Posts Tagged: Israeli settlements West Bank
Ireland Becomes First European Nation to Advance Ban on Trade With Israeli Settlements
Ireland has become the first European nation to push forward legislation banning trade with Israeli communities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem — an...
Settlements Are Not the Obstacle to Peace, Just a Two-State Solution
Shany Mor wrote a useful if not very original article in Mosaic on the history and failure of peace processors and the implications for their...
US Policy of Labeling West Bank Products as ‘Made in Israel’ Takes Effect
JNS.org - The US policy of requiring products made in Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be labeled as “Made in Israel” took effect...
New US Policy on Settlements Won’t Worsen Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
JNS.org - The letter from 107 Democratic members of Congress declaring that Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, and much of Jerusalem, are illegal is...
Israel-Germany Meeting Cancelled Following Settlement Dispute
A meeting between the governments of Germany and Israel that was scheduled to take place in May has been canceled amid rising frustration in Berlin...
UK Slams US Over John Kerry Speech, Reference to Israeli Government as ‘Most Right-Wing in History’
The UK government today launched an unprecedented attack on the US, its closest ally, over John Kerry's condemnation of the Israeli regime as the "most...
Local Authorities in UK to Be Stripped of Boycott Power Against Israeli Settlements
Local councils in the United Kingdom will soon be unable to decide to boycott companies operating in Israeli settlements, The Guardian reported on Saturday. The UK's Department for Communities and...
Greece to Defy EU Labeling of Israeli Products
JNS.org - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Greece will not follow recently implemented European Union guidelines to label Israeli...
British-Jewish Watchdog Group Takes Legal Action Against ‘Antisemitic’ Council’s BDS Campaign
A British-Jewish group has petitioned the country's High Court to review a local council's decision to boycott Israeli goods, the U.K. Express reported on Tuesday. Jewish Human Rights Watch...
Danish Foreign Minister Urges Sanctions Against Israel if Cairo Peace Talks Fail
JNS.org - Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard said Monday that if the indirect talks beginning this week between Israel and Hamas do not lead...
Israelis & Palestinians
We are caught up again the violent dance of death between Israel and Palestine. On both sides there are fanatics and politicians who revel in...
Israel to Partially Adopt Report Asserting Legal Right to West Bank Jewish Settlement
JTA - Israel is adopting certain recommendations of a report that claims Israel is not occupying the West Bank. The government-commissioned Report on the Legal Status of...
