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Global Palestinian ‘Right to Education Week’ kicks off at Birzeit

Posted on November 12, 2013 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on November 12, 2013. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A week of events focusing on the Palestinian Right to Education kicked off Monday afternoon at Birzeit

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Women-only cafes offer new visions of Palestinian public space

Posted on November 2, 2013 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on November 2, 2013. Discreetly located at the foot of a staircase, the cafe offers a familiar scene: shisha pipes are stacked neatly on

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World Bank: Israel control of Area C costs Palestine $3.4 bln annually

Posted on October 8, 2013 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on October 8, 2013. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s control over the largest part of the occupied West Bank deprives the Palestinian economy of an

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Tel Aviv conference plans for Palestinian return

Posted on October 4, 2013 by alexrezashams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on Ocrober 4, 2013. TEL AVIV (Ma’an) — There are few topics that scare the Israeli public more than the potential realization of the

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