UN report deplores “rapid deterioration” of rights in West Bank
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A United Nations report published on Thursday deplored what it called a “rapid deterioration” of human rights in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and urged Israeli authorities to end violence against the Palestinian population there. The report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said 300 Palestinians had been […]
On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town as celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war.
Bethlehem, West Bank AP The typically bustling Biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists and jubilant youth marching bands that gather in […]
Thirty years after Oslo, bleak outlook for Israeli-Palestinian peace
Jerusalem Reuters Across the occupied West Bank, concrete checkpoints, separation walls and soldiers are reminders of the failure to build peace between Israelis and Palestinians since the historic Oslo Accords were signed 30 years ago this week. The accord, intended as a temporary measure to build confidence and create space for a permanent peace agreement, […]
Essay: Attacks against Palestinian Christians deepens determination to stay on the land
DAOUD KUTTAB, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says Palestinian Christians are doing their utmost to encourage their cohort to stay put on their lands…
Israel files terrorism charges against two settlers in West Bank rampages
JerusalemReuters Israeli prosecutors filed terrorism-related charges on Wednesday against two Jewish settlers, one accused of desecrating a mosque and the other of setting a fire in a home, during rampages against Palestinians that drew US calls for accountability. The spree of vandalism and arson by hundreds of settlers in several villages and towns in the […]
Israel occupation makes Palestinian territories “open-air prison” – UN expert
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A United Nations expert on Tuesday said Israel had transformed the occupied Palestinian territories into an “open-air prison” through widespread detentions of Palestinians, an assertion swiftly dismissed by Israel. Damaged streets are seen after Israeli army’s withdrawal from the Jenin camp, in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on 5th July,2023. PICTURE: Reuters/Yosri […]
Palestinians defiant and angry after Israel’s Jenin raid
Jenin, West Bank Reuters Palestinian militant fighters paraded in Jenin on Wednesday and angry crowds confronted senior Palestinian Authority officials, accusing them of weakness, after one of the largest Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank in years. The two-day operation, which the Israeli military said targeted infrastructure and weapons depots of militant factions […]
Israeli troops start withdrawing from West Bank’s Jenin
Jenin, West Bank Reuters Israeli forces began withdrawing from the Palestinian city of Jenin on Tuesday, a defence source and Reuters witnesses said, after carrying out one of their biggest military operations in the occupied West Bank for years. Two Reuters witnesses said they saw convoys of Israeli military vehicles leaving Jenin in what appeared […]
Tel Aviv hit by car-ramming, stabbing as Israel’s Jenin operation winds up
Jenin, West Bank Reuters Thousands of people were evacuated from the Jenin refugee camp as one of Israel’s biggest military operations in years moved to a second day on Tuesday and a suspected car-ramming attack in Tel Aviv underlined the risk of a spillover in violence. The operation, which the army said was aimed at […]
US “deeply troubled” by Israel’s approval of settler building permits
Jerusalem/Washington DC, US Reuters The United States on Monday objected to a decision by Israel’s nationalist-religious government to approve the construction of around 5,700 additional housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. The United States was “deeply troubled” by the move, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters, adding that US officials […]