Author: Julia Frankel
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The economy of this Palestinian village depended on Israel. Then the checkpoint closed
Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza has also wreaked havoc on the Palestinian economy in the West Bank
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Israel’s West Bank settler population grew nearly 3%. Supporters say Gaza war could give new push
A pro-settler organization says the population of Israeli settlers in the West Bank increased nearly 3% in 2023 and expects growth to accelerate this year
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Israel is holding up food for 1.1 million Palestinians in Gaza, the main UN aid agency there says
The director of the main U.N. aid agency for Palestinians says Israeli restrictions are preventing food for 1.1 million people from reaching war-battered Gaza
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Israel arrests Palestinian-American woman in the West Bank. Her relatives don’t know where she is
Israeli forces have arrested a 46-year-old Palestinian-American woman in the West Bank
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Israel clinches defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing U.S. approval
JERUSALEM • Israel’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion after the United States approved the deal. Although Israel has long had close economic and military links with western European countries, the deal with Germany could draw the attention of…