Israel approves punitive response to Palestinian moves at ICJ
1 year, 11 months ago

Israel approves punitive response to Palestinian moves at ICJ

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PA rejects Israeli measures, which include a moratorium on Palestinian construction in parts of the occupied West Bank. The measures announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing security cabinet on Friday include using Palestinian money to compensate the families of Israeli settlers and soldiers who were attacked by Palestinians, and imposing a moratorium on Palestinian construction in some areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Netanyahu’s office said the measures were a “response to the Palestinian Authority’s decision to wage political and legal war against the State of Israel”. ‘Flagrant violation’ The PA’s foreign ministry denounced the measures as a reflection of the Israeli government’s “racist colonial programme” against Palestinians, as well as a “flagrant violation” of Israel’s obligations as an occupying power. “This means that they are going to make it much more difficult for them to actually leave the occupied West Bank to travel abroad to make it to international meetings.” Khan said Israel would take further measures against humanitarian groups and rights organisations who promote “terrorist or hostile activity” in the occupied West Bank.

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Trump Won’t Say If He’d Allow Israel To Annex The West Bank As Gaza Suffers
1 week, 5 days 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 …

Hamas, Fatah discussing how to govern Gaza after Israel war ends
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Hamas, Fatah discussing how to govern Gaza after Israel war ends

Firstpost  

Following talks in Cairo brokered by Egypt, the two rival factions agreed the committee would administer the Palestinian side of the Rafah checkpoint on the border with Egypt – the territory’s only crossing not shared with Israel Palestinians gather to receive bags of flour distributed by UNRWA, the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees, in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, …

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

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

West Bank: Israeli minister calls for preparations to annex settlements
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Israel passes law to deport the families of Palestinian attackers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel passes law to deport the families of Palestinian attackers

The Independent  

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New Law Lets Israel Deport Families Of Palestinians Believed To Be 'Terrorists'
1 month, 2 weeks ago

New Law Lets Israel Deport Families Of Palestinians Believed To Be 'Terrorists'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations. The law would apply to Palestinian citizens of Israel and residents of annexed east Jerusalem who knew about their family members’ attacks beforehand or …

Israel passes law that would allow it to deport families of Palestinian attackers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel passes law that would allow it to deport families of Palestinian attackers

The Hindu  

Israel’s Parliament passed a law early on Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations. It would apply to Palestinian citizens of Israel and residents of annexed east Jerusalem who knew about their family members’ attacks beforehand or who “express support or identification …

A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of Palestinian attackers to war-ravaged Gaza
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of Palestinian attackers to war-ravaged Gaza

LA Times  

Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations. It would apply to Palestinian citizens of Israel and residents of annexed East Jerusalem who knew about their family members’ attacks beforehand or who “express support or identification with …

The Place Where War in the Middle East Will be Won or Lost
2 months, 1 week ago

The Place Where War in the Middle East Will be Won or Lost

Politico  

But after months of listening to this self-congratulation, I still have one question for Biden and his team: Why didn’t you do this years ago? But it’s important to keep asking, because the fate of the Middle East could lie in the West Bank and what steps Israel, the United States and the Palestinians themselves take there now. “The West …

Palestinians' UN Proposal Demands Israel Leave Gaza And The West Bank In 6 Months
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Palestinians' UN Proposal Demands Israel Leave Gaza And The West Bank In 6 Months

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UNITED NATIONS — The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months. The proposed General Assembly resolution, which was obtained by The Associated Press, follows a ruling by the top United Nations court in July that said Israel’s presence in the Palestinian …

Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began

Associated Press  

TULKAREM, West Bank — The Israeli military said it killed five more West Bank militants, including a local commander, as it pressed ahead Thursday with its deadliest operation in the occupied territory since the start of the war in Gaza. Mourners take part in a funeral of four Palestinians who died during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank …

The West Bank: Israel’s other genocidal war in Palestine
3 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-Hamas war latest: 10 Hamas militants killed in Israeli operation in West Bank
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: 10 Hamas militants killed in Israeli operation in West Bank

Associated Press  

Ten Hamas fighters were killed during a large-scale Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank, the militant group said Wednesday, with troops sealing off the city of Jenin — long a militant stronghold. “Such unnecessary or disproportionate use of force and the increase in apparent targeted and other summary killings are alarming.” US hits West Bank Jewish settler group …

Israel’s war on the West Bank
3 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 …

Way to fix Middle East conflict looks obvious—except to Israelis, Palestinians
4 months ago

Way to fix Middle East conflict looks obvious—except to Israelis, Palestinians

Live Mint  

Most of the world has long agreed on what it will take to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which has now brought the Middle East to the brink of a regional war that would almost certainly draw in the U.S. “Right now, Israelis and Palestinians do not believe that the other side are human beings," said Khalil Shikaki, head of the …

West Asia ceasefire prospects ended with Haniyeh’s killing: Former envoy
4 months, 3 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 …

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank protest against Haniyeh’s killing
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank protest against Haniyeh’s killing

Al Jazeera  

Rallies take place in several cities with demonstrators pledging the fight for freedom will continue. Palestinians have gathered in different locations across the occupied West Bank to protest against the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas. Protesters carried Palestinian flags and dozens of green Hamas flags and chanted, “The people want Qassam Brigades,” a reference to the …

Eye on the Middle East | Between Israel, Palestine, and the US – three divergent views on conflict resolution
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Eye on the Middle East | Between Israel, Palestine, and the US – three divergent views on conflict resolution

Hindustan Times  

On July 23, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi stood between Mahmoud al-Aloul of Fatah and Mousa Abu Marzouk of Hamas and announced the signing of the ‘Beijing Declaration’ – a reconciliation agreement between both groups and part of a commitment by 14 Palestinian political factions for a post-war national unity government. Palestinian unity and the binding agent Palestine’s two most …

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts
5 months ago

Israeli government quietly sends millions to unauthorized West Bank settler outposts

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli government has budgeted millions of dollars to protect small, unauthorized Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, underwriting tiny outposts meant to grow into full-fledged settlements, according to an anti-settlement monitoring group. The Ministry of Settlements and National Mission, which is headed by a far-right settler leader, confirmed it budgeted 75 million shekels last year for …

What ICJ Ruling On Israel’s Occupation Of Palestinian Territories Means, What Are Its Implications?
5 months ago

What ICJ Ruling On Israel’s Occupation Of Palestinian Territories Means, What Are Its Implications?

News 18  

The International Court of Justice has ruled against Israel’s long-term occupation of Palestinian Territories, calling it “unlawful”. The court also concluded that Israel’s legislation imposes near complete separation between settler and Palestinian communities, constituting a breach of the Article 3 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The court further observed that the “effects of …

Eye on the Middle East | Between an ICJ verdict and a Knesset resolution, the world sees two states, Israel sees one
5 months ago

Eye on the Middle East | Between an ICJ verdict and a Knesset resolution, the world sees two states, Israel sees one

Hindustan Times  

On July 18, the Israeli Knesset passed a resolution rejecting potential Palestinian sovereignty and the ‘two-state solution’ that envisions a stable prosperous Palestinian state alongside Israel. The establishment of a Palestinian state in the heart of the Land of Israel will pose an existential danger to the State of Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilise the …

International Court of Justice rules Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
5 months ago

International Court of Justice rules Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

ABC  

The UN's highest court has ruled that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is unlawful, ordering the state to bring an end to its occupying presence as well as to make reparations for damage done. The International Court of Justice published an advisory ruling on Saturday, concluding that Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories including the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East …

ICJ says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal
5 months ago

ICJ says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal

The Independent  

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Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
5 months ago

Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top United Nations court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and called on it to end, and for settlement construction to stop immediately, issuing an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of Israel’s rule over the lands it captured 57 years ago. The court said the General Assembly and Security Council — …

Top U.N. court says Israel’s settlement policy in occupied territories violates international law
5 months ago

Top U.N. court says Israel’s settlement policy in occupied territories violates international law

LA Times  

The top United Nations court, meeting at the Peace Palace in The Hague, said Israel’s settlement policy in the West Bank and East Jerusalem violates international law. The court said the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council — where staunch Israeli ally the United States holds a veto — should consider “the precise modalities” to end Israel’s presence in the …

Palestinians urge world to end Israel’s illegal occupation after ICJ ruling
5 months ago

Palestinians urge world to end Israel’s illegal occupation after ICJ ruling

Al Jazeera  

Activists say ICJ’s ruling will do little for Palestinians under occupation unless other states apply pressure to Israel to withdraw. The ICJ also ruled that Israel must stop all building of settlements in the West Bank and should compensate Palestinians for human rights violations in the occupied territory. The ICJ called on the UN – especially the Security Council and …

Israel minister demands West Bank annexation if UN court rules against it
5 months, 1 week ago

Israel minister demands West Bank annexation if UN court rules against it

Al Jazeera  

PM Netanyahu must order annexation of the West Bank if the International Court of Justice rules Israeli occupation is illegal, far-right minister says. Hardline Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on the prime minister to annex the occupied West Bank if the International Court of Justice rules Israeli settlements are illegal this week. Last month, Israel’s hardline coalition government approved …

Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank, a monitoring group said Thursday, the latest in a campaign to accelerate settlement expansion, aimed at cementing Israeli control over the territory and preventing the establishment of a future Palestinian state. The Israeli anti-settlement monitoring Peace Now said the …

Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements, group says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements, group says

LA Times  

Palestinians search for bodies and survivors Wednesday in the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. The Israeli government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank, a monitoring group said Thursday, the latest in a campaign to accelerate settlement expansion, aimed at cementing …

Palestinian space being single-mindedly squeezed: China Daily editorial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinian space being single-mindedly squeezed: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Palestinians walk at the site of Israeli strikes that hit a residential building and destroyed shops at Gaza's Old City market, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City on July 4. With Israel's war in Gaza creating an ever-worsening humanitarian disaster and drawing ire and opposition from the world, the Jewish state's latest land appropriation in the occupied West Bank …

Palestinian presidency rejects handover of Gaza to foreign forces
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Palestinian presidency rejects handover of Gaza to foreign forces

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-07-01 10:13 Palestinians walk in a market of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on June 20, 2024. RAMALLAH - The Palestinian presidency on Sunday rejected any foreign presence on Palestinian lands, in response to Israeli statements calling for the handover of the Gaza Strip to international forces. The spokesperson called the Palestine Liberation …

Hamas again raises the possibility of a 2-state compromise. Israel and its allies aren’t convinced
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Hamas again raises the possibility of a 2-state compromise. Israel and its allies aren’t convinced

Associated Press  

The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a temporary one. It has dropped open pledges to destroy Israel but endorses “armed resistance” — and says it will fight for liberation of all “the land of Palestine.” In the latest iteration of its stance, …

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas appoints longtime economic adviser as next Prime Minister
9 months, 1 week ago

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas appoints longtime economic adviser as next Prime Minister

India TV News  

Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his long-time economic adviser Mohammed Mustafa as the next Prime Minister in the face of US pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington's postwar vision for Gaza, in case Israel ceases its devastating operations that have killed over 31,000 Palestinians. In a statement announcing the appointment, Abbas asked Mustafa to …

Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as PM amid calls for reform
9 months, 1 week ago

Palestinian leader appoints longtime adviser as PM amid calls for reform

Hindustan Times  

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser to be the next prime minister in the face of U.S. pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington's postwar vision for Gaza. In a statement announcing the appointment, Abbas asked Mustafa to put together plans to re-unify adminstration in the West Bank and Gaza, lead reforms in …

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?

Hindustan Times  

The Palestinian Authority's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Both pose major obstacles to U.S. plans calling for the PA, which administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to govern postwar Gaza …

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?

LA Times  

In announcing his resignation, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said new arrangements were needed to address “the new reality in the Gaza Strip.” The Palestinian Authority’s prime minister announced his government’s resignation this week, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In …

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What would a new Palestinian government in the West Bank mean for the war in Gaza?

Associated Press  

The Palestinian Authority’s prime minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, seen as the first step in a reform process urged by the United States as part of its latest ambitious plans to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Both pose major obstacles to U.S. plans calling for the PA, which administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to govern postwar Gaza …

Palestinian Authority’s Government Resigns, Yielding to International Pressure
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Palestinian Authority’s Government Resigns, Yielding to International Pressure

Live Mint  

RAMALLAH, West Bank—The Palestinian Authority’s government resigned on Monday, an early step toward the overhauls the U.S. and Middle Eastern powers see as a condition for the body to take charge of Gaza after the war. The move falls short of changes Western and Arab governments have pressured the Palestinian Authority to make, including replacing longtime career politicians with a …

Palestinian PM Shtayyeh hands resignation to Abbas over Gaza ‘genocide’
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Palestinian PM Shtayyeh hands resignation to Abbas over Gaza ‘genocide’

Al Jazeera  

Shtayyeh’s move comes amid US pressure on Palestinian Authority to work on a political structure that can govern a Palestinian state after Gaza war. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has announced the resignation of his government, which rules parts of the occupied West Bank, due to the escalating violence in the occupied territory and the war on Gaza. “The decision …

Palestinian PM Mohammad Shtayyeh resigns amid uncertainty over post-war Gaza plans
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Palestinian PM Mohammad Shtayyeh resigns amid uncertainty over post-war Gaza plans

India Today  

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced his resignation on Monday, as the Palestinian Authority looks to build support for an expanded role following Israel's war against the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza. The Palestinian Authority, created around 30 years ago as part of the interim Oslo Peace Accords, has been badly undermined by accusations of ineffectiveness and corruption and the …

Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan
10 months ago

Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A long-awaited postwar plan by Israel’s prime minister shows that his government seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority, which administers pockets of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Friday denounced Netanyahu’s plan as “colonialist and racist,” saying it would amount to Israeli reoccupation of Gaza. But he …

How does Israel’s occupation of Palestine work?
10 months ago

How does Israel’s occupation of Palestine work?

Al Jazeera  

Why do some call it an ‘apartheid’ and what does the occupation look like in practice? A future in which two states live side by side in peace and security.” International law expert Paul Reichler, representing Palestine in the hearings, told the court that the policies of Israel’s government “are aligned to an unprecedented extent with the goals of the …

Israeli parliament backs Netanyahu’s rejection of a Palestinian state
10 months ago

Israeli parliament backs Netanyahu’s rejection of a Palestinian state

Al Jazeera  

Israeli lawmakers have voted to back Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of any “unilateral” recognition of a Palestinian state as international calls have grown for the revival of Palestinian statehood negotiations. “What we saw just a few days ago from Israel’s cabinet was a vote that was symbolic, saying that they would reject the establishment, the recognition of a Palestinian …

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal
10 months ago

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Palestinian foreign minister on Monday accused Israel of apartheid and urged the United Nations’ top court to declare that Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal and must end immediately and unconditionally for any hope for a two-state future to survive. International law expert Paul Reichler, representing the Palestinians, told the …

Top UN court to open hearings into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.
10 months ago

Top UN court to open hearings into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.

The Independent  

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Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid, asks U.N. court to declare occupation illegal
10 months ago

Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid, asks U.N. court to declare occupation illegal

LA Times  

Riad al Maliki, Palestinian National Authority foreign affairs minister, center, and Riyad Mansour, the authority’s U.N. representative, right, take their seats at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday. Palestinian Authority Foreign Affairs Minister Riad al Maliki told the International Court of Justice that “2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza, half of them children, are besieged and bombed, …

Top UN court to hold hearings on legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands
10 months, 1 week ago

Top UN court to hold hearings on legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Though the case occurs against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, it focuses instead on Israel’s open-ended occupation of …

US sanctions on Israeli settlers have sparked accusations of anti-Semitism — and cracked open a long-running international debate
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Canada to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank and Hamas leaders
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Canada to impose sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank and Hamas leaders

India Today  

Canada will impose sanctions on Israeli settlers who incite violence in the West Bank and introduce new sanctions on Hamas leaders, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Sunday, after the United States took similar action last week. In an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp on Sunday, Joly said some settlers "will be sanctioned" and "we will also bring new …

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