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Israel-Hamas War

Firms market homes in West Bank settlements to Jews in U.S., stoking controversy

by Mitchell Hartman
Sep 12, 2024
Pro-Palestinian activists have protested gatherings at synagogues that pitch properties in Israel and Israeli-occupied land.
Pro-Palestinian activists gathered in Brooklyn, New York, in March to denounce Israel's war in Gaza and demand an end to the sale of occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank.
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How Israel's economy is faring eight months into war with Hamas

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
May 31, 2024
Despite a contraction after the initial onset of the war, Israel's economy has rebounded dramatically.
One flashpoint raised by the Israel-Hamas War has been the continued exemption of ultraorthodox Jews from military service.
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How the Israel-Hamas war has created “mini Gazas”

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Meredith Garretson and Erika Soderstrom
May 30, 2024
A contextual look at the economic toll of war.
Above, a Palestinian boy kicks a ball in front of the rubble from a house destroyed in heavy fighting in the West Bank city of Jenin on May 24.
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Possible severing of Israeli-Palestinian banking ties stirs worries

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 28, 2024
If the Israeli finance minister's threat is carried out, the Palestinian economy — and the Palestinian Authority — could be starved of revenue.
Vandalized aid trucks on the Israeli side of a barrier with the West Bank. Before the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, many more Palestinians earned paychecks by working in Israel.
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Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe

by Leanna Byrne
May 17, 2024
As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, students are calling for their universities to cut financial and institutional ties with Israel.
Demonstrators march near the University of Amsterdam during a pro-Palestinian protest on May 9.
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As the US recognizes Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, the city’s divided economy is likely to continue

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 6, 2017
President Donald Trump announced today he is starting the process of moving the United States Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. It’s part of a shift in American policy, acknowledging Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Most other countries don’t recognize the city as Israel’s capital because it’s disputed territory, and the Palestinians […]
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The economics of Israeli settlements

by Lewis Wallace
Dec 27, 2016
Settlers may benefit from cheaper home prices.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairing a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday.
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Empowering working Palestinian women through radio

by Jeremy Hobson
Aug 3, 2012
Maysoun Odeh Gangat, CEO of the women’s radio station NISAA in Ramallah, explains why there are fewer Palestinian women in business compared to other women in the Middle East -- and how that seems to be changing.
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