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Extremist Jewish settlers eye Gaza as they seek to expel Palestinians from enclave

Calls for Jewish settlements in Gaza are shifting toward the mainstream in Israel, with some groups advocating the wholesale ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

© Marco Longari

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, center, surrounded by Israeli settlers at the end of the resettlement ceremony of Sa-Nur, south of Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Apr. 19.

© Abdalhkem Abu Riash

Displaced Palestinian families live in makeshift tents and damaged buildings within the campus of the Islamic University of Gaza, which was destroyed by Israeli attacks, pictured on April 12.

© Erik Marmor

Nachala movement leader Daniella Weiss gives a speech near Kibbutz Nir Am, Israel, on Apr. 22.
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The House primary giving hints about where the national Democratic Party is heading

Competing messages from candidates like Bob Brooks and Ryan Crosswell highlight a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party in a swing district in Pennsylvania.

© Matt Rourke

Ryan Crosswell, left, and Bob Brooks are candidates for the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District.

© Matt Rourke

Ryan Crosswell, left, and Bob Brooks are candidates for the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District.
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