‘Strongly opposed’: European powers denounce Israel settlements
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Strongly opposed’: European powers denounce Israel settlements

Al Jazeera  

Ministers from France, Germany, Italy and UK join US in saying planned expansion in occupied West Bank will increase tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. The foreign ministers of five Western powers say they are “deeply troubled” by the far-right Israeli government’s decision to push ahead with the construction of thousands of settlement units in the occupied West Bank. “We continue to support a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in the Middle East, which must be achieved through direct negotiations between the parties.” Norwegian foreign minister Anniken Huitfeldt also condemned Israel’s plans. ‘Disagreements are allowed’ On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet unanimously authorised the legalisation of nine settlement outposts and said it would soon approve additional construction in existing settlements. “They don’t really care because they’ve never been subjected to real sanctions or accountability… The Israelis have never suffered any pressure so they keep doing what they’re doing.” Israel captured the West Bank along with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Middle East war.

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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 …

Wilders' West Bank visit raises hackles of coalition partners
1 week, 6 days ago

Wilders' West Bank visit raises hackles of coalition partners

Dutch News  

Geert Wilders has come under fire for visiting an illegal settlement on the occupied West Bank during his 36-hour visit to Israel. Foreign affairs minister Caspar Veldkamp made clear last month that Wilders was free to travel abroad as an MP, but his visit was not sanctioned by the government. “No responsibility” Eric van den Burg, foreign affairs spokesman for …

PVV leader Wilders visiting illegal Israeli settlement in occupied West Bank today
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

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 …

Settlers have attacked dozens of Dutch West Bank aid projects
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1 month ago

Settlers have attacked dozens of Dutch West Bank aid projects

Dutch News  

Israeli settlers and soldiers have sabotaged or destroyed at least 57 Dutch aid projects on the West Bank since 2017 but a third of the cases were ignored by the government, an investigation by Investico, Trouw, and the Groen Amsterdammer has found. The settlers, who include Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, are backed by the Israeli army and …

Israeli army, settlers sabotaged 59 Dutch aid projects in West Bank
1 month, 1 week ago

Israeli army, settlers sabotaged 59 Dutch aid projects in West Bank

NL Times  

Israeli settlers and soldiers have sabotaged 59 Dutch-funded aid projects on the West Bank since 2017, according to research by Investico, De Groene Amsterdammer, and Trouw. The Netherlands also paid tens of thousands of euros in legal costs in the few cases where the Dutch government responded to an incident. The researchers cited an email exchange between officials starting on …

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 …

Trump picks Mike Huckabee to serve as US ambassador to Israel
1 month, 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
1 month, 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
1 month, 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
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 …

The Israeli ultra nationalist quietly reshaping the West Bank
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Israeli minister laments that 'nobody will let us' starve 2 million Gazans to death
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli minister laments that 'nobody will let us' starve 2 million Gazans to death

Raw Story  

Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday said that it might be "justified and moral" to cause two million Palestinian civilians to starve to death until Hamas returns Israeli hostages, drawing criticism from humanitarian groups. Human rights campaigners have demonstrated that Israel is limiting and delaying aid into the Gaza Strip, and even using starvation as a "weapon of war." …

Australia imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers
5 months ago

Australia imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers

Al Jazeera  

The measures target seven individual settlers and hardline settler group Hilltop Youth. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced the sanctions on Thursday, directed at seven Israeli settlers and a hardline settler group known for setting up new illegal outposts. “The United States remains deeply concerned about extremist violence and instability in the West Bank, which undermines Israel’s own security,” US Department …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years
5 months, 2 weeks ago

A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years

Associated Press  

Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades and advanced plans to build thousands of new settlement homes, according to Peace Now, an Israeli anti-settlement monitoring group. Half a century of settlements Israel captured the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Mideast war. In 56 years, …

Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring tensions linked to the war in Gaza. The proliferation of outposts has driven up settler violence in the West Bank since the start of the Israel-Hamas …

Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades

LA Times  

Mourners carry the bodies of four Palestinians, killed by an Israeli airstrike late Tuesday, during their funeral in the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams on Wednesday. Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring …

Smotrich dreams of Israel annexing the West Bank – is he doing it?
6 months ago

Smotrich dreams of Israel annexing the West Bank – is he doing it?

Al Jazeera  

A quiet takeover of occupied West Bank has been cooking for 18 months. The Israeli army’s Civil Administration handed more control over the occupied West Bank to the Settlements Administration, led by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who lives in an illegal settlement himself. Since he entered government, Smotrich has pushed openly for more Israeli settlements in the occupied West …

Takeaways from AP’s report on sanctioned settlers in the West Bank
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Takeaways from AP’s report on sanctioned settlers in the West Bank

Associated Press  

SOUTH HEBRON HILLS, West Bank — More than a dozen Israeli settlers — as well as two affiliated farms and four groups — have been targeted by international sanctions over accusations of attacks and harassment against Palestinians in the West Bank. When settler Yinon Levi was sanctioned by the U.S. in February, he said his Israeli bank froze his accounts …

Israel seizes 800 hectares of Palestinian land in occupied West Bank
9 months ago

Israel seizes 800 hectares of Palestinian land in occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera  

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s announcement comes despite international pressure against Israel’s building of illegal settlements. Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared 800 hectares in the occupied West Bank as state land, in a move that will facilitate the use of the ground for settlement building. “While there are those in Israel and in the world who seek to undermine …

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 …

US says new Israeli settlements ‘inconsistent’ with international law
10 months ago

US says new Israeli settlements ‘inconsistent’ with international law

Al Jazeera  

The US and its allies have historically done little to pressure Israel to halt or roll back settlement expansion. The United States has said that new Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are illegal, effectively reversing a policy by the administration of former President Donald Trump. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said an announcement by Israeli Finance Minister …

Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it’s a response to a Palestinian attack
10 months ago

Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it’s a response to a Palestinian attack

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel plans to build more than 3,300 new homes in settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in response to a fatal Palestinian shooting attack, a senior Cabinet minister said. Israel’s finance minister, far-right firebrand Bezalel Smotrich, announced the new settlement plans late Thursday, after three Palestinian gunmen opened fire on cars near the Maale Adumim settlement, killing one …

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 …

Biden to issue executive order targeting violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden to issue executive order targeting violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden issued an executive order targeting violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank whom he has said have undermined stability in the area, a US official and source familiar with the matter told CNN. “Israel acts against all lawbreakers everywhere, so there is no room for exceptional measures in this regard,” the prime minister’s office …

Bezalel Smotrich | A settler on a holy mission
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bezalel Smotrich | A settler on a holy mission

The Hindu  

In 2021, a Zionist walked into the Knesset and vowed to kick Arabs out of the country. Mr. Smotrich’s biblical mandates have their limit: he may be a “proud homophobe”, but he refuses to “stone gays” to death. Political scholars argued that Mr. Smotrich’s remarks about Palestinian people and “erasing villages” reveal “his admiration for the biblical genocidaire Joshua bin …

Israeli minister proposes post-war plan for Gaza as government divisions burst out into open
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli minister proposes post-war plan for Gaza as government divisions burst out into open

CNN  

Tel Aviv and Jerusalem CNN — Rifts in the Israeli government emerged publicly on Friday as members of the cabinet argued over plans for the post-war future of Gaza and how to handle investigations into the security failings around Hamas’ October 7 attacks. In northern Gaza, he said the Israel Defense Forces’ campaign would encompass “raids, the destruction of terror …

EU mulls sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
1 year ago

EU mulls sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera  

EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell says the bloc is ‘alarmed’ by the deadly violence in the occupied territory by ‘extremist settlers’. The European Union’s top diplomat says he will propose sanctions on Jewish settlers who are violent against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday said the bloc was “alarmed by the …

Israeli minister supports ‘voluntary migration’ of Palestinians in Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

Israeli minister supports ‘voluntary migration’ of Palestinians in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, says the “voluntary migration” of Palestinians in Gaza is the “right humanitarian solution” for the besieged enclave and for the region, a stance Palestinian officials liken to support of “ethnic cleansing”. The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described Smotrich’s comments as “part of Israel’s colonial, racist plan” for Palestinians. On Tuesday, Egyptian Foreign …

Fears grow West Bank will become another front in Israel’s war as violence surges
1 year, 2 months ago

Fears grow West Bank will become another front in Israel’s war as violence surges

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. While international focus has been on the death and …

What is the West Bank? Why are tensions rising there?
1 year, 2 months ago

What is the West Bank? Why are tensions rising there?

Firstpost  

At least 64 Palestinians have been killed in protests in the West Bank during widespread protests against Israel’s bombing of the Gaza Strip in response to the 7 October Hamas attack. Palestinian officials say Israeli soldiers and settlers under police protection are attacking with impunity Amid the backdrop of the war between Israel and Hamas, tensions are rising in the …

Israel’s finance minister now governs the West Bank. Critics see steps toward permanent control
1 year, 3 months ago

Israel’s finance minister now governs the West Bank. Critics see steps toward permanent control

Associated Press  

ASA’EL, West Bank — With attention focused on its contentious judicial overhaul, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has quietly taken unprecedented steps toward cementing Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank — perhaps permanently. “If Smotrich keeps this position for four years we will be at a point of no return,” said Ilan Paz, former head of Israel’s Civil Administration, …

Israel's finance minister now governs the West Bank. Critics see steps toward permanent control
1 year, 3 months ago

Israel's finance minister now governs the West Bank. Critics see steps toward permanent control

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If Smotrich keeps this position …

Israel’s finance minister now governs West Bank. Critics see path to permanent control
1 year, 3 months ago

Israel’s finance minister now governs West Bank. Critics see path to permanent control

LA Times  

Campaign posters for far-right Israeli lawmaker Bezalel Smotrich, now finance minister, are strung across a road sign near the West Bank city of Nablus. With attention focused on its contentious judicial overhaul, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has quietly taken unprecedented steps toward cementing Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank — perhaps permanently. “If Smotrich keeps this position for …

30 years after Oslo, Israeli foreign minister rejects international dictates on Palestinian issue
1 year, 3 months ago

30 years after Oslo, Israeli foreign minister rejects international dictates on Palestinian issue

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s foreign minister on Wednesday said that Israel would not cave in to foreign dictates on its treatment of the Palestinians — in comments that came in a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the Oslo peace accords. “Israel will not submit to external dictates on the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” Cohen …

A former Mossad chief says Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the West Bank
1 year, 3 months ago

A former Mossad chief says Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the West Bank

Associated Press  

HERZLIYA, Israel — A former head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the West Bank, joining a tiny but growing list of retired officials to endorse an idea that remains largely on the fringes of Israeli discourse and international diplomacy. Tamir Pardo becomes the latest former senior …

Israeli government gives settler minister control over West Bank settlement planning
1 year, 6 months ago

Israeli government gives settler minister control over West Bank settlement planning

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s government on Sunday granted a pro-settlement firebrand authority over planning in the occupied West Bank and lifted red tape on the settlement housing approval process. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli government’s decision and called upon the international community to pressure Israel “to take the necessary practical steps to force the Israeli government to stop its …

Israel to ramp up settlement expansion in occupied West Bank
1 year, 6 months ago

Israel to ramp up settlement expansion in occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera  

The finance minister was granted sweeping powers to expedite construction, bypassing measures in place for 27 years. Israel’s hardline coalition government has approved plans for thousands of new housing units in the occupied West Bank and given the far-right finance minister sweeping powers to expedite the construction of illegal settlements, bypassing measures that have been in place for 27 years. …

Israeli settlers march to occupied West Bank outpost
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli settlers march to occupied West Bank outpost

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Israelis led by at least seven cabinet ministers marched to Evyatar, an illegal settlement outpost in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank that was evacuated by the previous Israeli government in 2021. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir – both settlers in the occupied West Bank – and at least 20 members of the Knesset …

How problematic are illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank?
1 year, 9 months ago

How problematic are illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank?

Al Jazeera  

Israel has scrapped parts of a law barring settlers from some areas of the occupied West Bank. Israel’s parliament has overturned part of a law that banned illegal settlements in an area of the occupied Palestinian territories. The law has been in place since 2005, when Israeli settlers were moved out of the northern region of the occupied West Bank …

Arab states condemn Israeli minister’s ‘no Palestinians’ remark
1 year, 9 months ago

Arab states condemn Israeli minister’s ‘no Palestinians’ remark

Al Jazeera  

The Palestinian Authority, Egypt and Jordan have condemned as “racist” a firebrand Israeli minister’s remarks denying the existence of the Palestinian people, with Amman summoning Israel’s ambassador for a rebuke. Meanwhile, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said before a cabinet meeting on Monday the “inflammatory statements” made by Smotrich provided “conclusive evidence of the extremist, racist Zionist ideology … of …

Palestinians ‘an invention’ of past century: Israel’s Smotrich
1 year, 9 months ago

Palestinians ‘an invention’ of past century: Israel’s Smotrich

Al Jazeera  

After calling for Palestinian village to be ‘wiped out’, Israeli finance minister stirs new outrage by denying the existence of Palestinians. Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has sparked renewed backlash after saying the Palestinian people are “an invention” of the past century, with Palestinian officials blasting the comments as proof of the “racist” outlook of Israel’s new far-right government. On …

Israeli minister inciting violence with remarks: UN rights chief
1 year, 9 months ago

Israeli minister inciting violence with remarks: UN rights chief

Al Jazeera  

Volker Turk slams Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s comments calling for the Palestinian village of Huwara to be ‘wiped out’. The human rights chief of the United Nations has criticised Israel’s far-right finance minister for remarks in which he called for the Palestinian village of Huwara to be “wiped out”, describing the comments as “an unfathomable statement of incitement to violence …

Israel and Palestinians agree on steps to curb violence
1 year, 9 months ago

Israel and Palestinians agree on steps to curb violence

Al Jazeera  

Israel has agreed to stop the authorisation of illegal settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank for six months, a joint statement says. In a joint statement at the end of the meeting in the Red Sea resort of Aqaba in Jordan on Sunday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said that they would work closely to prevent “further violence” and would …

Israel promises not to approve additional West Bank outposts
1 year, 10 months ago

Israel promises not to approve additional West Bank outposts

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel has told the Biden administration it will rein in the approval of new West Bank settlement outposts, the prime minister’s office said Monday, a day after a potential diplomatic crisis was averted at the United Nations over Israeli-Palestinian tensions. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not greenlight any new wildcat settlements in …

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