Posts Tagged: Israel Settlements
Human Rights Watch Makes Up International Law for Israel — Yet Again
From Bloomberg: Loans to West Bank Settlers Violate International Law, HRW Says Human Rights Watch called on Israeli banks to halt the financing of settlement activity in the...
Cheering for Illegal Settlers — as Long as They’re Not Jews
JNS.org - Some on the Jewish left, along with the United Nations and the international news media, have been telling us for years that illegal settlers...
UK Outlet (in Arabic) Falsely Claims ‘1,000 Settlers Stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque’
Sky News Arabia, which was launched in 2012, is a joint venture between UK-based Sky News and Abu Dhabi-based Media Investment Corporation. In addition to its website,...
Court Ruling Deals Blow to Palestinian Efforts to Restrict Jews in Jerusalem
JNS.org - Palestinians are vowing to continue their efforts to prevent Jews from living in large parts of Jerusalem’s Old City, despite a July 31 Israeli...
It’s Not the Settlements, Stupid
You probably have never heard of Khaled al-Mughrabi. In 2015, Mughrabi, “one of al-Aqsa’s top preachers,” told worshippers at the Temple Mount that during the...
Fact-Checking Claims About Israeli ‘Settlers’
A theme I keep coming across in mainstream media articles about Israeli-Palestinian relations is starting to bother me. Here's a typical example: Today there are more than 400,000...
Israeli Official: PA Has Not dropped Demand for Settlement Freeze
JNS.org - A senior Israeli official said Thursday that contrary to media reports, the Palestinians have not officially relinquished their demand for a complete moratorium on...
Israel Balances US Peace Push With Goal of Bolstering Settlements
JNS.org - Following recent commemorations around the world marking the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, the Israeli government is pledging to strengthen the Jewish settlement enterprise...
Zionism’s Post-1967 Choices
It is no accident that there has been little to no change in the official status quo of Judea and Samaria in the 50 years since the...
Israel’s Political Disunity Enables Settlement Policy
Israel will soon reach the grim milestone of 50 years of occupation of the West Bank. Many Israelis have become complacent, and have succumbed to the...
Israel Dismantles Another Settlement, Gets No Credit
JNS.org - You didn’t read about it in the New York Times, or hear about it on “CBS Evening News.” The European Union didn’t praise it,...
Israel Approves Settlement for Amona Residents, Vows Future Construction Restraint
JNS.org - The Israeli cabinet unanimously approved the construction of a new settlement for the first time in decades, while promising restraint on future settlement construction. Israeli...
Israel’s Anti-Boycott Law Is Overdue
Last week, the Israeli Knesset passed a law barring the entry of visitors who have called for a boycott of Israel, or who are otherwise...
SPME BDS Monitor: Neo-Nazi and Islamic Antisemitism on the Rise
February was marked by antisemitic incidents both on and off campus, originating from both the far-Right and the far-Left. Neo-Nazi and Islamist antisemitism was evident,...
