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Israel Bans Palestinian Products Inside Occupied Palestinian Territory

The Israeli decision came after a decrease in sales of Israeli products in Occupied Jerusalem.

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A Palestinian vendor stands outside his shop Jerusalem's Old City, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Five Palestinian companies warned of financial losses as Israeli occupation forces banned their products from being marketed in occupied Jerusalem, under political and economic pretexts, Palestinian sources reported Saturday. A report identified the five companies as Hamoudah, al-Jideedi, Arryan, distributers of dairy products, as well as Asslwa

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Joe Biden: Israel Cannot Stop Violence Through Physical Force Alone

The slight criticism echoed condemnations by international leaders and rights groups of Israel’s harsh reaction against Palestinian communities for attacks carried out by individuals, termed by many as collective punishment.

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US Vice President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands while giving joint statements in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Israel, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (Debbie Hill, Pool via AP)

United States Vice President Joe Biden, Wednesday, said that Israel could not stop violent acts carried out by Palestinians solely through physical force, the Associated Press reported. Biden landed in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, as multiple attacks were reportedly carried out by Palestinian individuals in Israel and the occupied Palestinian

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Lawsuit Seeks Billions In Damages From Americans Who Fund Israeli Settlements

The lawsuit names Washington lobbyist and multi-millionaire Sheldon Adelson, investor Irving Moskowitz, right-wing mega-church pastor John Hagee and other individuals who have funneled millions of dollars into Israeli colonial settlement construction.

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A group of Palestinians and Palestinian-Americans who have been victims of Israeli settlement construction filed a lawsuit this week to demand financial compensation from some of the companies, individuals and organizations responsible for funding the construction. Israeli settlement construction takes place on illegally seized Palestinian land,

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Obama Signs Anti-BDS Trade Agreement Into Law

A similar trend ran through the UK, earlier this month, following British proposals to forbid a boycott of Israeli settlement goods by publicly-funded British institutions.

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a pin with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) logo

Washington, DC – US President Barack Obama, this week, signed into law a sweeping trade agreement which protects Israel fromboycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) by countries who oppose the ongoing military occupation of Palestine. The agreement — H.R. 644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 — was passed 75-20, on February 11,

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David Cameron Calls Israel’s Continued Settlement Expansion ‘Shocking’

Cameron stressed that British government is a supporter of Israel, but it does not support the illegal settlements.

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Palestinians laborers work at a construction site in the Jewish West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim, near Jerusalem.

Secretary of State John Kerry, on Wednesday, urged Israeli and Palestinian officials to resume a “genuine” peace process, stressing that continued settlement construction is not helpful. According to World Bulletin/Al Ray, the top diplomat warned of a “downward spiral” in violence in the absence of an active process. In order to dampen the uptick

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Files Suit Over Israeli Sponsored Gift Bags

Oscar nominees Mark Rylance and Asif Kapadia have already promised not to visit Israel professionally as long as the human rights violations persist.

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Kim Kardashian, a US reality TV star, and her husband Kanye West holding their daughter North West, walk inside Armenian St. James Cathedral, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced that it is suing Distinctive Assets, the company distributing a luxury gift bag to Oscar nominees, which this year includes an all-expenses paid trip to Israel sponsored by the Israeli government. Palestinians had denounced the inclusion of the trip to Israel as a “cynical and desperate”

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Japan Pledges $78 Million In Aid To Palestine

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the pledge during a four day visit to Japan by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their meeting at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. (Franck Robichon/AP)

Ramallah, Palestine – Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, announced that the Government of Japan has committed Japan’s new assistance of USD $78,210,200 to the Palestinian people through international organizations and Japanese NGOs, on the occasion of his meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on 15 th February in Tokyo,

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