Airbnb on Monday rejected an Israeli government assertion that it had agreed to walk back its decision to remove listings from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. “The reports issued earlier today are inaccurate,” the company said in a statement issued by its press secretary, Nick Papas. The apparent denial came shortly after the Tourism […]
Israel Says Airbnb Walking Back Settlement Boycott; Company Denies…
Strike Empties Streets: Palestinians Unite Against Israel’s Nation-State Law…
In a rare show of unity since 1948, Palestinians across the occupied territories staged a large-scale strike on Monday denouncing Israel’s nation-state law, but also expressed widespread grievances against the ‘deal of the century’ and the imminent demolition of Khan al-Amar. From factories to small village shops, schools to offices, Palestinians in Israel, East Jerusalem, […]
Palestinian Hospitals, Patients Latest Victims of U.S. Funding Cuts…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cut aid to hospitals in West Bank and Gaza will threaten the lives and livelihoods of thousands of Palestinians, experts say. In an official statement released Saturday, the U.S. State Department said that after reviewing a multi-million assistance program to the Palestinian Authority, it had decided the cause was […]
Israel Approves More Than 1,000 Settlement Homes in West Bank…
Israeli authorities on Wednesday approved plans for more than 1,000 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said, the latest in a raft of approvals since US President Donald Trump took office. The plans for 1,004 homes approved by a defence ministry committee are at various stages in the process. They […]
U.S. Freezes Palestinian Aid Budget…
The United States has quietly frozen its aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) pending review, i24NEWS has learned. The move comes two months after Congress passed the Taylor Force Act, which aimed to force the PA to terminate its “pay-for-slay” policies of paying stipends to convicted terrorists in Israeli jails and to the families of […]
Israel Approves More Than 2,000 New West Bank Settlements…
Israel has approved more than 2,000 new settlement units in the West Bank, a move Palestinian authorities say was encouraged by the United States. Israel’s Civil Administration said at least 696 of the new units were approved and 1,262 were advanced through an earlier planning stage known as a “deposit.” More than half of the […]
Abbas’ Government Sued over Alleged CIA-Backed Wiretapping…
A former Palestinian intelligence chief and the head of the West Bank bar association are suing the Palestinian self-rule government after a purported whistleblower alleged the two were targeted, along with many other allies and rivals of President Mahmoud Abbas, in a large-scale CIA-backed wiretapping operation. Allegations of continued intelligence-sharing with the United States could […]
Ahed Tamimi Faces Months in Israeli Prison Before Trial for a Slap…
A 16-year-old Palestinian girl faces months in prison before she is tried for slapping an Israeli soldier in protests in the West Bank over the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. An Israeli military judge on Wednesday ordered Ahed Tamimi to remain in Israeli custody until she faces trial on charges […]
Fatah and Hamas Agree to Form Palestinian Unity Government…
After years of deadlock, which saw the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas, which controls Gaza, fail to reach any accord, the two parties have today, signed a unity agreement in Cairo. This is the first time Palestine will be governed by a unitary political force since Hamas took over Gaza in […]