Israeli settlements
Netanyahu ‘ethnic cleansing’ comment against Palestinians draws US rebuke
Middle East
September 11, 2016
Netanyahu ‘ethnic cleansing’ comment against Palestinians draws US rebuke
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said the Palestinians wanted to form a state devoid of a Jewish population…
Israel approves 284 new West Bank housing units, draws US ire
Middle East
September 1, 2016
Israel approves 284 new West Bank housing units, draws US ire
Israel approved on Wednesday 284 new housing units in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, drawing a U.S. accusation…
Water shortages hit West Bank Palestinians, provoking war of words
Middle East
August 23, 2016
Water shortages hit West Bank Palestinians, provoking war of words
At the peak of a searing summer, Palestinians living in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank are suffering from severe…
Israel should stop settlements, denying Palestinian development: draft Quartet report
Middle East
July 1, 2016
Israel should stop settlements, denying Palestinian development: draft Quartet report
Israel should stop building settlements, denying Palestinian development and designating land for exclusive Israeli use that Palestinians seek for a…
Abbas says some Israeli rabbis called for poisoning Palestinian water
Middle East
June 24, 2016
Abbas says some Israeli rabbis called for poisoning Palestinian water
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israeli rabbis on Thursday of calling for the poisoning of Palestinian water, in what appeared…
Israel’s settlement drive is becoming irreversible, diplomats fear
Middle East
June 1, 2016
Israel’s settlement drive is becoming irreversible, diplomats fear
In the hills east of Jerusalem, overlooking the Palestinian city of Jericho and the Jordan Valley, stands a religious Jewish…
Palestinian, Israeli delegates trade barbs at U.N. climate summit
Middle East
April 23, 2016
Palestinian, Israeli delegates trade barbs at U.N. climate summit
The Palestinian president and Israel's ambassador to the United Nations traded barbs on Friday during a signing ceremony for the…
With demolitions, Israel tightens squeeze on West Bank Palestinians
Middle East
April 8, 2016
With demolitions, Israel tightens squeeze on West Bank Palestinians
In the past three months, the Israeli military has more than tripled its demolitions of Palestinian structures in the occupied…
Israel backs out of spat with Brazil over settler named as envoy
Middle East
March 28, 2016
Israel backs out of spat with Brazil over settler named as envoy
Israel reassigned its pick for ambassador to Brazil to a US posting on Monday, backing off in a spat with…
Israel seizes large tracts of land in occupied West Bank: Army Radio
Middle East
March 16, 2016
Israel seizes large tracts of land in occupied West Bank: Army Radio
Israel has appropriated large tracts of land in the occupied West Bank near the Dead Sea and the Palestinian city…