This was no mere attack by lowlifes on two IDF bases. This was another battle in our 50-year war between the Kingdom of Judea and the State of Israel…
“The Settlers Can Do Whatever They Want With Us”…
An employee of the Palestinian Authority testifies to a brutal attack at the hands of Israeli settlers in the West Bank…
U.S. Will No Longer View Israeli Settlements as Illegal, Pompeo Announces…
In what can be seen as a major boost to U.S.–Israel relations, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States will no longer view Israeli settlements as illegal under international law. “The Trump administration is reversing the Obama administration’s approach towards Israeli settlements,” he said on Nov. 18 at the White House. “The […]
Israel to Extend Sovereignty Over Settlement Roads in the West Bank…
Israel is seeking to impose “transportation sovereignty” in the occupied West Bank, with a budget of $228m approved this week for a new tunnel connecting a major settlement, Gush Etzion, with Jerusalem. Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s minister of transport, an MP from the right-wing Jewish Home party, is planning to include Israeli settlements in the framework […]
Hundreds of Palestinians on the Brink of Expulsion: ‘We just want to live’…
They are about to be expelled from their homes but every person I met on our visit to the community of Ein al-Hilweh in the Jordan Valley asked us if there was news of rain. The farmers and shepherds in Ein al-Hilweh and in the neighboring village of Umm Jamal are worried. It is the […]
Israel Evicts Palestinian Family from Home of 53 Years to Make Way for Jewish Settlers…
A Palestinian family spanning three generations has been evicted from their East Jerusalem home of 53 years to allow Israeli settlers to move in. The Shamasne family of eight, including wheelchair-bound 84-year-old Ayyub and 75-year-old Fahamiya, were removed from their Sheikh Jarrah home early Tuesday morning after…
Liberman: Trump Administration Has Warned Israel Not to Annex West Bank…
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Monday that Israel has received a direct message from US President Donald Trump’s administration warning of an “immediate crisis” if the government were to annex the West Bank and apply Israeli sovereignty there. Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Liberman said that he had received calls from […]
Netanyahu to Reconsider Pledge to Build First New Settlement…
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu is said to be reconsidering his promise to build the first new settlement in 25 years, a pledge he made to the residents of the evacuated illegal Amona outpost. After US President Donald Trump asked Wednesday that Israel “hold back” on settlement building in the West Bank, Netanyahu decided to reevaluate […]
Israeli Land Law is Final Nail in the Two-state Solution Coffin…
The Israeli parliament passed the legalisation law on Monday night – a piece of legislation every bit as suspect as its title suggests. The law widens the powers of Israeli officials to seize the last fragments of Palestinian land in the West Bank that were supposed to be off-limits. Now, almost nowhere will be out […]
Kerry to Present His Vision for Two-state Solution…
Shortly before leaving office, U.S. secretary of state will give a speech detailing his conclusions from American efforts to advance Israeli-Palestinian peace…