West Bank, Palestinian Territories
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ClaudetteChristian Aid Report Warns Israeli Settlements and Barrier Undermine Palestinian State
Christian Aid, a UK-based aid agency, said on Thursday that without urgent international intervention, generations of Palestinians and Israelis face a future of crippling poverty and relentless insecurity....
Jerusalem church leaders visit Tulkarem, Jayyous and Nablus to back ecumenical accompaniers
Three heads of churches in Jerusalem, Roman Catholic Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah, Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan, and Greek Melkite Archimandrite Mtanios Haddad, visited three predominantly Muslim Palestinian communities...
Pompeo Vows to Cut Federal Funds for Groups Backing BDS Boycott of Israel
On the same day that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo became the first high-ranking American diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, he also...
Israeli army withdraws from Hebron, Palestinian Territories, after 10-day operation
The Israeli army withdrew from Hebron on November 2, ending a 10-day military operation that began on October 23, according to the source. The operation followed an attack...
Column warns of growing armed threats from West Bank groups and smuggling across Egyptian border
Writing in The Jerusalem Post, Seth J. Frantzman argues that while Israel has been fighting in Gaza for more than 23 months, other borders and areas have grown...
Former Palestinian detainee says Israeli forces have arrested him six times since his release
Ahmed Abed, a pseudonym, told Al Jazeera that he still feels like a prisoner, nearly two years after his release from an Israeli jail to the occupied West...
Twelve countries, including UK and France, announce trade sanctions on West Bank settlements
The United Kingdom and France were among 12 countries that announced new trade sanctions on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday. They described the situation...
Settlers Accused of Attacking Olive Harvest in Taybeh, West Bank
Israeli settlers have been accused of attacking the olive harvest of Christian villagers in the occupied West Bank, according to reports. The incidents reportedly occurred in several villages,...
Chinese Firm Hikvision’s Camera Data Feeds Israeli Database on West Bank Palestinians, Activists Say
Sinophone activists who describe themselves as organizing across several continents say they are educating their communities about Palestinian resistance and the global solidarity movement. They also say they...
