#palestinian-authority

#palestinian-authority

Israel's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a law to strip Arabs convicted in nationalistic attacks of their Israeli citizenship or residency and deport them if they have accepted stipends from the Palestinian Authority.The decision, which could potentially affect hundreds of Palestinian citizens and residents of Israel, was condemned as racist by Arab lawmakers as well as Palestinian officials in the occupied West Bank.

JERUSALEM  Israeli forces carried out a major raid against a Palestinian militia in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, killing a leader of the group and four other men, according to members of the militia and Palestinian officials.The predawn raid targeted the Nablus-based militia known as the Lions' Den, which emerged this year and does not answer to any of the established Palestinian factions.

Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 73, has served in the post five times before.But when he returns to office following Nov. 1 elections, it will likely be, for the first time, as the head of a government coalition in which his Likud party is the most moderate member.The expected inclusion of a far-right bloc risks igniting tensions both within Israel and between the country and its most important ally, the US.
1.

RAMALLAH, West Bank  Three Palestinians were killed during a firefight with Israeli security forces who had entered a flash point city in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said.One of the men who died was unarmed, according to Palestinian health and security officials, who said several Palestinian gunmen were also wounded.