Israeli settlements
Israel announces new settlements, risking Biden’s anger
Middle East
January 11, 2021
Israel announces new settlements, risking Biden’s anger
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Monday advanced plans to build 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a…
Palestinians say Israeli gunshot in the neck paralyzed man
Middle East
January 2, 2021
Palestinians say Israeli gunshot in the neck paralyzed man
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry said Saturday a youth is suffering from paralysis a day after…
Israeli woman found dead near West Bank settlement
Middle East
December 21, 2020
Israeli woman found dead near West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police were investigating on Monday after an Israeli woman was found dead in a forest near…
Pompeo expected to visit Israeli settlement in parting gift
Middle East
November 18, 2020
Pompeo expected to visit Israeli settlement in parting gift
ERUSALEM (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s expected tour of a West Bank winery this week will be…
Israelis protest EU delegation’s visit to planned settlement
Middle East
November 16, 2020
Israelis protest EU delegation’s visit to planned settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli protesters shouted down a group of European diplomats on Monday who were visiting the site of…
UN envoy criticizes Israel’s move to expand key settlement
Middle East
November 16, 2020
UN envoy criticizes Israel’s move to expand key settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — The UN’s Mideast envoy on Monday said he was “very concerned” by Israel’s decision to advance construction…
Israel’s settlements could test ties with Biden
Middle East
November 13, 2020
Israel’s settlements could test ties with Biden
JERUSALEM (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden may never forget Ramat Shlomo. On a visit to Israel in 2010, Biden was…
Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on US election day
Middle East
November 5, 2020
Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on US election day
JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank (Reuters) – Israel has demolished most of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, displacing…
Palestinian cyclists say attacked by Israeli settlers after trail app led them astray
Middle East
July 22, 2020
Palestinian cyclists say attacked by Israeli settlers after trail app led them astray
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) — A group of Palestinian cyclists say they were attacked by Israelis in the occupied West…
Israel undeterred by international opposition to annexation
Middle East
June 30, 2020
Israel undeterred by international opposition to annexation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to carry out his pledge to begin annexing parts of…