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• U.S. Ambassador Criticizes Israel’s Legal Double Standards In West Bank

  U.S. ambassador Daniel Shapiro calls out Israel's alleged legal double standards subjecting Palestinians to fewer legal protections. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a terse response stating Shapiro's remarks are unacceptable.

• Palestinian Authorities Arrest Chief Negotiator’s Aide For Spying For Israel

  An employee under Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat was arrested for alleged espionage and collaboration with Israel.

• US State Department rejects 32 lawmakers’ call to shut down PLO office

  State Department rejected 32 lawmakers' call to close PLO office in D.C. Elizabeht Trudeau said that it is an important partner.

• U.N. General Assembly approves Palestinian request to fly its flag

  Palestine's flag will fly at United Nations headquarters after the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a Palestinian resolution, infuriating Israel with a move that Palestinians described as a step toward U.N. membership.

• Embattled from the outset, new Netanyahu government sworn in

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new rightist coalition government, hobbled by a razor-thin parliamentary majority, was sworn in late on Thursday amid wrangling within his Likud party over cabinet posts.

• Palestinian leadership gathers to review ties with Israel

  Palestinian leaders began a two-day meeting on Wednesday at which they could decide to suspend security coordination with Israel, a move that would have a profound impact on stability in the occupied West Bank.

• Defiant Danes march after gunman attacks Copenhagen

  Tens of thousands of Danes gathered at torch-lit memorials around the country on Monday, commemorating victims of deadly attacks on a synagogue and an event promoting free speech that shocked a nation proud of its record of safety and openness.