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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

By Middle East correspondent Allyson Horn and Haidarr Jones in the West Bank 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 describes it as an eco-villa constructed using raw materials like hemp. His home and his community are a… Continue reading Israel is rapidly expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank. This Australian man is among them

The Palestinian Authority welcomed Lisbon’s resolution and said it hoped to be the first step to recognise Palestinian self-determination The Palestinian Authority welcomed the Portuguese parliament’s recognition of the Nakba, or catastrophe, which refers to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine by Zionist militias to make way for the creation of Israel in 1948. The Portuguese parliament passed the resolution on Friday, which showed… Continue reading Portugal’s parliament recognises Nakba and condemns Israeli ‘expansionism

ByDan Williams Jerusalem: Israeli doctors declared a strike and more army reservists have asked to halt service in a public backlash over the hard-right government’s ratification of the first stage of a judicial overhaul that critics say endangers democracy. With long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing his gravest domestic crisis, Israel’s military took its first known… Continue reading Israeli doctors strike, army reservists ask to stand down amid fury over judiciary changes

Aukus faction ‘deal’ outcry The Australian | Ben Packham | 25.7.23 The pro-Israel lobby has warned Labor figures against any factional deal at the upcoming ALP national conference to “prematurely” recognise a Palestinian state in return for party unity on the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine plan. Australia Israel and Jewish Affairs Council executive director Colin Rubenstein… Continue reading Palestine ‘Extortion’ Warning for Labor