RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will accept the recommendation of independent election experts on Thursday to postpone the vote he had scheduled for January, senior officials said. Full Article

A 110-metre sewage tunnel serves as a covert travel route for those desperate to leave the West Bank and enter East Jerusalem, a centre for medical, social, religious and other services for the Palestinians. Full Article | Comments [6]

Fatah is trying to emerge from its current congress in Bethlehem with a "new look" and a "new image" - not easy when the youngest member of the executive is 70-years-old and the oldest 87. Full Article

The gunfire was not a clash between Palestinian and Israeli forces, nor a violent dispute between rival Palestinian factions. It was a Palestinian celebration of students passing their high school matriculation ... Full Article
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