The bitter war of words between Israel and Sweden escalated on Sunday after Israeli officials said the Swedish foreign minister’s accusation that Israel was guilty of unlawfully killing Palestinians was “scandalous”.
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Israeli Arab respondents exhibited the diametrically opposite view, with 72 percent saying that a peace deal would in fact halt terror.
Residents of the camp said that during the raid, Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters, stun grenades and live ammunition “indiscriminately” through the camp’s narrow alleyways.
“The one-state solution is no solution at all for a secure, Jewish, democratic Israel living in peace, it is simply not a viable option”, Kerry said, speaking at a conference on Israeli affairs in Washingto, D.C., on December 5, reports ABC News. A Ma’an reporter said the funeral procession set off from Beit Jala governmental hospital at 10:30 a.m. for Shahin’s home in Duheisha camp where his family paid their last respects.
Some 120 Palestinians and about 20 Israelis have been killed in the recent wave of clashes between Palestinians and Israelis since the start of October.
One US citizen and 19 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks.
Palestinians have been witnessing increasing violence by Israeli forces and settlers, who frequently storm the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam.
The 4,000 dolls were dressed in the style of Palestinian militants with their faces hidden by scarves leaving just their eyes visible.
Eyewitnesses said at least 20 Israeli troops, firing rubber bullets and stun-grenades, had raided the slain Palestinian’s house.
A 26-year-old Palestinian suspected of carrying out an knife attack in October near the West Bank city of Nablus was arrested overnight, according to Israel’s Shin Bet security service. Most of the others died in clashes with police or troops.
Reportedly, the US was pushing for more meaningful gestures, such as increasing the Palestinians’ responsibilities in the so-called Area C that constitutes around 60% of the West Bank and is under exclusive Israeli control, both security and civilian.
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Israel accuses Palestinian groups – especially resistance movement Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, which respectively govern the blockaded Gaza Strip and the West Bank – of inciting attacks on Israelis.
