Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman has called for the US to fund the Israeli annexation of the West Bank in a book that was released on Tuesday, which is titled One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Friedman, who...
‘Jenin Is Just the Beginning’: Israel Planning More Escalations in West Bank
Israel is planning more significant escalations in the West Bank, and the Israeli military now considers the occupied territory the second most critical front, immediately after Gaza, Israel Hayom reported on Tuesday. Israeli security officials told the outlet that...
Israeli Labor Court Ends Strike Meant To Pressure Netanyahu on Hostage Deal
Israel's Labor Court ruled on Monday to end a general strike that was called to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas. The court ordered the strike to be lifted at 2:30 p.m. local time, three and...
Israel’s Main Labor Union Calls Strike To Pressure Netanyahu on Hostage Deal
Israel's largest labor union, the Histadrut, has called a general strike that will start Monday to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a hostage and ceasefire deal with Hamas. The decision to hold a strike came after the Israeli...
WHO: Israel Agrees to Limited Pauses in Certain Parts of Gaza for Polio Vaccination
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that Israel has agreed to limited pauses in its bombardment of Gaza in certain areas to allow the vaccination of children for polio, which has returned to the Strip due to the Israeli siege. Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO's...
Israeli Forces Launch Major Assault on the West Bank, Killing at Least 10 Palestinians
Israeli forces launched a major assault on the West Bank early Wednesday that appears to be the largest Israeli operation in the occupied territory since the Second Intifada in the early 2000s. The assault focused on northern areas of the West Bank, including Jenin,...
Israel Kills 41 Palestinians Across Gaza
On Tuesday, Gaza's Health Ministry said that Israeli forces killed at least 41 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in the previous 24-hour period. "Israeli forces killed 41 people and injured 113 others in three ‘massacres’ of families in the last 24 hours," the ministry...
Israeli Settlers Kill One Palestinian in West Bank, Israeli Military Kills Five Others
A total of six Palestinians were killed by Israeli settler and military violence in the occupied West Bank on Monday. Five Palestinians were killed by an Israeli military strike on a house in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the city of Tulkarm. The Israeli military...
Ben Gvir Says He Wants To Build a Synagogue at al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir sparked a backlash on Monday by saying that he wanted to build a synagogue on the Al-Asqa Mosque compound in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. Al-Aqsa, known to the Israelis as Temple Mount, is one of the holiest...
Democrats Refuse To Let Palestinian Americans Speak at the DNC
The Democratic Party has refused to allow a Palestinian American to speak at the Democratic National Convention despite pressure from delegates. The request for a Palestinian to speak at the DNC was made by members of the Uncommitted National Movement, who represent...