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18th Oct 2020

Palestine: Israel built over 12,000 illegal settlement units in 2020

By Lubaba Zouqan RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Israel has approved the construction of 12,159 illegal settlement units in the occupied West Bank this year, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said Saturday. On Thursday, the Israeli government approved a plan to … Continued

13th Feb 2020

Palestinians welcome release of UN Israeli settlement list

By Gulsen Topcu, Safiye Karabacak and Hatice Baser GAZA/RAMALLAH, Palestine /ISTANBUL (AA): Palestinians welcomed the long-awaited release by the UN of a list that names and shames 100 companies that operate in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West … Continued

28th Nov 2019

Jammu & Kashmir: Indian diplomat’s Israeli-type settlement idea for Kashmir draws ire

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India (AA): Because of an internet ban, not many Kashmiris are aware of an Indian diplomat’s comments that settlements modelled after Israel’s illegal settlements could be built to settle Kashmiri Hindus — … Continued

5th Nov 2019

Palestine: Israel issues 16 orders to annex Palestinian land

By Qais Abu Samra RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Israeli authorities have issued 16 confiscation orders for Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank over the past three days, a Palestinian official said Monday. “The confiscations aim to create a fait … Continued

1st Aug 2019

Palestine: Israel to build 6,000 illegal settlement homes for Jews in West Bank

JERUSALEM (AA): Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to build 6,000 illegal settlement homes for Jews in Area C of the occupied West Bank, according to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Wednesday. All cabinet members voted in favor of the … Continued

7th Apr 2019

Palestine: Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank after Israeli polls

JERUSALEM (AA): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex the occupied West Bank if he wins the general election slated for April 9. “We will ensure that we are in charge on the ground. And we will impose sovereignty … Continued

12th Mar 2019

Palestine: Israel to construct 23,000 illegal buildings in East Jerusalem

By Afra Aksoy and Hamdi Yildiz JERUSALEM (AA): Israel will construct more than 20,000 new illegal houses in occupied East Jerusalem in the next five years, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. “We signed an agreement … Continued

22nd Feb 2019

Weekly Report on Israeli HR violations in Occupied Palestinian Territory (14–20 February)

Gaza, Palestine, (Palestinian Center for Human Rights): Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory [oPt] (14– 20 February 2019) Israeli forces continued to use excessive force against the peaceful protestors in the Gaza Strip. … Continued

27th Dec 2018

Palestine: Israel approve Jewish-only West Bank illegal housing units

JERUSALEM (AA): The Israeli authorities on Wednesday announced plans to build illegal hundreds of new Jewish-only housing units in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli media reports. According to the Times of Israel website, a Defense Ministry-appointed committee responsible … Continued

24th Nov 2018

Palestine: Jewish settlers raid Palestinian village in West Bank

By Qais Abu Samra NABLUS, Palestine (AA): Extremist Jewish settlers on Friday raided a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where they vandalized several vehicles, according to a Palestinian official. Ghassan Daghlas, head of the settlement file at … Continued

1st Jun 2018

Palestine: Israel approves 1,500 new West Bank illegal Jewish settlement units

JERUSALEM (AA): The Israeli authorities late Wednesday approved construction of hundreds of new settlement units in the West Bank, Israeli media has reported. According to the Walla news website, Israel’s Supreme Planning Council on Wednesday approved the construction of 1,500 … Continued

31st May 2018

Palestine: Israeli gov’t approves new West Bank illegal settlement units

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli government on Wednesday approved construction of 450 new Jewish-only illegal settlement units in the occupied West Bank. According to Israel’s Channel 7, the government’s planning and building committee approved construction of the new … Continued

5th Feb 2018

Palestine: Israel razes two classes in Bedouin school in Jerusalem

By Lubaba Thuqan RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Israeli forces on Sunday demolished two classes in a Bedouin school near occupied East Jerusalem. Local residents said Israeli forces, backed by a helicopter, brought down the two classes inside the school in … Continued

9th Feb 2017

Palestine: Israel approves new illegal settlement units in West Bank

By Anees Suheil Barghoti RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Israeli authorities late Wednesday approved the construction of hundreds of new Jewish settlement units in Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported. According to Israeli Walla news site the Israeli civil administration’s supreme … Continued

2nd Feb 2017

Palestine: Israel to build 3,000 illegal housing units in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): Israeli authorities on Tuesday night approved the construction of 3,000 new illegal settlement units in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In a statement, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s office said the new construction plan “comes as part of a … Continued

12th Aug 2016

Palestine: Israeli humanrights violations in occupied territories

Imemc: PCHR Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the oPt (04– 10 August 2016): Israeli violations of international law and international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) continued during the reporting period (04 – 10 August … Continued

18th Mar 2016

Palestine: Israeli army kills two Palestinians in West Bank

By Anees Bargouthi RAMALLAH, (AA): Two Palestinians were shot dead by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank following an alleged stabbing attack, the Israeli army said. The head of Beit Fajjar Municipality, south of Bethlehem, said the … Continued

5th Sep 2015

Palestine: Israeli soldiers attack weekly protest in Bil’in

By Saed Bannoura IMEMC News: On Friday, Israeli soldiers attacked the weekly nonviolent protest against the Wall and Settlements, in Bil’in village, in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing several injuries. Coordinator of the Popular Committee against … Continued

31st Jul 2015

US questions Israel commitment to two-state solution

WASHINGTON (AA): The U.S. spoke with Israel about getting the Palestinian “peace process back on track,” one day after Tel Aviv approved construction of new housing units in the West Bank, the State Department said Thursday. Spokesman Mark Toner said the settlement expansion … Continued

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The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.