Links to THREE reports: from the Associated Press and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for WEST BANK 2-21-26, and up or down for IRAN, GAZA, SYRIA, CUBA, UKRAINE and MEDIA.) — MCM

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Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque during Ramadan, by Aref Tufaha and Melanie Lidman | AP  TELL, West Bank — Israeli settlers vandalized a mosque in the Israeli-occupied West Bankearly today, spray-painting offensive phrases and setting a fire, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Religious Affairs. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.  Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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Israeli settlers join ‘safari’ tour of Palestinian prisoners, by Mera Aladam | Middle East Eye  The head of the Israel Prison Service, Kobi Yaakobi, has invited a group of settlers on a so-called “safari tour” to view Palestinian detainees while they are lying on the floor and handcuffed. READ MORE . . .

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