Posts Tagged: West Bank settlements
Britain, Canada, France, Norway Announce Coordinated Sanctions Over ‘Extremist Settlers’ in West Bank
Britain, Canada, France, and Norway announced new coordinated sanctions targeting Israel on Tuesday, blacklisting "extremist settlers" in the West Bank and individuals and entities that...
FIFA Takes No Action Against Israeli West Bank Settlement Soccer Clubs but Fines IFA for ‘Discrimination’
FIFA has rejected formal complaints by the Palestinian soccer federation to suspend its Israeli counterpart but has fined the Israel Football Association (IFA) on disciplinary...
US to Offer Passport Services in West Bank Settlement for First Time
The US will provide on-site passport services this week in a settlement in the West Bank, marking the first time American consular officials have offered such services to Israeli settlers in the territory, US officials said on Tuesday. Much...
PA Wants UN to Order Removal of 500,000 Jews From West Bank
JNS.org — The Palestinian Authority (PA) is circulating a draft resolution asking the United Nations General Assembly to urge Israel to withdraw from the West...
EU Foreign Policy Chief Pushes Member States to Sanction Israeli Ministers
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday he has asked the bloc's members if they want to impose sanctions on some Israeli ministers. Borrell did...
New York Times Unloads Immense New ‘1619-Project’-Style Attack on Israel
The New York Times has unveiled a new, 1619-Project-style attack on Israel — an error-ridden, overwrought, extensively hyped, self-referential, self-congratulatory, and super-long article. Like the 1619...
Moroccan Foreign Minister Postpones Negev Forum Citing West Bank Settlement Plans
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on Friday announced the postponement of a summit meeting between Israel, the US, and four Arab countries, citing problems with...
Israel Considering Large-Scale Military Operation in West Bank
i24 News - Senior Israeli defense officials are considering the launch of a large-scale military operation in the West Bank to halt the upsurge in...
US Summons Israeli Ambassador as Crisis in Relations Deepens
The United States on Tuesday evening summoned Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog over Israel’s repeal of a 2005 disengagement law as the crisis...
Israeli Diplomat Cancels Meetings With Belgian Officials Over Move to Label Settlement Products
Israel’s deputy foreign minister cancelled planned meetings with Belgium’s foreign minister and parliament officials following a decision by Brussels to label products made in West...
Reform Movement Denounces Its Own ‘West Bank Settlers’
JNS.org - The US Reform movement last week denounced plans by Israeli Jews to purchase land in order to “expand Jewish settlements” that lie beyond...
Pompeo: US to Label Goods Produced in West Bank Settlements as ‘Made in Israel’
i24 News - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US will be branding goods made in Israeli settlements in the West Bank as...
US Ends Restrictions on Funds for Science Research in West Bank
The Trump administration lifted a decades-old ban on Wednesday that had prohibited US taxpayer funding for Israeli scientific research conducted in settlements in the West Bank. With...
Occupation Vs. the ‘Abraham Accord’
JNS.org - One of the greatest successes of the “Abraham Accord” -- the nascent diplomatic relations deal between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel...
