Palestinians have gone out on a general strike in the occupied West Bank’s southern province of al-Khalil (Hebron) to express strong dissent against a plan by the Israeli regime to build a new settlement in the heart of the city of al-Khalil. The strike, which had been called for by the Fatah party, began from Monday morning, and according to the Palestine Information Center, “paralyzed” all aspects of life. The ...
![Youth from the Palestinian refugee camp of al-Jalazoun, clash with Palestinian police as they block the main road leading to the West Bank city of Ramallah and Bir Zeit as they protest against the reduction of aid to refugees given by United Nation's UNRWA on January 12, 2014. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/000_TS-TS-Nic6284141.jpg?itok=xDM46yhQ "Youth from the Palestinian refugee camp of al-Jalazoun, clash with Palestinian police as they block the main road leading to the West Bank city of Ramallah and Bir Zeit as they protest against the reduction of aid to refugees given by United Nation's UNRWA on January 12, 2014. [AFP]")
