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Raja Tamimi must cross the Qalandia checkpoint to commute to her job in Jerusalem's Old City.

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Palestinians In Jerusalem Struggle To Maintain A Foothold In The City They Call Home

2:36pm May 13, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Israel has reshaped Jerusalem in a way that leaves many Palestinians struggling. About 38 percent of the city's residents are Palestinian. Tens of thousands live behind an Israeli-built barrier.

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Hamas leader Yehiyeh Sinwar speaks with protesters at the Gaza Strip on April 20.

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Hamas Leader Implies 'Hundreds Of Thousands' Of Palestinians May Breach Israel Border

10:36pm May 10, 2018

"What's the problem with hundreds of thousands breaking through?" Hamas' Gaza leader Yehiyeh Sinwar told international reporters Thursday. The border fence, he said, was not a "sacred cow."

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Palestinian protesters fall amid the billowing tear gas fired by Israeli troops along the Gaza-Israel border. Palestinians converged on the area for a new round of protests Friday.

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At Least 3 Palestinians Killed As Deadly Violence Again Roils Gaza Protests

7:02pm April 27, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

More than 40 Palestinians are dead after weeks of protests on the Gaza-Israel border, where Israeli troops have sometimes used live fire — including on Friday, when some protesters rushed a fence.

Placards from a protest in Istanbul against the killing of Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja.

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Killed Palestinian Journalist Had Passed U.S. Screening For Grant Funds

8:51pm April 11, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Israel's defense minister alleged a photojournalist fatally shot at a Gaza protest was a Hamas member. But the U.S. said he had passed a vetting process with no ties to militants.

Palestinians carry a protester injured during clashes with Israeli security forces on the Gaza-Israel border on Friday.

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PHOTOS: Gazans Protest Again; Palestinian Officials Say 7 Killed By Israel

4:24pm April 06, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

This brings the total number of dead to more than 27 since last week. On Friday, thousands of Palestinians once again gathered to demonstrate for the right to return to lands in today's Israel.

The Israeli military is working on a 40-mile wall that will run the length of the nation's border with the Gaza Strip to counter tunnels dug by Palestinian militants.

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Israel Speeds Up Underground Border Wall To Block Gaza Tunnels

12:51pm January 24, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

The Israeli military says the 40-mile barrier will run along the country's border with the Gaza Strip in an effort to thwart attacks by Palestinian militants.

A Palestinian protester throws back a tear gas canister that was fired by Israeli soldiers during clashes on the Israeli border after a protest against President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Palestinian President Says U.S. No Longer Qualified To Broker Peace Talks

4:08pm December 08, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday the U.S. is not qualified to sponsor the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians because of President Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Trump's Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt in Jerusalem on June 21.

For New U.S. Mideast Peace Envoy, It Will Be A Long Road To 'Ultimate Deal'

8:04am July 23, 2017

by Daniel Estrin

For years, Jason Greenblatt was chief legal officer at the Trump Organization. Now his job is to help bring peace to the Middle East. His closeness to Trump may help, but it's no guarantee of success.

Israeli soldiers search Arab prisoners as Israeli forces take over the Old City in East Jerusalem on June 8, 1967, during the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War. Just 11 days after the war ended, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson offered the first of many peace proposa

50 Years On, U.S. Presidents Still Seek Elusive Peace To A 6-Day War

12:47pm June 06, 2017

by Greg Myre

With Arab armies massed on its frontiers, Israel unleashed a lightning strike on June 5, 1967. Donald Trump is now the 10th president seeking a lasting solution to that brief war.

Abbad Yahya, a 28-year-old Palestinian novelist, is in exile after the Palestinian Authority banned his latest book, Crime in Ramallah, calling it indecent.

Facing Death Threats And A Ban On His Novel, A Palestinian Author Flees

8:04am April 01, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

"I always thought there was much space to write, to think, in Ramallah, especially," says novelist Abbad Yahya. "I feel that this space has now disappeared." He's now in hiding, fearing arrest.

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