The system of governance and political tendencies in the country Official name: State of Palestine (English: State of Palestine, Arabic: Dawlat FilastÃn) According to Computergees, the Palestinian Autonomous Territories (PAT) include the relatively open environment of the West Bank and…
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January Trump presents a peace plan January 28 US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, presents his announced Middle East peace plan. The main features of the plan are that all of Jerusalem will remain under…
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November Gaza power shifts November 29th Hamas and Fatah decide to postpone the Palestinian Authority’s takeover of control of Gaza. The takeover would have taken place on December 1, but is now postponed until December 10. This is because the…
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September Two Palestinians are shot dead when arrested Two Palestinians suspected of murdering three Israeli teenagers over the summer are shot to death as Israeli military attempts to arrest them in Hebron. In Israel’s budget negotiations, Prime Minister Netanyahu and…
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November Settlements: The US changes politics November 18 The US government announces yet another major step toward more pro-Israeli politics: Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory do not necessarily mean violations of international law, said Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo. The United…
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September Palestine joins Interpol September 27th The international police organization Interpol approves Palestine as a new member. This is done at Interpol’s annual general meeting. Voting figures are not made public but in order to become a member of Interpol,…
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April Peace talks are suspended after reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas Fatah and Hamas conclude a reconciliation agreement at the end of the month. According to the agreement, Fatah and Hamas, which since 2007 ruled each part of the Palestinian…
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September More have work in Israel September 16th Growth in Israel and chronic unemployment in the Palestinian territories are contributing to an increasing number of Palestinians working in Israel. 85,000 (almost all from the West Bank) have work permits in…
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July Israel backs the Temple Mount July 25 The Israeli government announces that, on the recommendation of the country’s security services, the ministers have decided to remove the metal detectors from Haram al-Sharif / Temple Mount and use advanced technology…
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January Demonstrations after the shooting In January, two young Palestinians were also killed. A 16-year-old dies from his injuries after being shot in the leg during a demonstration at the Israel-Gaza fence. According to Israel, the protesters had been violent…
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