27 March 2019 — Mint Press
In 2016, longtime Trump advisor, and current ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, said Trump would recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the entire West Bank if Israel “deemed it necessary.”
Tag: West Bank
Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Meet with New UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and UN Commission of Inquiry on Return Protests in Geneva
14 November 2018 — PCHR
On Monday, 12 November 2018, lawyer Raji Sourani, Director of the Palestinian center for Human Rights (PCHR) and ‘Issam Younis, Director of al-Mezan Center for Human Rights, met with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. That was the first meeting to be held between the Palestinian human rights organizations and the new High Commissioner, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, who assumed her functions on 01 September 2018.
Oil Found by Israel Should Belong to Palestine: 3.5 Billion Barrels of Oil Reserves on the “Border between Israel and Palestine”
18 December 2013 — muftah.org
An Israeli oil well has been reported to contain a much larger reserve than originally estimated. The oil exploration company, Givat Olam, has now increased its estimate to 3.53 billion barrels of oil and has already sold $40 million worth of oil from the site.
Settler siren Arfa channels Miley Cyrus in soft-core bulldozer vid By Philip Weiss
13 December 2013 — Mondoweiss
[This has gotta be the worst piece of propaganda ever created. It’s so bad it sets your teeth on edge. WB] Continue reading
Not just the Prawer Plan: Villages across the West Bank face ‘unrelenting assault’ from Israeli military
30 November 2013 — Mondoweiss
Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Restriction of movement. A long list of crimes being committed by the state of Israel against the people of Palestine.
VTJP Palestine-Israel Newslinks 11 October 2013
11 October 2013 — VTJP
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Israeli Reserve Colonel Killed In Jordan Valley Settlement
IMEMC – [Thursday at night October 10 2013] Israeli daily, Haaretz, has reported that an Israeli reserve officer settler was killed outside his home in the Brosh Habika illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied Jordan Valley. …
[PCHR_e] Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (22 – 28 August 2013)
29 August 2013 — PCHR – Palestinian Centre for Human Rights LTD (non-profit)
Israeli forces continue systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)
‘You don’t oppose settlements… once they’re built’ — AP says to State Dep’t By Philip Weiss
15 August 2013 — Mondoweiss
John Kerry’s statement that settlements are illegitimate–
Let me make it clear: The policy of the United States of America with respect to all settlements is that they are illegitimate, and we oppose settlements taking place at any time, not just the time of the peace process.
–has opened up new lines of questioning about US foreign policy. From the State Department briefing yesterday, with spokesperson Jen Psaki. Continue reading
EU stance on settlements threatens Israeli participation in bonanza called ‘Horizon 2020′
7 August 2013 — Mondoweiss
Israel is cringing under the European Union’s “guideline” requirement– the demand by the EU to “recognize in writing that the West Bank settlements are not part of Israel.” And Israel is drawing red lines of its own.
Palestine: The Development of Fortified, Ethnically-exclusive Jewish Enclaves in The West Bank By Suzanne Harris-Brandts
4 August 2013 — arenaofspeculation.org
Amidst a series of dramatic events in recent weeks, the Palestinian strife of living under Israeli occupation for close to half a century has once again entered global media attention. Contributing to the headlines were two new Israeli announcements of Jewish-only settlement construction in the peripheries of East Jerusalem.
Video: Architecture, Occupation, and Resistance
30 July 2013 — Left Streamed
Justin Podur interviews architectural researcher Suzy Harris-Brandts, who studied and worked with the Decolonizing Architecture group in the West Bank. They discuss the limitations of negotiations, design tactics under occupation, and the responsibility of architects.
Profiting from War: A Look Into the World of Israeli Arms Dealing By Eilat Maoz
27 July 2013 — Haokets
War in Israel has become a constant source of profit, with the West Bank and Gaza Strip used as experimental sites for arms dealers backed up by intellectuals. These are the protagonists of ‘The Lab,’ a new film by Yotam Feldman. In its exceptional interviews, the film reveals that the image of the arms dealer operating in the shadows is a thing of the past.
