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Hamas accused of 'arming groups' in the West Bank - 12Oct08

2008-10-17T00:52:30Z

The Palestinian intelligence service has accused Hamas of forming and arming groups in the West bank.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports on the weapons found in the town of Hebron.

Palestinians despondent as Israeli polls near - 16 Sep 08

2008-10-30T21:30:45Z

In Israel, Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, has been speaking of the need for a peace agreement with the Palestinians by the end of the year.

But he is due to step down as prime minister as his Kadima party prepares for a leadership vote on Wednesday.

The Palestinians main fear is that whoever wins will maintain the status quo: a military occupation consisting of checkpoints, walls, and settlement expansion.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports.

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West Banks acute water crisis - 21 Aug 08

2008-10-29T09:34:25Z

The Middle East is in the grip of a drought.

In Israel, it's just beginning to have an impact, but just a few miles away in the occupied West Bank, the crisis is much more acute.

Nour Odeh examines the situation in the village of Saffarin, near Tulkarem.

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Palestinians make Jericho home away from home - 05 Aug 08

2008-10-28T15:30:49Z

After 87 members of the Gaza-based Hilles clan fled from Gaza to Israel following days of violent clashes between Palestinian Fatah and Hamas, they were escorted by Israel to the West Bank town of Jericho.

Now, while relatively safe, many have been separated from their families in Gaza, and don't know when they'll be able to go home.

Nour Odeh ha this report.

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Al Jazeera wins 'Best 24 Hour News Programme' - 13-June-08

2008-10-26T09:31:14Z

Al Jazeera's English language channel has won the The Golden Nymph award in the category of "Best 24 Hour News Programme" at the Monte Carlo Television Festival.

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Palestinian pharmacy makes first shipment - 12 June 2008

2008-10-25T03:29:33Z

A rare story of success now marks the Palestinian territories as a West Bank pharmaceutical company has defied the odds and Israeli restrictions. Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports from Ramallah on how they became the first Palestinian drugs company to ship its goods to Europe.

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President Abbas calls for Palestinian reconciliation -5Jun08

2008-10-17T15:30:38Z

Palestinians are welcoming a new proposal to heal their internal wounds.

A year since Hamas gunmen sent Fatah fighters fleeing Gaza in a deadly shooting spree, the Palestinian President wants to end the isolation of Hamas.

Mahmoud Abbas is calling for a national unity government - and Hamas is welcoming his invitation.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports from Ramallah on the plans for dialogue and Palestinian reconciliation.

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Palestinian farmer defies Israeli settlement policy - 3Jun08

2008-10-16T03:30:33Z

Since Annapolis, Israel has issued over 17,000 new tenders for housing units in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

The Palestinians say this is a policy that destroys any prospect of peace and renders establishing a viable Palestinian state impossible.

Israel's Prime Minister is courting new controversy by approving the building of nearly 900 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem.

Many Palestinians are fighting to keep their land, and one farmer, Mohamed Elian, in Bethlehem has made it a life-time commitment from his cave.

For almost 4 decades, he has lived in a cave in his land in the village of Wad Fukeen to make sure his land is not lost to the expanding Israeli settlement nearby.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh visited Mohamed Elian and filed this report.

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The uncertain life for Palestinian detainees - 29 May 08

2008-10-23T09:29:36Z

Eleven thousand Palestinians are being held by Israel, many of whom have never been charged.

They're know as "administrative detainees", arrested because Israel deems them a threat to state security.

They and their families do not know when or if they will ever see their loved ones again.

Nour Odeh as the story.

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West Bank farmers struggle under occupation - 27 March 08

2008-10-14T15:31:16Z

Palestinian olive tree owners in the occupied West Bank continue to suffer from the presence of Israeli settlers.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports on one family in Turmos Ayya who recently lost their olive crop.

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Anger explodes in West Bank over Israeli raids - 02 Mar 08

2008-10-22T09:31:02Z

The Palestinian president has suspended further talks with Israel, but there are increasing calls from the streets of Gaza that his Fatah party MUST talk with Hamas.

Nour Odeh now looks at the protest against Israel's use of force and growing demands for Palestinian unity.

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Israel continues to bombard Gaza - 01 Mar 08

2008-10-20T15:29:42Z

A fourth day of aerial bombardment by Israeli aircraft, is now being backed up now by ground forces making their deepest incursion into Gaza since 2005.

The chief negotiator for the Palestinians says any hope for the peace talks now lies buried in the rubble of Gaza.

More than 80 people, woman and children among them, have been killed over the past four days, and international condemnation remains muted.

Nour Odeh has been following the day's developments.

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Dimona bombers' families speak to Al Jazeera - 06 Feb 08

2008-10-19T15:29:23Z

The mothers of two suicide bombers who carried out an attack in southern Israel on Monday have been speaking to Al Jazeera.

Despite the initial confusion over who was actually behind the explosions, both say they knew at an early stage that their sons had been involved.

One woman was killed when the bombers targeted a shopping centre in Dimona.

Nour Odeh reports.

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Gaza residents left powerless - 08-Nov-07

2008-10-22T15:30:51Z

Israel has cut fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks from the territory and plans to impose further sanctions.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh, reporting from Gaza, looks at how some of Gaza's residents are being affected.

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Journalists under fire in Gaza - 19 Oct 2007

2008-10-23T09:30:39Z

In Gaza, many journalists say they are being bullied and threatened by Hamas forces. Since Hamas took over the Gaza Strip in mid-June, 13 media institutions have been shut down, looted or set on fire including the official Palestinian TV and Radio stations. Several journalists have been detained for up to 24 hours, including one cameraman who was hospitalised after being beaten. Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports.

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Palestinians watch as Hamas offers olive branch to Fatah

2008-10-23T15:31:06Z

Palestinians are watching with interest, and perhaps some confusion, as their leaders exchange contradictory messages about prospects of national reconciliation and peace with Israel.

Overnight, Ismail Haniya told the media Hamas' control over Gaza was temporary, suggesting his movement would be willing to give up its 4-month-old control of Gaza in exchange for renewed dialogue with President Abbas and the Fatah movement.

He also alluded to efforts by some Arab capitals to reunify the divided Palestinian people.

Speaking earlier to Palestine TV, Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, made it clear there are conditions for dialogue with Hamas to resume.

The Palestine Liberation Organisation echoes Abbas' demands. Immediately following the Gaza takeover, the PLO considered it a coup -- a dangerous precedent in domestic Palestinian politics that should not be endorsed.

But despite the confusion, the timing of this exchange is significant. Four months after the violent Hamas takeover of Gaza, the movement is isolated and sidelined with the international community, including many Arab states, backing Abbas.

Momentum is also picking up on the Israeli-Palestinian track -- with the PLO now preparing for an upcoming peace summit in the US while engaging in what has been described as tough negotiations with Israel on key issues.

Observers say the Palestinian division is sure to weaken the president's position in ongoing negotiations - but it doesn't seem he's willing to reach national unity at any cost.

Opinion polls also show an increasing frustration with the Palestinian geographical and political division. But it seems the people's aspirations for a united and reconciled Palestinian political leadership will have to wait for now.

Nour Odeh, Al Jazeera

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PLO strike call shuts down Gaza

2008-10-24T21:30:10Z

Nour Odeh reports from Gaza that shops, schools and businesses across Gaza have closed in defiance of Hamas as workers support a one-day general strike.

The action was called by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in response to violence on Friday when Hamas security broke up outdoor prayer gatherings.

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Gaza's children face a difficult school year - 10 Aug 07

2008-10-24T21:31:28Z

The school children of Gaza face a lack of teaching resources and daily political divides, Israeli incursions and internal fighting. Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports

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Concern in Gaza's hospitals as power cuts hit - 20 Aug 07

2008-10-25T09:31:50Z

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh visits Gaza's emergency wards where electricity is keeping children alive. Doctors fear what could happen now the only power station has been shut down.

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Gaza's unfinished building projects - 9-August-2007

2008-10-25T21:31:20Z

With Israel only permitting the entry of basic goods into Gaza, many construction projects remain incomplete. Nour Odeh reports.

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The new buzz on Al Aqsa TV - 21 Jul 07

2008-10-14T11:25:56Z

Al Aqsa TV stirred debate with a Mickey Mouse style character, Farfour, who condoned armed resistance against Israeli occupation.

But Farfour's been killed off on the show and replaced by a bee who's now taking the message about occupation to young viewers.

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Al Jazeera Gaza air strikes footage - 17 May 07

2008-10-14T15:30:08Z

Al Jazeera English airs exclusive footage of a series of deadly Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, one of which struck as Gaza correspondent Nour Odeh was live on air.

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Exclusive Al Jazeera footage from Gaza - 25 May 07

2008-10-14T15:30:41Z

Nour Odeh reports on the aftermath of continued Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip.

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Gaza Teenager Killings - 3 June 2007

2008-10-14T15:31:25Z

Two 13-year-old boys have been shot dead, and another boy shot in the back by Israeli forces after taking a swim near a beach in the Beit Lahiya area of the Gaza Strip.

Report by Nour Odeh, Al Jazeera's correspondent in the Palestinian territories

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Talk to Jazeera - Mahmoud Abbas - 30 May 07 - Part 1

2008-10-14T15:31:40Z

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh talks to Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority.

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