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Hamas student list victorious in Birzeit University elections

April 22, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on April 22, 2015. RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A student list affiliated with Hamas on Wednesday came out on top in the closely-watched student elections

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Birzeit students rally as thousands turn out to vote

April 22, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on April 22, 2015. RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Thousands of students at Birzeit University in the central West Bank went to the polls on Wednesday, bringing

Palestine Reporting

Freedom Theater play takes new look at Nativity Church siege

April 19, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on April 19, 2015. JENIN (Ma’an) — In a small alley hidden among the hardscrabble streets of Jenin refugee camp, memories of the bloody

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Kale Project challenges Israeli control over Palestinian agriculture

April 8, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on April 8, 2015. BEIT QAD (Ma’an) — Up a small, bumpy road on a hill overlooking the northern West Bank town of Jenin, a

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In photos: Thousands run the Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem

March 27, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on March 27, 2015. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — More than 3,000 people took to the streets of Bethlehem Friday to participate in the third annual

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Pro-Palestinian ad campaign takes over walls of US cities

March 20, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on March 20, 2015. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Commuters in cities across the United States were surprised this month to find their daily trips to

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Israeli filmmaker explores life through the eyes of Palestinian teen

March 11, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally Published by Ma’an News Agency on March 11, 2015. JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The short documentary “Khelil Helwa (Hebron is Beautiful)” follows a young boy from Hebron’s Tel Rumeida neighborhood as

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Palestinian village imprisoned in holy shrine of Nabi Samuel

February 12, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on February 12, 2015. NABI SAMUEL (Ma’an) — The tomb of the Biblical prophet Samuel is blessed with a stunning view over Jerusalem from

Israel Palestine Reporting

After police killings, anger simmers in Negev Bedouin villages

February 5, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on Feb. 5, 2015. BEERSHEBA (Ma’an) — The killing of two Bedouin youths in southern Israel by police over the last week has shocked the

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2 years after youth shot by soldiers, friends honor him with mural

January 15, 2015 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Ma’an News Agency on January 15, 2015. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — As the second anniversary of the death of a young Palestinian boy from Bethlehem approaches, his friends