Posts Tagged: Israel West bank
Israeli Rescuers Try to Save Lives of Palestinian Men Who Drowned in Pond
Despite the best efforts of Israeli volunteer rescuers, two Palestinian men in their 20s drowned on Tuesday afternoon in a pond in the Jordan Valley...
Report: U.S. Will Veto Palestinian Resolution for U.N.-Imposed Peace Plan
JNS.org - The U.S. will use its veto power at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to block an upcoming Palestinian resolution that asks the UNSC to outline the...
Palestinians to Submit U.N. Security Council Resolution, Official Says
JNS.org - The Palestinian Authority (PA) is looking to submit a resolution to the United Nations Security Council by the end of November, calling...
The Hypocrisy of the 8200 Affair
"The dissenters are citizen heroes," exclaimed former Knesset Speaker and former Jewish Agency head Avraham Burg. "One would have expected the military establishment to respond...
Palestinians Want U.N., Not U.S., as Peace Broker
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants the U.N. to take over from the U.S. as the main peace broker between Israel and...
Netanyahu’s Land Grab Will Have Disastrous Consequences for Israel
The Netanyahu-led government's announcement of its decision to annex nearly 1,000 acres of Palestinian land in the West Bank between the Etzion settlement block and...
Israel Finance Minister Lapid Says West Bank Land Declaration Hurts Jewish State
Ynet - Finance Minister Yair Lapid addressed Israel's move to expropriate some 4,000 dunam of West Bank land, saying it harms Israel and its relations...
Israel Declares 1000 Acres in West Bank as ‘State Land’, U.S. Condemns
New York Daily News - Israel's military announced on Sunday it would seize land in the occupied West Bank — a move quickly condemned by...
Fatah Official Says Israelis Traveling Through West Bank Will Be Killed
Times of Israel - A senior Fatah official tacitly threatened the lives of Israelis travelling through the West Bank, also warning Palestinian merchants to rid...
Don’t Dismiss California School System’s Fights Over Israel Divestment
Experts disagree about who first observed "academic politics is so vicious because the stakes are so low," but when it comes to the ongoing student debates about...
Israel’s Supporters Must Stop Using These 13 Phrases
Mainstream Western media coverage of Israel is laced with expressions intentionally crafted to delegitimize the Jewish State. The good news is that these terms weren't...
There is No Such Thing as ‘Occupied Territory’ in Israel
While many international governments and the media wrongly refer to areas of Israel as "occupied territories," the reality is that the Jews have historic claims...
For the First Time, PA Arrests BDS Activists in Ramallah
In an unprecedented first, the Palestinian Authority recently arrested four anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) activists in Ramallah. The four, Zeid Shuaibi, Abdel Jawad Hamayel,...
Poof, the Magic Settlements!
When Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah/Palestinian Authority (PA) signed a reconciliation agreement with Hamas, a recognized terrorist group that calls in its Charter for the destruction of Israel...
