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PALESTINIAN

Newly-appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa (center) poses for a picture among other ministers during a swearing in ceremony in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on Sunday. A new Palestinian government that includes both Gazans and four women was sworn in Sunday, but is already facing skepticism from its own people.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2024
New leadership for Palestinian Authority gets lukewarm reception
The authority is under pressure from Washington to prepare to step into the breach in the aftermath of the Gaza war and undertake reforms.
Sudki Mansour is the 40-year-old owner of Bisan, one of Tokyo’s only Palestinian-style restaurants.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jan 22, 2024
From restaurant roots, expat dreams up a Palestine in Yamanashi
Sudki Mansour is the owner of Bisan, one of Tokyo’s only Palestinian-style restaurants, and a Palestinian-influenced campsite in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Palestinians in Gaza City evacuate after an Israeli airstrike on Oct 9.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2023
The spiral of violence that led to Hamas
If Palestinians are ever to regain the moral high ground, they must hope for the destruction of Hamas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2018
Palestinian stabs U.S.-Israeli citizen to death at West Bank mall, is captured
A Palestinian fatally stabbed an American-born Jewish settler in the occupied West Bank on Sunday then was himself shot and seized by armed civilians who gave chase.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2018
Trump's assault on Palestinian refugees
Halting UNRWA funding will threaten the region's already tenuous stability.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2018
Killing the peace process with kindness
Washington must come back to the peace process as an honest and respected mediator. This is the best and probably only way to secure Israel's right to exist.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 22, 2018
Erdogan hints Turkey may ban some Israeli goods because of Gaza violence
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Turkey might consider imposing a ban on imports of some Israeli goods over the killing of Palestinian protesters by Israeli forces on the Gaza border, media reported on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2017
Kerry and Israeli, Jordanian, Egyptian leaders secretly met for peace talks a year ago: report
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met secretly a year ago with the leaders of Egypt and Jordan in a failed attempt by the Obama administration to convene a wider regional summit on Israeli-Palestinian peace, Israel's Haaretz daily said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2015
Accounts conflict after Israeli army jeep hits, kills Palestinian in West Bank
An Israeli army jeep struck and killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, with the military and locals giving conflicting accounts of the circumstances.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2015
Netanyahu backtracks on election opposition to Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is still committed to Palestinian statehood if circumstances improve, pulling back from comments he made during his re-election campaign rejecting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2015
Palestinian Authority still doesn't want a state
Last week's failed attempt by the Palestinian Authority to obtain recognition from the U.N. Security Council has mostly disappeared from the world's front pages. Indications are that PA President Mahmoud Abbas did not want the resolution to pass.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2014
Sweden recognizes Palestinian state, hopes peace process will restart
The Swedish government officially recognized the state of Palestine on Thursday and said there were signs European Union states would follow its lead.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2014
New anti-Semitism in Germany isn't the same
It's not the old-style, neo-Nazi anti-Semites who are trying to burn down synagogues or calling the Jews out to fight these days, as they have a problem with the currently dominant strain of anti-Semitism — its carriers have darker skin.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2014
Abbas will fail at U.N. without Hamas' backing
How Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas reconciles three critical but faltering relationships — with Hamas, the U.S. and Israel — will determine whether Israelis and Palestinians resume talking or fighting in the months ahead.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2014
Israeli policeman charged over violent arrest of U.S. teen
An Israeli policeman was charged on Wednesday with assault causing bodily harm against a 15-year-old American of Palestinian descent during a protest over the revenge killing of the teenager's cousin days before the eight week war with Gaza.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2014
Israel arrests six Jews in connection with Palestinian teen's kidnap-slaying
Israel has arrested six Jewish suspects in the abduction and killing of a Palestinian teenager whose death sparked violent protests in Jerusalem and Israeli Arab towns, a security source said Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2014
Palestinian accord elicits refrain of hope and gloom
Scenes in Gaza tell of much hope and rejoicing over the unity accord between Fatah and Hamas, but it is a refrain of past agreements that have failed.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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