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Tag Archives: West Bank
Obama signs bill, hailed by AIPAC, including anti-BDS provision
TIMES OF ISRAEL Obama to reluctantly sign trade bill that lumps together Israel and settlements by Eric Cortellessa February 12, 2016 The White House announced Thursday that President Barack Obama will sign a trade bill despite it containing a provision … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged BDS, Boycott Divest Sanctions, Judea, Samaria, Settlements, West Bank
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Bibi: Threat from ‘predatory animals’ in neighboring countries necessitates sophisticated barriers
TIMES OF ISRAEL Netanyahu unveils plan to ‘surround entire state with a fence’ by Tamar Pileggi February 9, 2016 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday announced his intention to “surround the entire State of Israel with a fence,” including sealing … Continue reading
The way Western media treats Israel does not make progress with Palestinians possible
THE TOWER Yes, Many Journalists Choose Sides in a Conflict—and Often for the Worst Reasons by Zenobia Ravji February 2016 …I first came to Israel in January 2014 for a short trip. This two-week holiday turned into two years. At … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Journalism, media, Palestinians, West Bank
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What part of this do you not understand: Fatah official says he’ll gladly accept state on 1967 borders as a step towards a nation stretching from the Jordan River to the sea
TIMES OF ISRAEL Fatah official: Palestine alongside Israel is just ‘a phase’ by Staff January 22, 2016 A senior member of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party has said a Palestinian state alongside Israel is only “a phase” and … Continue reading
Government claims 370 acres in West Bank. US Ambassador Dan Shapiro and US State Department Spokesman John Kirby issue harsh words
JERUSALEM POST Palestinians charge Israel with confiscating 371 acres in the Jordan Valley by Khaled Abu Toameh, Tovah Lazaroff January 20, 2016 Palestinians warned on Wednesday that Israel was confiscating 150 hectares [370 acres] of farmland in the Jordan Valley … Continue reading
Bassam Tawil: “Unfortunately, the Israelis already know that so far, at least, Palestinian promises are not worth an old shoe”
GATESTONE Palestinians: Save Us from the Good-Hearted Westerners! by Bassam Tawil January 1, 2016 What can be done with these Americans and Europeans? They always seem pining for a dialogue between the Israelis and the Palestinians that would end in … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East
Tagged Gaza, Oslo Accords, Palestine, Palestinians, West Bank
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Peace Now: Housing Ministry planning 55,548 new West Bank homes; Ministry denies claim for E1 area
TIMES OF ISRAEL Housing Ministry working on plans for 55,548 settlement homes — Peace Now by Sue Surkes December 28, 2015 The Housing Ministry is working on settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem valued at more than … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged E1, Housing Ministry, Peace Now, West Bank, Yoav Galant
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Israel establishes legality of West Bank claims. It’s about time.
ALGEMEINER Israel Draws Up Document Justifying Legality of Settlements, Property Claims to West Bank by Ruthie Blum December 3, 2015 Israel is preparing a document providing the legal justification for Israeli settlements, Israel’s Channel 2 reported on Thursday evening. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Judea, Samaria, Tzipi Hotovely, West Bank
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West Bank’s Area C not changing for now
JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu: We will not hand over even ‘one meter’ of land by Tovah Lazaroff November 29, 2015 Israel is not planning to unilaterally hand over portions of Area C in the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority, Prime … Continue reading
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