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Republican Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, in a campaign stop in Iowa on Friday, said there are no Palestinians in the West Bank, only Israelis. According to Rick Santorum, all people "who live in the West Bank are Israelis."
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Ahead of anticipated Palestinian demonstrations next week as the Palestinian Authority seeks statehood at the UN General Assembly, Israel has increased its military presence in the West Bank through mobilization and troop reinforcement.
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The United States and Palestinian Authority have stated their opposition to Israeli plans to build new housing units in the West Bank.
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Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and police have captured a small boat on the Dead Sea attempting to smuggle weapons from neighbouring Jordan on Monday.
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After the particularly vicious murder of a Jewish settler family in the West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to expand Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank territory.
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A 26-year-old son of a Muslim scholar has been jailed for claiming on Facebook that he was God, allegedly insulting the Prophet Mohamed and asking his more than 70,000 followers to smoke marijuana. His mother now hopes he'll stay in jail forever.
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Israel has given the go-ahead for 112 new apartments to be constructed on the West Bank despite an agreement halting further building there for 10 months.
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Nablus is an ancient Roman town, north of Jerusalem, in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank. The city, pointed out by the Israeli Defense Force as one of the epicentre of Islamic Palestinian terrorism, is controlled by Hamas.
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Cinema Jenin Project is an international effort for rebuilding the old cinema of the Palestinian city of Jenin. The opening gala is scheduled for Aug. 1, 2010.
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The cabinet in Israel has voted to include 91 Jewish settlements in the West Bank in a "priority map", meaning that the settlements will receive funds worth millions of dollars, to help improve education, employment and infrastructure.
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West Bank barrier threatens villagers' traditions
The Israeli army says it is investigating the killing of a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank on Thursday.
Thousands have rallied in Gaza and the West Bank in support of a Palestinian on the 62nd day of a hunger strike in protest at his detention by Israel.
A look at a new West End play called 'Toxic Bankers' and what it says about the public's perception of the banking profession.
 Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says the recent run-up of oil prices is a double-loss for Canadians — consumers in the East are paying more for fuel and energy producers in the West are earning less than would be expected.
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