Amnesty: Palestinian writer is ‘prisoner of conscience’

Human rights group calls for the release of Ahmad Qatamesh, a prominent writer jailed without charges or trial.

The message of the hunger strike: No power can break us

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As US president Donald Trump arrived in Israel on May 22, Palestinians declared a “day of rage” to protest his visit, and called on people around the world to participate in a one-day hunger strike in solidarity with over 1300 striking Palestinian prisoners, who have been subsisting on nothing but salt water since they declared an open-ended Dignity Strike on April 17.

Could Trump Be Palestinians’ Best Hope?

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The search for the “ultimate deal” in the Holy Land

Israel kills Palestinian ‘attacker’ ahead of Trump trip

Named by local media as Raed Ahmad Rdaydeh, 15-year-old allegedly attempted to stab border officer at checkpoint.

Donald Trump ends Middle East tour

US president calls for peace between Israelis and Palestinians but sheds little clarity on how to achieve that.

Playing the Trump card?

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Fond of boasting about his deal-making capabilities, U.S. president Donald Trump has oozed confidence in the run-up to his visit to Israel and the Occupied Territories. Whether he will prove a mediating or an alienating influence remains to be seen.

Palestinian basic rights ‘not on the agenda’ for Trump

As US President Donald Trump arrives in Israel, analysts say efforts to revive peace talks are a ‘charade’.

Palestinians on strike in solidarity with prisoners

Israeli forces shoot and wound 11 Palestinians in West Bank, as prisoners’ mass hunger strike enters sixth week.

Israel jails writer Ahmad Qatamesh without charges

Qatamesh is one of an estimated 500 Palestinians jailed by Israel without charges or trial.