Israeli tanks have pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip which they had left weeks ago while warplanes conducted air strikes on Rafah, the Palestinians’ last refuge in the south of the territory, killing and wounding several people, medics and residents say. Residents reported an internet outage in the areas of Beit […]
Read MoreThe UN and the UK have voiced grave concern over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces “immediately” stop supporting settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory.
The comments came hours after two Palestinian men were killed by Israeli settlers in a northern village south of Nablus in the latest violent attack involving settlers in the increasingly tense West Bank. Palestinians said the incident followed a clash when settlers entered Palestinian-owned land and assaulted residents, while settlers said it began with an […]
Read MoreMuslims urge gala dinner boycott
More than 70 Islamic community organisations have vowed to boycott the Victorian premier’s annual Iftar dinner next month in protest over Labor’s position on the Israel-Hamas conflict. The state’s peak Islamic body – the Islamic Council of Victoria – has also told Premier Jacinta Allan’s office the group will not attend the gala dinner. The […]
Read MoreIsrael plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it’s a response to a Palestinian attack
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. The decision drew an angry response from the U.S. at a time of growing tensions over the course of Israel’s war on Hamas in […]
Read MoreUK places sanctions on Israeli settlers for ‘forcing’ Palestinians from their land
13 February 2024, The Guardian, by Peter Beaumont: The UK has imposed sanctions against four Israeli nationals, saying they were “extremist settlers” who had violently attacked Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The measures impose strict financial and travel restrictions on the four individuals, who Britain said were involved in “egregious abuses of human rights”.
Read MoreBiden urged to include politicians in sanctions on violent Israeli settlers
10 February 2024, The Guardian, by Chris McGreal: There are growing calls for Joe Biden to use his new executive order sanctioning violent Israeli settlers to also target political leaders, including government ministers, responsible for driving attacks against Palestinians.
Read MoreThe Young Men of This Palestinian Town Keep Dying
The town of Azzun is a hardscrabble place, militant, steeped in suffering. To its misfortune it’s located on Highway 55, the main thoroughfare between Nablus and Qalqilyah in the northern West Bank where there is heavy settler traffic.
Read MoreHow This Palestinian Family Is Protecting Itself from Relentless Attacks by Settlers
The last house in Burin is actually the second-to-last house. At some point fear drove the Suheib family to abandon their home, the very last house, across from the mountain, after dark; only during daylight hours do they dare spend time inside.
Read MoreOpinion | To Understand the Settler Mindset, Read This Eulogy
It is a stellar example of the settler way of thinking, which is also becoming the general Israeli way of thinking, certainly that of the government. Anyone who wants to understand Israeliness – where it came from and where it’s headed – should read this text.
Read MoreIsrael to authorise nine ‘wild’ West Bank settlements
Israel’s security cabinet has announced it will authorise nine settlements in the occupied West Bank after a series of attacks in East Jerusalem, including one that killed three Israelis. “In response to the murderous terrorist attacks in Jerusalem, the security cabinet decided unanimously to authorise nine communities in Judea and Samaria,” the office of the […]
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