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2:38PM AUGUST 6, 2023  (The Australian, 7/8/2023) A former aide of a MP from Israel’s hard-right governing coalition was among two settlers arrested on Saturday over the killing of a 19-year-old Palestinian in the West Bank. Qusai Jamal Maatan was shot dead in Burqah, east of Ramallah, on Friday as armed settlers clashed with villagers.… Continue reading Ex-aide of Israel far-right MP held over fatal shooting of Palestinian

by Jonathan Kuttab Attacks by religious fanatics on places of worship and individuals of another religion are a well-known and despicable phenomenon. They go beyond mere racism and discrimination, in that they invoke the name of God Almighty in justifying bitter hatreds and hostilities against entire communities. Those performing the attacks do so with zeal… Continue reading Attacks On Christianity in Palestine

Shepparton News / AAP | Aug 6, 2023 Two Israelis have been arrested after a Palestinian teen was shot dead in the occupied West Bank in an attack by Israeli civilians on a local village, Israeli police say. Residents of the Palestinian Burqa village said Israeli settlers entered their village on Friday night, threw rocks… Continue reading Israel detains two settlers after Palestinian killed

A Palestinian man has been shot dead after opening fire in central Tel Aviv, critically wounding an Israeli police inspector, authorities said. Police identified the gunman as Kamel Abu Bakr, from a village near Jenin in the northern West Bank. “We are standing at a very sad incident. We are praying for the well-being of… Continue reading Tel Aviv shooting leaves one man critically injured and one dead

By Middle East correspondent Allyson Horn, Haidarr Jones and Orly Halpern in the West Bank Posted Sat 29 Jul 2023 at 8:28pmSaturday 29 Jul 2023 at 8:28pm, updated Sun 30 Jul 2023 at 10:42am Jewish Australian Michael Lourie spent years building his dream home set amongst sprawling mountains, with views stretching all the way to the sparkling Dead Sea. He… Continue reading Israel is rapidly expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank. This Australian man is among them

Opinion |  This Is Poetic Revenge on Israelis Silent About the Occupation An Israeli protester hold a sign that reads “Do you know what is truly unreasonable? The occupation,” at a protest against the judicial coup The gods are taking poetic revenge on Israelis who continue living in peace and harmony, or mere indifference, with the… Continue reading Haaretz | Israel News

By Abel Zaanoun 3:34PM JULY 31, 2023 Rival Palestinian political leaders meeting in Egypt decided on Sunday to form a committee on reconciliation, a move one analyst doubted would end their 17-year rift. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met for rare face-to-face talks in the coastal city of El Alamein… Continue reading Palestinian rivals form ‘reconciliation committee’

Reuters July 31, 2023 JERUSALEM, July 31 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser on Monday said the road to normalising ties with Saudi Arabia was “still long” while members of his hard-right cabinet ruled out concessions to Palestinians as part of any deal. U.S. officials have sought for months to reach… Continue reading Israel PM adviser says road to deal on Saudi ties is ‘still long’

Several thousand people have briefly taken to the streets across the Gaza Strip to protest chronic power outages and difficult living conditions, providing a rare public show of discontent with the territory’s Hamas government. Hamas security forces quickly dispersed the gatherings. Hundreds joined marches in Gaza City, the southern town of Khan Younis and other… Continue reading Thousands protest against Hamas in rare Gaza demos

The judge rejected the claim of racial segregation claiming each individual has the right to purchase property in the new neighborhood, but it’s irrelevant for an impoverished community whose members intend on living together Haaretz | Nati Yefet | Jul 28, 2023 An Israeli court has ordered the evacuation of some 550 residents of an… Continue reading Israeli Court Orders Eviction of Bedouin Village for New Predominantly Jewish Neighborhood