Latest in Tag: West Bank Highlight
Latest in Tag: West Bank
West Bank vehicle torched in ‘price tag’ attack
Palestinian security sources said about 20 settlers arrived at Qusra and threw stones at the residents’ homes
Arab League chief arrives in West Bank
Israel said it would not transfer tax and tariff funds it collects for the Palestinians this month in response to their successful bid for upgraded UN status
Israel holds firm on settlements, world outcry grows
Israel has showed no sign of bending as Netanyahu ploughs towards general elections in January
UK, France summon Israeli envoys over settler plan
E1 is a highly contentious area of the West Bank that runs between the easternmost edge of annexed East Jerusalem and the Maaleh Adumim settlement
Egypt condemns plans for new Israeli settlements
Continuation of settlements threatens two-state solution says Amr
International condemnation of new Israeli settlement plans
UK, US and France appeal to Israel to reverse the decision
Qatari emir to visit Gaza Tuesday, say Hamas sources
It will be the first visit to the Palestinian enclave by an Arab head of state since it was occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war.
Fatah claims victory in first West Bank poll since 2006
The last time the Palestinians voted was in the general elections of January 2006, which the Islamist Hamas movement won by a landslide.
Palestinians vote in first poll since 2006
The long-delayed vote is taking place in just 91 of the West Bank’s 353 municipalities.
Israel imposes 48 hour border closure for Yom Kippur
Gaza and West Bank borders closed for Yom Kippur but humanitarian and medical emergency services will be allowed through.
Israeli defence minister proposes West Bank withdrawal
Jewish settlers should leave West Bank or accept Palestinian Authority government
Freedom Bus touring for solidarity with Palestine
Pro-Palestine solidarity activists launch freedom bus to tour West Bank
Donors meet to discuss Palestinian Authority assistance
“the Palestinian report asks for much more comprehensive reforms such as the removal of all settlements in the West Bank, removal of permit acquisition processes that hinder growth, and the removal of all checkpoints”
Dozens of Palestinians arrested in West Bank
Rights groups condemn West Bank authorities’ detainment of Palestinians
World Bank blames occupation for suffering Palestinian economy
PA faces multimillion dollar budget gap
Hamas announces government reshuffle
Seven new ministers to be appointed by Hamas government
Experts asked to exhume Arafat’s body
Swiss experts have been asked to examine the remains of the remains of Yasser Arafat, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.
Romney’s Israel visit puts spotlight on region’s fragile state
Recent incidents involving Israeli troops in Palestine illustrate the ongoing fragile state of affairs in the region
World Bank: Palestinian economy “not strong enough” for independence
Report shows the Palestinian private sector has been impeded by devastating restrictions set by the Israeli government
Israel expands a university in West Bank settlement
While elections in Israel are looming following the collapse of the coalition government, Israel continues to develop its settlements
Committee finds that Arafat was poisoned
A medical committee finds that Arafat was indeed poisoned, the Jerusalem Post counters that the reports are meant to frame Israel
UK report: Israel forces Palestinian children into ‘spiral of injustice’
Israel is in breach of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children by violating the rights of Palestinian children according to report backed by the United Kingdom Foreign Office
Israeli historian: Israel needs borders for its own good
By Ben Lynfield JERUSALEM: With international attention distracted by Iran and Syria, Israel’s fateful entanglement in the West Bank hardly gets a mention in the news these days. Over the years, much has been written about the now 45-year-old Occupation’s deleterious effect on Palestinians. But in a significant new book, The Unmaking of Israel, launched recently …