US sanctions on Israeli settlers have sparked accusations of anti-Semitism — and cracked open a long-running international debate
1 year, 1 month ago

US sanctions on Israeli settlers have sparked accusations of anti-Semitism — and cracked open a long-running international debate

ABC  

Settlers: It's a word that the White House has focused heavily on over the last week and one which provokes a visceral response from the Israeli government. So strong is the pushback to any criticism of settlers that Israel's influential finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, this week accused US President Joe Biden of engaging in an "anti-Semitic lie". US government imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers Photo shows A close up headshot of Joe Biden speaking in between two US flags US President Joe Biden imposes sanctions on four Israeli men accused of being involved in settler violence in the West Bank, signalling growing US displeasure with the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The reason for this is that every new settlement – there are an estimated 600,000 Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank – makes it harder for there to be a Palestinian state. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's committed to ensuring Jewish settlers in the West Bank adhere to the law.

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Will Trump back annexation of West Bank? Israel’s finance minister Smotrich heads to US for talks
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Will Trump back annexation of West Bank? Israel’s finance minister Smotrich heads to US for talks

Firstpost  

Smotrich, an ultranationalist settler whose support is key to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s parliamentary majority, said he would meet US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as well as other US government officials Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who supports the annexation of the occupied West Bank, said on Tuesday that he was travelling to the United States for a brief …

Israeli tanks move into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002 amid growing crackdown
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Israeli tanks move into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002 amid growing crackdown

The Hindu  

Israeli tanks have moved into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002, shortly after the Defence Minister said troops will remain “for the coming year” in parts of the territory and indicated that Palestinians who have fled cannot return. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to “increase …

Netanyahu orders intensive West Bank operations after Israel bus blasts
1 month ago

Netanyahu orders intensive West Bank operations after Israel bus blasts

Deccan Chronicle  

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered an "intensive operation against centers of terrorism" in the occupied West Bank, his office said, after three buses exploded in central Israel without causing any reported injuries. "The Prime Minister has ordered the IDF to carry out an intensive operation against centers of terrorism in Judea and Samaria," Netanyahu's office said …

Israeli assault in West Bank triggers a wave of Palestinian displacement unseen in decades
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1 month ago

Israeli assault in West Bank triggers a wave of Palestinian displacement unseen in decades

New Indian Express  

FAR'A REFUGEE CAMP: By car and on foot, through muddy olive groves and snipers' sight lines, tens of thousands of Palestinians in recent weeks have fled Israeli military operations across the northern West Bank—the largest displacement in the occupied territory since the 1967 Mideast war. That Nakba, or "catastrophe," as Palestinians call it, gave rise to the crowded West Bank …

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate implementation of UNRWA law
1 month ago

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate implementation of UNRWA law

Live Mint  

Tel Aviv : On Tuesday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the immediate enforcement of the UNRWA law, which the Knesset passed with broad support. Sharing a post on X, Israel's PMO said, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed that the UNRWA law, which the Knesset passed with broad support, be enforced immediately." Notably, earlier in October 2024, the Israeli …

Holocaust becomes political bludgeon as Netanyahu returns to a country at crossroads
1 month, 1 week ago

Holocaust becomes political bludgeon as Netanyahu returns to a country at crossroads

CNN  

CNN — As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns from a week-long trip to Washington, toting a fantastical and radical Gaza plan from the American president, he finds a country at a crossroads. When the prime minister expressed outrage at their appearance, the opposition leader Yair Lapid hit back: “Netanyahu, did you just now discover that the condition of the …

Netanyahu on Trump's Gaza plan: Relocated Palestinians will be allowed back only if they disavowed terror
1 month, 1 week ago

Netanyahu on Trump's Gaza plan: Relocated Palestinians will be allowed back only if they disavowed terror

Firstpost  

While defending US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Palestinians won’t be forcibly evicted from the coastal enclave. They will be allowed to come back on one condition Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on his praise for US President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza. He called Trump’s plan to relocate …

Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel’s strongest supporters
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel’s strongest supporters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first meetings in the United States this week was not with American Jewish leaders but with evangelical ones. “Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people, not the United States, and President Trump’s call to displace Palestinians from their land either temporarily or permanently is an absolute non-starter,” Awad said in a statement. …

What Donald Trump said on Gaza, his statement in full
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What Donald Trump said on Gaza, his statement in full

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump has sent shockwaves around the world after …

What’s behind surge in Israeli attacks on Palestinian homes in West Bank?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What’s behind surge in Israeli attacks on Palestinian homes in West Bank?

Al Jazeera  

Israeli PM Netanyahu reiterates pledge to ‘redraw’ the Middle East as he arrives in the US for talks with Trump. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the United States, where he will be the first world leader to meet President Donald Trump in his second term. Is Trump’s return to the White House encouraging Netanyahu to push ahead with …

Israel's Netanyahu heads to US to discuss 'victory over Hamas' with Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel's Netanyahu heads to US to discuss 'victory over Hamas' with Trump

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss “victory over Hamas,” countering Iran and expanding diplomatic relations with Arab countries in his meeting with President Donald Trump. Hamas, which has reasserted control over Gaza since the ceasefire began last month, has said it will not release hostages in the second phase without an end …

Why is Israel cracking down on the West Bank after Gaza ceasefire?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why is Israel cracking down on the West Bank after Gaza ceasefire?

Al Jazeera  

Now, with a ceasefire in Gaza, Israel has turned its firepower on the occupied West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of a “large-scale military operation” in Jenin targeting a hospital and refugee camp. Meanwhile, a new United States administration has endorsed Israel’s “biblical dominion” and lifted sanctions on settlers. In this episode: Zena Tahhan, Journalist Episode …

Israel's military push in West Bank decried
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel's military push in West Bank decried

China Daily  

Vendors sell vegetables at a street market in Gaza City on Tuesday as a cease-fire takes hold in the enclave. He warned that Israel's actions in the West Bank constitute a "silent war" aimed at creating "a climate of violence and tension", Wafa news agency reported. "The ink had barely dried on the cease-fire agreement before the Israeli army blocked …

With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank. Here’s why
1 month, 3 weeks ago

With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank. Here’s why

CNN  

CNN — The Israeli military has intensified operations across the occupied West Bank, targeting Palestinian militant cells, imposing roadblocks and cutting communities off from the outside world. What’s happening in the West Bank Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has spoken of a new dynamic in the West Bank, saying the military will adopt tactics learned in the Gaza offensive in …

Israel's military push in West Bank decried
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel's military push in West Bank decried

China Daily  

Vendors sell vegetables at a street market in Gaza City on Tuesday as a cease-fire takes hold in the enclave. He warned that Israel's actions in the West Bank constitute a "silent war" aimed at creating "a climate of violence and tension", Wafa news agency reported. "The ink had barely dried on the cease-fire agreement before the Israeli army blocked …

Suspected settlers attacked Palestinian villages before Trump lifted Biden sanctions
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Suspected settlers attacked Palestinian villages before Trump lifted Biden sanctions

Hindustan Times  

Shortly after suspected Jewish settlers stormed Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank late Monday, setting cars and property ablaze, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the territory. Donald Trump news live: President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House The reversal of the Biden administration's sanctions, which were meant …

Will peace in Gaza mean unrest in West Bank?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Will peace in Gaza mean unrest in West Bank?

Firstpost  

Even as Israel and Palestinian Authority both ramp up counter-terrorism operations in West Bank, Palestinian terrorists as well as violent Israeli setters are posing a challenge to peace in the West Bank Israeli soldiers operate during a raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the Palestinian city of Tulkarem in the West Bank. Even as the ceasefire in the …

Trump executive orders: This decision about Israel is downright chilling.
2 months ago

Trump executive orders: This decision about Israel is downright chilling.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Among the most striking of President Donald Trump’s first-day executive orders, the ones that may augur an era of lawless thuggery, are his pardons or commutations for all of the Jan. 6 rioters and—less noted but hardly less ominous—the …

Suspected settlers attacked Palestinian villages hours before Trump rescinded Biden sanctions
2 months ago

Suspected settlers attacked Palestinian villages hours before Trump rescinded Biden sanctions

Associated Press  

JINSAFUT, West Bank — Shortly after suspected Jewish settlers stormed Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank late Monday, setting cars and property ablaze, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the territory. Finance Minister and settler firebrand Bezalel Smotrich called it a just decision, saying the sanctions were a “severe and blatant foreign intervention.” …

Trump lifts US sanctions on Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank
2 months ago

Trump lifts US sanctions on Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera  

United States President Donald Trump has issued an executive order lifting sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Biden’s actions paved the way for the US Departments of State and the Treasury to sanction several far-right individuals and groups accused of perpetrating violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967 despite international …

Israel’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures, adding to pressure on Netanyahu
2 months ago

Israel’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures, adding to pressure on Netanyahu

LA Times  

Palestinians chase humanitarian aid trucks that arrived through the Kerem Shalom crossing from Egypt into the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, on Tuesday. Israel’s top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in Gaza and adding to pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has delayed any public inquiry that could …

'No one will be spared': Netanyahu's stern warning after bus shooting kills several Israelis in West Bank
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'No one will be spared': Netanyahu's stern warning after bus shooting kills several Israelis in West Bank

India TV News  

Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding seven others. The Palestinian Health Ministry says at least 838 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza. Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem …

Netanyahu tells Israel parliament 'some progress' on Gaza hostage deal
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Netanyahu tells Israel parliament 'some progress' on Gaza hostage deal

The Hindu  

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that "some progress" had been made in negotiations to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, more than 14 months into the war. His comments in parliament come two days after Palestinian militant groups said in a rare joint statement that a deal for a ceasefire in the Gaza war …

Trump Won’t Say If He’d Allow Israel To Annex The West Bank As Gaza Suffers
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump Won’t Say If He’d Allow Israel To Annex The West Bank As Gaza Suffers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As Israel’s current military campaign against Palestinians surpasses 14 months, President-elect Donald Trump has avoided saying whether he would allow the U.S.-supported country to annex the occupied West Bank under his incoming administration. “I don’t want people from either side killed, and that includes whether it’s Russia, Ukraine, or whether it’s the Palestinians and the Israelis and …

Netanyahu testifies in court, first sitting Israeli PM to face criminal trial: 5 things to know
3 months, 1 week ago

Netanyahu testifies in court, first sitting Israeli PM to face criminal trial: 5 things to know

Firstpost  

Netanyahu, who has repeatedly sought to delay his appearance in court, is the first sitting prime minister of Israel to face a criminal trial Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in court in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to testify for the first time in his corruption case. Netanyahu, who has repeatedly sought to delay his appearance in court, is the …

PVV leader Wilders visiting illegal Israeli settlement in occupied West Bank today
3 months, 1 week ago

PVV leader Wilders visiting illegal Israeli settlement in occupied West Bank today

NL Times  

PVV leader Geert Wilders is currently in Israel and plans to visit an illegal Israeli settlement on the occupied West Bank on Monday, he said on X. Last month, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants against Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant due to indications that they “bear criminal responsibility” for several crimes, including using …

Wilders is free to visit Israeli settlements, Dutch Prime Minister says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wilders is free to visit Israeli settlements, Dutch Prime Minister says

NL Times  

Geert Wilders can indeed visit illegal Israeli settlements without violating agreements with his coalition partners, according to Prime Minister Dick Schoof. Whether Wilders wants to visit Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, whose arrest has been ordered by the International Criminal Court, or settlements that violate international law that the Cabinet promised to adhere to in the basic line. We can have …

Trump ‘could sanction British lawyer leading Netanyahu ICC prosecution’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump ‘could sanction British lawyer leading Netanyahu ICC prosecution’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. US officials have condemned the ICC after it issued …

Netanyahu denounces ICC ruling, Israeli politicians offer him support
4 months ago

Netanyahu denounces ICC ruling, Israeli politicians offer him support

Hindustan Times  

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced on Thursday the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for him and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant, calling the ruling "anti-Semitic". Netanyahu denounces ICC ruling, Israeli politicians offer him support "Israel rejects with disgust the absurd and false actions leveled against it by ICC," his office said in a …

US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli government
4 months ago

US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli government

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on organizations and firms involved in illegal settlement development in the occupied West Bank, including a well-established decades-old group that has close ties with Israeli leadership. Treasury’s Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo said the U.S. “remains committed to holding accountable those who seek to facilitate these destabilizing activities, which threaten the stability of …

US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli government
4 months ago

US sanctions group that builds illegal West Bank settlements, with close ties to Israeli government

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. on Monday …

Israel’s West Bank settlers hope Trump’s return will pave the way for major settlement expansion
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s West Bank settlers hope Trump’s return will pave the way for major settlement expansion

Associated Press  

BEIT EL, West Bank — As Donald Trump’s victory became apparent in last week’s U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates popped bottles of champagne and danced to the Bee Gees at a winery in the heart of the occupied territory, according to a post on Instagram. Not only did the expansion of housing for Jews in the West Bank …

Israeli minister says Trump win means ‘time has come’ for country to annex West Bank
4 months, 1 week ago

Israeli minister says Trump win means ‘time has come’ for country to annex West Bank

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israel’s far-right minister of finance …

Trump picks Mike Huckabee to serve as US ambassador to Israel
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump picks Mike Huckabee to serve as US ambassador to Israel

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated former Arkansas Gov. In an interview on Israeli Army Radio, Huckabee was asked whether the Trump administration would support annexation in the West Bank, known in Israel as applying “sovereignty.” “Well of course,” Huckabee said. “There’s not.” He’s been a supporter of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, …

Palestine condemns Israeli minister's remarks about annexing West Bank
4 months, 1 week ago

Palestine condemns Israeli minister's remarks about annexing West Bank

China Daily  

Israeli military vehicles operate during an Israeli raid, in Aqaba near Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Nov 9, 2024. RAMALLAH - Palestinian authorities on Monday condemned Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's remarks about the imposition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson for the Palestinian presidency, said in a press release that Smotrich's remarks …

Palestine condemns Israeli minister's remarks about annexing West Bank
4 months, 1 week ago

Palestine condemns Israeli minister's remarks about annexing West Bank

China Daily  

Israeli military vehicles operate during an Israeli raid, in Aqaba near Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Nov 9, 2024. RAMALLAH - Palestinian authorities on Monday condemned Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's remarks about the imposition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesperson for the Palestinian presidency, said in a press release that Smotrich's remarks …

West Bank: Israeli minister calls for preparations to annex settlements
4 months, 1 week ago

West Bank: Israeli minister calls for preparations to annex settlements

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered preparations for the annexation of settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. However, earlier Monday, Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s new foreign minister, told a press briefing that the government had made no decision on the issue of annexation as yet, but noted it had been discussed during Donald Trump’s first term as …

U.S. sanctions extremist West Bank settler group for violence against Palestinians
5 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. sanctions extremist West Bank settler group for violence against Palestinians

LA Times  

The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Hilltop Youth, a group of extremist settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank who attack Palestinians and their property. In addition, the State Department placed diplomatic sanctions on two men — Israeli settler Eitan Yardeni, for his connection to violence targeting West Bank civilians, and Avichai Suissa, the leader of Hashomer Yosh, a sanctioned …

Israel's Netanyahu arrives in New York to address UN as fears of a Mideast war grows
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel's Netanyahu arrives in New York to address UN as fears of a Mideast war grows

NPR  

Israel's Netanyahu arrives in New York to address UN as fears of a Mideast war grows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to the UN as the various sides consider the U.S.-French ceasefire proposal for Israel and Hezbollah. KELEMEN: Many world leaders have accused Israel of dragging its feet on cease-fire talks for Gaza that could have stopped Hezbollah …

Israel could face further sanctions over settler violence, says Lammy
6 months ago

Israel could face further sanctions over settler violence, says Lammy

The Telegraph  

Israel could face further sanctions over settler violence in the West Bank, David Lammy has suggested. “I’m deeply, deeply worried by the growing violence and settler violence that we see in the West Bank,” he said. I’m not announcing further sanctions today, but that is kept under close review.” Mr Lammy’s comments are the latest in a series of warnings …

Eye on the Middle East | Israel's mass protests and Netanyahu's far-right gambit
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Eye on the Middle East | Israel's mass protests and Netanyahu's far-right gambit

Hindustan Times  

In the summer of 1995, as Yitzhak Rabin pushed forward with the Oslo Accords based on territorial compromise, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, spearheaded protests against the Oslo process and Rabin himself. Led by Israel’s largest trade unions such as Histadrut, the protests were triggered by Hamas’ murder of six hostages and directed against Netanyahu for his failure to “bring them home”, …

Israel's Netanyahu sets condition to leave Gaza: ‘Until that happens, we're there’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel's Netanyahu sets condition to leave Gaza: ‘Until that happens, we're there’

Hindustan Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts. The question of Israeli control of the Philadelphi corridor –- a narrow strip of land along Gaza’s border with Egypt, seized by troops in May –- has …

The West Bank: Israel’s other genocidal war in Palestine
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The West Bank: Israel’s other genocidal war in Palestine

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli military assault on the northern West Bank is part of a larger plan to force Palestinians from their homeland. If this does take place, it would be a major escalation of the Israeli government’s strategy of gradual dispossession of Palestinians in the West Bank, which has been carried out directly through military means and settler attacks but also …

Israel’s war on the West Bank
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel’s war on the West Bank

Al Jazeera  

At least 10 Palestinians have been killed in a wide-ranging Israeli attack on the northern occupied West Bank, focused on the governorates of Tulkarem, Jenin and Tubas. Between Israeli military raids and attacks by Israeli settlers, approximately 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since 2022 in the West Bank. The military raids stem from Israel’s policy of dealing with the West …

Palestinian man killed as Israeli settlers burn homes and cars in West Bank village
7 months ago

Palestinian man killed as Israeli settlers burn homes and cars in West Bank village

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian …

The Israeli ultra nationalist quietly reshaping the West Bank
7 months ago

The Israeli ultra nationalist quietly reshaping the West Bank

Live Mint  

TEL AVIV—From the far-right fringes of Israeli politics, Bezalel Smotrich called for years for the annexation of the West Bank. On Wednesday, Smotrich—who is Israel’s finance minister—celebrated his most recent achievement: The creation of municipal boundaries to build a new Jewish settlement that will connect a major West Bank settlement bloc with Jerusalem. But Smotrich has overseen the creation of …

Settlers rampage in West Bank, spurring rare condemnation from Israeli leaders
7 months ago

Settlers rampage in West Bank, spurring rare condemnation from Israeli leaders

LA Times  

A Palestinian man stands in his home Friday, the morning after it was torched in a rampage by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Jit. The settler riot in the village of Jit, near the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank, killed one Palestinian and badly injured others late Thursday, Palestinian health officials said. President Isaac …

Israeli settlers set West Bank village ablaze in deadly attack
7 months, 1 week ago

Israeli settlers set West Bank village ablaze in deadly attack

CNN  

CNN — An assault by dozens of Israeli settlers has devastated a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, drawing blistering condemnation from top Israeli officials. Moshe Arbel, Israel’s interior minister, called the attacks a “serious nationalist crime” that runs “contrary to the values of Judaism,” and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant slammed the “violent, radical riots” as “the opposite of …

US decides not to restrict military aid to Israeli unit accused of human rights violations
7 months, 1 week ago

US decides not to restrict military aid to Israeli unit accused of human rights violations

CNN  

CNN — The US will not restrict military aid to an Israeli Defense Forces unit accused of committing violations of human rights against Palestinians in the West Bank after determining the violations were “effectively remediated,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement obtained by CNN on Monday. The decision not to restrict military assistance to the Netzah Yehuda …

West Asia ceasefire prospects ended with Haniyeh’s killing: Former envoy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

West Asia ceasefire prospects ended with Haniyeh’s killing: Former envoy

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: In a fast escalating Middle East crisis triggered by the nine-month-long Israel-Gaza war, the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday morning has further pushed the war-torn region into chaos. Calling Haniyeh’s assassination as a “personal project” of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, India’s former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE, Talmiz Ahmad, said …

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