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Israel to close occupied West Bank crossings as Hebron lockdown continues Israel says it will close all land crossings with the occupied West Bank when it holds a general election…

EXPLAINER Israeli elections: What are the possible outcomes? Israelis face a pivotal election on October 27, as Netanyahu’s leadership hangs in the balance amid coalition debates. Likud activists hang campaign…

Elections cannot produce change in Israel Political change cannot come from within Israeli society. It can only come from the outside. By Diana Buttu Palestinian-Canadian lawyer and political analyst. 25…

Who Israel elects matters, and not just for Israelis A change of government would not end the occupation, but it could rein in the far right and ease tensions across…

News Nigeria’s missing: Families in the northeast still wait for answers People across northeastern Nigeria continue searching for loved ones who went missing during years of violence. From right, Kashim…

Election posters, mass tourism and property: Israel’s footprint in Cyprus Cypriots say Israeli money is moving fast and shutting them out as their government embraces Israel as a key ally.…

Bots, deepfakes and surveillance: Israel’s election goes to war online Netanyahu and his rivals are tied days from the vote, and both camps are fighting with bots, deepfakes and data.…

Serbia votes in election pitting longtime leader against student movement Polls show populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in a tight race against the anticorruption and anti-authoritarian movement. A man holds a…

News New York Archdiocese agrees to pay $800m to 1,300 sexual abuse survivors The settlement is the second-largest after an $880m ​deal reached by the Archdiocese of Los ​Angeles in…