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Videos from the scene show Jewish Israeli civilians near the burning car with guns drawn, one fired shots in the air before riot police arrived. אזרחים עם אקדחים שלופים בשכונת שייח גראח pic.twitter.com/lIvciz2EDt In recent weeks, Palestinian protesters have also clashed with Israeli police in Jerusalem over restrictions on outdoor gatherings during Ramadan. Thursday’s clashes followed violence overnight Wednesday, when 22 Palestinians were wounded, according ...

Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Stephen Selwood Tauranga has suffered 10 Mar, 2021 07:45 PM 2 minutes to read Former Infrastructure NZ boss on being a commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Tauranga has suffered from under-investment in its infrastructure and community facilities for decades, says Stephen Selwood, one of the four commissioners of the city appointed by Local Government Minister, Nanaia Mahuta. "The downside of that [under-investment] is that we pay in other ways,"...

Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Shadrach Rolleston seeks to address lack of investment 9 Mar, 2021 08:32 PM Quick Read Tauranga local discusses why hes a commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Tauranga local Shadrach Rolleston is one of the three commissioners appointed to replace Tauranga City Councils elected members. Rollestons background is as a consultant planner and policy advisor with experience in resource management and Māori relationship management. He is a former Smar...

Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Bill Wasleys commitment to implementation 9 Mar, 2021 01:22 AM Quick Read Former council chief and planner is a city commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Former council chief and planner is a city commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Bill Wasley is one of the three commissioners appointed last month by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta to replace Tauranga City Councils elected members. Wasley is no stranger to Tauranga. Hes a for...

Commission chair wants two cracks at Long-Term Plan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Opinion is divided over whether New Plymouth should be in Covid-19 alert level 3.

The military first announced its intention to demolish the two floors where Kabha lived last month, but his family appealed to the High Court of Justice to prevent the move. A panel of three judges upheld the military’s plan, saying that although he had yet to be convicted, Kabha had admitted to committing the crime and there was “strong, external, objective evidence” to corroborate his confession. Muhammad Mruh Kabha, 40, from the Palestinian village of Tura al-Gharbiya, is suspected of ...

Angry group breaks up Palestinian DJ’s concert at historic West Bank site 156 shares 05/01/2021 - 11:08 Palestinian DJ Sama Abdulhadi (left) performed a concert at the Muslim historic site of An-Nabi Musa on Saturday December 26. © Observers 6 min The evening of Saturday, December 26, a concert taking place at an Islamic sacred site, the An-Nabi Musa tomb in the West Bank near Jericho, was bro...