Tag: Palestinian territories
Washington and its allies ‘oppose’ Israeli settlement expansion
Quite a rare fact, it is in a joint press release that the major Western powers condemned this Tuesday, February 14 the decisions of the Jewish state to legalize nine…
In Ramallah, Antony Blinken expresses his “sadness” after the death of “innocent Palestinians”
The US Secretary of State on Tuesday (January 31st) expressed his “sadness” after the deaths of “innocent Palestinians” in Israeli-Palestinian violence, during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in…
Renewed tension in the Middle East: “If we do not see the political dimension, the violence will continue”
For 48 hours, the climate in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine has experienced a brutal resurgence of tensions. A new attack on Saturday in East Jerusalem left two…
shooting kills several at East Jerusalem synagogue
Seven people were killed and ten others injured in a shooting on Friday (January 27th) on the northern outskirts of Jerusalem, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said. The attack occurred in…
Palestinian Authority halts security coordination with Israel after deadly raid in Jenin
Nine Palestinians were killed on Thursday in an Israeli military raid in the refugee camp of Jenin, a city in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian authorities have denounced…
first crisis in the new government
The Minister of Defense evacuated an outpost established a few hours earlier in the northern West Bank. Far-right parties are protesting, but Benyamin Netanyahu, the head of government, comes to…
Advisor Jake Sullivan launches Israel-US diplomatic ballet
At the start of the year, Israel and the United States are embarking on a veritable diplomatic ballet, and Jake Sullivan is leading the way. The US National Security Advisor…
in Masafer Yatta, West Bank, the cycle of evictions seems endless
For years, the same drama has been playing out in the hills south of the city of Hebron. Masafer Yatta is a semi-desert area that is home to a community…
Israel imposes retaliatory financial sanctions on the Palestinian Authority
In a newspaper interview Ha’aretz, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh returns to the financial retaliation measures imposed by the Jewish State on the Palestinian Authority. Israel accuses the Palestinian leaders…
In Bethlehem, the return of pilgrims and tourists to celebrate the magic of Christmas
If there is a city that embodies Christmas, it is Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. For Christians around the world, this is where Jesus was born. After two years…