Posts Tagged: West Bank settlements
PA Wants UN to Order Removal of 500,000 Jews From West Bank
JNS.org — The Palestinian Authority (PA) is circulating a draft resolution asking the United Nations General Assembly to urge Israel to withdraw from the West...
EU Foreign Policy Chief Pushes Member States to Sanction Israeli Ministers
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday he has asked the bloc's members if they want to impose sanctions on some Israeli ministers. Borrell did...
New York Times Unloads Immense New ‘1619-Project’-Style Attack on Israel
The New York Times has unveiled a new, 1619-Project-style attack on Israel — an error-ridden, overwrought, extensively hyped, self-referential, self-congratulatory, and super-long article. Like the 1619...
Moroccan Foreign Minister Postpones Negev Forum Citing West Bank Settlement Plans
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on Friday announced the postponement of a summit meeting between Israel, the US, and four Arab countries, citing problems with...
Israel Considering Large-Scale Military Operation in West Bank
i24 News - Senior Israeli defense officials are considering the launch of a large-scale military operation in the West Bank to halt the upsurge in...
US Summons Israeli Ambassador as Crisis in Relations Deepens
The United States on Tuesday evening summoned Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog over Israel’s repeal of a 2005 disengagement law as the crisis...
Israeli Diplomat Cancels Meetings With Belgian Officials Over Move to Label Settlement Products
Israel’s deputy foreign minister cancelled planned meetings with Belgium’s foreign minister and parliament officials following a decision by Brussels to label products made in West...
Reform Movement Denounces Its Own ‘West Bank Settlers’
JNS.org - The US Reform movement last week denounced plans by Israeli Jews to purchase land in order to “expand Jewish settlements” that lie beyond...
Pompeo: US to Label Goods Produced in West Bank Settlements as ‘Made in Israel’
i24 News - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US will be branding goods made in Israeli settlements in the West Bank as...
US Ends Restrictions on Funds for Science Research in West Bank
The Trump administration lifted a decades-old ban on Wednesday that had prohibited US taxpayer funding for Israeli scientific research conducted in settlements in the West Bank. With...
Occupation Vs. the ‘Abraham Accord’
JNS.org - One of the greatest successes of the “Abraham Accord” -- the nascent diplomatic relations deal between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel...
Israel’s Top Court Rules for Removal of Settler Homes From Privately‐Owned Palestinian Land
Israel's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a cluster of homes in a West Bank settlement outpost was built on privately‐owned Palestinian land and must...
US Officials to Meet This Week on Israel’s West Bank Annexation Plan
US officials will gather this week to discuss whether to give Israel a green light for its plan to annex parts of the West Bank, as Israeli Prime...
Watchdog Group Slams UN Human Rights Council After Presentation of ‘Blacklist’ of Companies Doing Business in Settlements
The United Nations Human Rights Council, long noted for its hostility to Israel, was formally presented with a “blacklist” of various companies doing business in...
