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8th May 2022

Palestine: Israeli settlers torch Palestinians vehicles, vandalize property in West Bank

Israeli settlers embarked on a fresh wave of attacks in the north and middle of the occupied West Bank on Friday, torching Palestinian-owned vehicles in the village of Urif, in Nablus province, and attacking and vandalizing property in other areas, … Continued

12th Feb 2022

Palestine: Israeli forces injure 80 Palestinians in anti-settlement rallies

By Awad al-Rujoub RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA): At least 80 Palestinians sustained injuries on Friday as Israeli forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells to disperse rallies in different areas in the occupied West Bank. In a statement, the … Continued

8th Feb 2022

Israelis using underhanded ways to expand settlement activity in West Bank

By Salam AbuSharar NABLUS, Palestine (AA): Since early last May, the people of the village of Beita southeast of Nablus have been protesting every Friday near the top of Jabal Sbeih, one of the highest mountains in the area. … Continued

29th Oct 2021

Palestine: Israel’s illegal settlement plans evoke global condemnation

By Nadine Osman (The Muslim News): Israel’s decision to build 3,000 homes for illegal Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank has sparked widespread international opposition, including from its closest allies. An Israeli planning committee gave its final approval for … Continued

11th Jan 2021

Hamas slams UAE for importing illegal Israeli settlement goods

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday denounced the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for importing goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. In a statement, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the move “is tantamount to … Continued

4th Dec 2020

Bahrain to label illegal settlement products as Israeli

JERUSALEM (AA): An Israeli journalist wrote Thursday on Twitter that Bahrain’s Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister said his country “will NOT distinguish between Israeli products made within the 1967 lines and those from settlements.” Raphael Ahren, who works for the … Continued

17th Nov 2020

Palestine: UAE ‘suspicious’ role in Jerusalem raises Palestinian fears

By Ali Abo Rezeg and Zehra Nur Duz (AA): Attempts by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to increase its role in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem have caused outcry among the Palestinian authorities and researchers. “We think … Continued

16th Nov 2020

Palestine: Israel to build new illegal settlement units in East Jerusalem

By Zein Khalil JERUSALEM (AA): Israel on Sunday issued a tender for the construction of 1,257 settlement homes in the occupied East Jerusalem, according to local media. The Walla news website said the new settlement units will be constructed in … Continued

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

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