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The continued expansion of settlements is an obstacle to peace, the three countries said in a joint statement. Al Jazeera | 1 Jul 2023 The governments of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom have said they are “deeply concerned” about recent events in the occupied West Bank, including Israel’s decision to expand its illegal settlements… Continue reading Australia, Canada, UK ‘deeply concerned’ over Israeli settlements

Amjad Iraqi In Jenin, Israel is unveiling the next phase of apartheid The horrifying sight of settler pogroms last week, in which hundreds of Israelis rampaged through Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank after a deadly shooting in the settlement of Eli, has pushed Israel’s security authorities into a very uncomfortable corner. Embarrassed by… Continue reading Untitled

Following their visit to Israel and and Palestine, Mary Robinson and Ban Ki-moon warn that a ‘one-state reality’ is now rapidly extinguishing the prospect of a two-state solution. TEL AVIV, Thursday 22 June 2023  The Chair and Deputy Chair of The Elders today warned that a ‘one-state reality’ is now rapidly extinguishing the prospect of a two-state solution foreseen in… Continue reading Elders warn of consequences of “one-state reality” in Israel and Palestine

Ben-Gvir additionally called for the government to immediately approve the settlement of the Evyatar outpost. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: JUNE 23, 2023 13:40 Updated: JUNE 23, 2023 15:13 Israel’s political echelon believes that allowing visits to the West Bank outpost of Evyatar will ‘relieve pressure’ from settler youth, lowering the number of violent altercations with Palestinians, sources said… Continue reading Ben-Gvir tells settlers: We need to kill thousands of terrorists

I witnessed the aftermath of the Sabra and Shatilla massacre, carried out with Zionist complicity as a preview for the “final solution to the Palestinian problem.” With the present Israeli government, this goal is within reach. BY REV. DR. DON WAGNER  JUNE 13, 2023  Forty-one years ago, I was in Lebanon leading a group of ten U.S. relief and… Continue reading I saw Israel’s ‘final solution to the Palestinian problem’ in Lebanon 41 years ago, and I see it again today

Far-right Jewish settlers have representation in Israel’s government for the first time. While Netanyahu backed the IDF and Shin Bet’s joint condemnation, a different voice is heard in his coalition: focus on fighting Arab terrorism Haaretz | Amos Harel | Jun 25, 2023 Since the murder of four Israeli civilians in a shooting attack at… Continue reading Analysis | Israeli Settlers Get the Message: They Have Support in the Netanyahu Gov’t

The Age / Reuters |Maayan Lubell | 27.6.23 JERUSALEM: A Hollywood producer of blockbuster films took the stand in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial, describing how he routinely delivered tens of thousands of dollars of champagne, cigars and other gifts requested by the Israeli leader. Arnon Milchan, who appeared by videoconference from the British… Continue reading Movie mogul testifies on leader’s ‘gifts’

The Canberra Times / AAP | June 27 2023 Israel’s nationalist-religious government has approved the construction of about 5700 additional housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank despite overseas pressure to halt settlement expansion that the United States views as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians. The plans for approval of the… Continue reading Israel approves thousands of West Bank building permits

The United Nations human rights high commissioner has said the situation in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was deteriorating sharply and he called on Israel to reset its policies and comply with international law.Violence has surged in the West Bank, where the Israeli military has for over a year been conducting regular sweeps leading to repeated… Continue reading Conflict in Israel-occupied West Bank risks ‘spiraling out of control’, UN warns

A new, publicly accessible archival project shows the inner workings of the Israeli government and military during the early years of the settlement enterprise Even half a century later, reading minutes from the Israel Defense Forces’ Judea and Samaria Division discussions is difficult. Each step in the establishment of a West Bank settlement is cataloged,… Continue reading Israel Poisoned Palestinian Land to Build West Bank Settlement in 1970s, Documents Reveal