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  1. Dutch won't charge company in Israeli barrier case

    In a blow to pro-Palestinian activists, Dutch authorities said Tuesday they will not prosecute a company on war crimes charges for renting out equipment to construct Israel's West Bank separation barrier. ...

    Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance May 14 10:25AM UTC

  2. Israeli court OKs construction of barrier through Salesians' property

    An Israeli court has approved the construction of the Israeli separation barrier along a route that will nearly surround a convent and its primary school and confiscate most of their land on the outskirts of Beit Jalla, West Bank.

    National Catholic Reporter May 2 13:54PM UTC

  3. Israel OKs barrier in Palestinian Christian area

    JERUSALEM (AP) — A lawyer for a convent in a Palestinian Christian town near Bethlehem says she will appeal an Israeli court ruling allowing construction of a segment of Israel's separation barrier through properties owned by the Vatican and Palestinian residents.

    Associated Press via Yahoo! News Apr 29 15:50PM UTC

  5. Palestinian Catholics fight against Israeli barrier in West Bank

    Beit Jala, West Bank — Palestinians in this Christian village are hoping the new pope can succeed where others have failed — pressing Israel to drop plans to build a stretch of its West Bank separation barrier through their picturesque valley.

    Detroit News Apr 25 05:18AM UTC

  6. UN Report: Israeli Policies Hindered Development in East Jerusalem

    JERUSALEM, May 9, 2013 (WAFA) – Israeli policies in East Jerusalem since its occupation and unilateral annexation in 1967 but more so since the signing of the Oslo accords in 1993 have hindered development of the city’s economy and created many socioeconomic problems to its Palestinian residents, a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Thursday.

    Palestine News Agency May 9 11:35AM UTC

  7. Israel generates poverty for Arab kids in Jerusalem

    GENEVA — Israeli “segregation policies” have caused deep economic isolation and left more than 80 per cent of Palestian children in occupied east Jerusalem wallowing in poverty, the UN said in a report published on Thursday.

    Khaleej Times May 9 16:17PM UTC

  8. UN decries rising poverty in east Jerusalem

    The world's organisation blames Israeli "segregation policies" for the soaring poverty levels among Palestinians.

    Aljazeera via Yahoo! Maktoob News May 8 22:35PM UTC

  9. Israel OKs barrier in Palestinian Christian area - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports

    JERUSALEM (AP) - A lawyer for a convent in a Palestinian Christian town near Bethlehem says she will appeal an Israeli court ruling allowing construction of a segment of Israel's separation barrier through properties owned by the Vatican and Palestinian residents.

    Quincy Herald-Whig Apr 29 15:56PM UTC

  10. Palestinian Christians urge pope to oppose wall

    Palestinian Christians near Bethlehem on Monday urged Pope Francis to speak up against an Israeli decision to build its controversial separation barrier on a route they say would cut off their community.

    AFP via Yahoo! Maktoob News Apr 29 16:02PM UTC

  11. High poverty rate for Palestinians

    PALESTINIANS living in east Jerusalem have a poverty rate of 80 per cent, a civil rights watchdog says.

    The Courier Mail May 7 22:59PM UTC