 

Ilana Curiel, YNet News, March 3, 2021

Israel: Massive oil spill off coast caused by Libyan ship sailing from Iran to Syria

 

Eyal Biram, YNet News, March 3, 2021

The Peace Formula

 

Taghreed Ali, Al Monitor, March 2, 2021

Palestinians to lose only airport in Jerusalem to Israeli settlements

 

Micky Aharonson, Al Monitor, March 1, 2021

The Israel-Russia-Syria deal: Cost, beneficiaries and future deals

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Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, February 28, 2021

Despite international support, obstacles threaten Palestinian elections

 

Ahmad Abu Amer, Al Monitor, February 28, 2021

Gaza launches vaccination drive amid low turnout

 

Oraib al-Rantawai, YNet News, February 26, 2021

Israel-Syria peace is not such a farfetched idea

 

Reuters, YNet News, February 25, 2021

Gaza is open again, to the south, but for how long?

 

Reuters, The Jerusalem Post, February 23, 2021

A day that will live in infamy: US crosses 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, February 23, 2021

Will Nasser al-Qudwa be the dark horse of Palestinian presidential race?

 

Adnan Abu Amer, Al Monitor, February 22, 2021

Is Israel trying to keep Hamas from running in Palestinian elections? [10 PLC members remain in detention, 60 arrested since 2006]

 

Al Monitor, February 22, 2021

Oil spill reaches shores of Israel, Lebanon

 

Taghreed Ali, Al Monitor, February 20, 2021

A trip down memory lane in this ancient neighborhood of Nablus

 

The Times of Israel, February 19, 2021  [89% of those over 50 are either vaccinated or recovered] [almost half of the population vaccinated]

COVID-19 pandemic ebbs in Israel with lowest positive rate in almost 2 months

 

Entsar Abu Jahal, Al Monitor, February 18, 2021

Is Hamas exploiting Libya chaos to smuggle arms into Gaza?

  

Samer al-Atrush, The Times, February 8, 2021

Marwan alAshqar: Hamas envoy to Libya attempted to smuggle missiles into Gaza

 

The Jerusalem Post, February 18, 2021

Beautiful pictures of Jerusalem under the snow - Have a look!

 

YNet News, February 18, 2021

Palestinian president's rival promises 20,000 vaccines for Gaza

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, February 18, 2021

As Palestinians plan vote, Jerusalem looms as possible obstacle — or pretext

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, February 17, 2020

Marwan Barghouti insists on running for president in Palestinian elections

 

Efraim A. Cohen, The Jerusalem Post, February 15, 2021

Trump's second impeachment trial an assault on the presidency - opinion

 

Associated Press, YNet News, February 15, 2021

Hamas court says women need guardian's approval to travel

 

Danny Zaken, Al Monitor, February 15, 2021

Conflicting messages leave Palestinian workers outside Israel jobless

 

Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, February 14, 2021

Gazans outraged over million-dollar mosque reconstruction

 

Adnan Abu Amer, Al Monitor, February 12, 2021

Can Hamas run — and win — on its record in Gaza?

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, February 11, 2021

Egypt back as ringmaster as Palestine talks progress

  

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, February 11, 2021

From Israeli prison, Barghouti mulls presidency bid, turning up heat on Abbas

 

Associated Press, YNet News, February 11, 2021

Top IDF commander says Hamas has amassed vast arsenal

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, February 11, 2021

Joint List splits as elections near

 

Agencies, The Times of Israel, February 10, 2021

Gazans hope for vote after years of deterioration under Hamas rule

 

AFP, YNet News, February 9, 2021

For first time in years, Egypt opens Gaza border crossing 'indefinitely'

 

AFP, The Times of Israel, February 9, 2021

Egypt opens Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip ‘indefinitely’

 

Reuters, YNet News, February 9, 2021

Rival factions agree on procedures for Palestinian elections

 

Samer al-Atrush, The Times, February 8, 2021

 

Marwan alAshqar: Hamas envoy to Libya attempted to smuggle missiles into Gaza

 

 Associated Press, YNet News, February 7, 2021

Palestinian leader’s path to elections is fraught with peril

 

Yonah Jeremy Bob, The Jerusalem Post, February 7, 2021

Who will be the next ICC prosecutor who will really decide Israel’s fate?

 

YNet News, February 6, 2021

ICC ruling brings hope for Palestinians, dismay for Israelis

 

The Times of Israel, February 5, 2021

New Israeli drug cured 29 of 30 moderate/serious COVID cases in days — hospital

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, February 5, 2021

As the Arab Joint List falls apart, the biggest winner is Netanyahu

 

The Times of Israel, February 5, 2021

In first, Saudi paper prints op-ed by Israelis — on Erdogan’s private militias

 

Hassan Shaalan, YNet News, February 4, 2021

Arab Joint List launches Knesset run separate from Ra'am

 

The Times of Israel, February 4, 2021

Hamas Gaza chief: If Israel messes with our elections, we’ll mess with theirs

 

Dr Shlomo Zadok, YNet News, February 3, 2021

It's not Haredi blackmail, but the bedrock of our democracy

 

Associated Press, YNet News, February 3, 2021

Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in elections

 

Taghreed Ali, Al Monitor, February 2, 2021

One of the world’s oldest churches sits in small town in the West Bank

 

 Itamar Eichner, YNet News, February 1, 2021

Israel extends lockdown by 4 days amid 'worst infection wave'

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 Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, January 31, 2021

PA arrests Hamas supporters ahead of elections

 

Itamar Eichner, YNet News, January 31, 2021

Israel to vote on lockdown extension amid 'worst infection wave'

 

The Jerusalem Post, January 30, 2021

Palestinian Authority praises Munich massacre as a 'quality operation'

 

Rasha Abou Jalal, Al Monitor, January 30, 2021

Hamas leaders in West Bank warn of Israeli intimidation ahead of elections

 

Abigail Adler, The Jerusalem Post, January 28, 2021 [number of deaths in January is the highest since outbreak of virus]

Average age of coronavirus deaths in Israel is getting lower  [from 81 to 77]

 

Zev Stub, The Jerusalem Post, January 28, 2021

Israelis spend 12 hours a day on screens, survey finds

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, January 28, 2021

Infighting likely to harm Fatah’s chances of winning election

 

Haviv Rettig Gur, The Times of Israel, January 27, 2021

Enfeebled and enraged, Haredi society feels forsaken on all sides

 

Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor, January 27, 2021

Polls show surprising support for Jewish parties among Arab voters

 

Hadar Gil-Ad, YNet News, January 26, 2021

No one is thinking of the children

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, January 26, 2021

Criminal violence is escalating among Arab communities in Israel

 

Amihal Attali, YNet News, January 25, 2021

Israel is rudderless amid a Haredi intifada

 

Taghreed Ali, Al Monitor, January 24, 2021

Israeli settlers threaten Palestinian archaeology in historic town of Sebastia

 

 

Ahmad Melhem, Al Monitor, January 23, 2021

Dahlan complicates Abbas' plans for Palestinian elections

 

Gil Zohar, The Jerusalem Post, January 21, 2021

Grand Mufti’s Jerusalem mansion to become synagogue

 

Sarit Rosenblum, YNet News, January 18, 2021

Israeli hospitals are trapped in a zero sum game

 

Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel, January 18, 2021

Mauritania, Indonesia were next in line to normalize, but Trump ran out of time

 

The Times of Israel, January 18, 2021

Government extends lockdown until January 31 amid soaring virus rates

 

AP, The Times of Israel, January 18, 2021

In Trump’s final hours, US crosses 400,000 virus deaths, nearly its WWII toll

 

AFP, YNet News, January 18, 2021

Palestinians urge EU to send monitors for May/July polls

 

Reuters, YNet News, January 16, 2021

Distrust, division and doubt cloud Palestinian election call

 

 Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, January 15, 2021

Abbas announces dates for presidential, parliamentary elections

 

Aaron Boxerman, The Times of Israel, January 15, 2021

Abbas issues decree ordering Palestinian elections for first time in 14 years [Observers are skeptical this time too]

 

Daoud Kuttab, Al Monitor, January 12, 2021

Cairo talks on Mideast peace show key players preparing for post-Trump era

 

AP, The Times of Israel, January 11, 2021

Egypt, Germany, France, Jordan meet on reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

 

Adir Yanko, YNet News, January 6, 2021

Overwhelmed by COVID, Israel's hospitals cut back on surgeries

 

YNet News, January 5, 2021

Bill by Algerian lawmaker looks to criminalize promoting peace with Israel   [if passed, offenders could face up to 15-yr imprisonment]

 

The Times of Israel, January 4, 2021 [hospitals are seeing “younger cases. We have patients who are 48, 32, 55. I see whole families infected.]

Third wave of pandemic shaping up to be worst one yet, hospital chiefs warn  [“We are at the very beginning of a very serious wave.”]

 

Khaled Abu Toameh, The Jerusalem Post, January 4, 2021

Calls for 'popular resistance' behind upsurge in West Bank violence

 

Tovah Lazaroff, The Jerusalem Post, January 4, 2021

Settlers start hunger strike, saying they, not Arabs are Netanyahu's base