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US judge allows lawsuit challenging aid to West Bank and Gaza to proceed

US judge allows lawsuit challenging aid to West Bank and Gaza to proceed

A federal judge in Texas has rejected the Biden administration's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a Republican congressman and three others seeking to block U.S. aid to the West Bank and Gaza that they

Israel continues lethal open-fire policy in the West Bank: B’Tselem

Israel continues lethal open-fire policy in the West Bank: B’Tselem

The Israeli rights group has released its findings for November 2023, which showed that Israel’s lethal open-fire policy in the West Bank led to the killing of 116 Palestinians, 25 of them under the age

Israeli group condemns announcement of settlement expansion

Israeli group condemns announcement of settlement expansion

The Israeli anti-occupation group Peace Now has issued a statement condemning an announcement from the Israeli Ministry of Housing over the weekend about a tender for the construction of 62 additional housing units in the

Smotrich rails against US sanctions targeting West Bank settlers

Smotrich rails against US sanctions targeting West Bank settlers

Ultra-nationalist Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says US sanctions targeting a handful of settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories are against “the state of Israel” and an act of “injustice”. “Everyone should understand – these

Israel’s ‘chilling disregard’ for life in occupied West Bank: Amnesty

Israel’s ‘chilling disregard’ for life in occupied West Bank: Amnesty

During its war in Gaza, Israel has unleashed unlawful lethal force against Palestinians in the West Bank, rights group says. Israel has unleashed unlawful lethal force against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, carrying out

Canada sanctions violent Israeli settlers in West Bank

Canada sanctions violent Israeli settlers in West Bank

Canada will impose sanctions on Israeli settlers who incite violence in the West Bank and introduce new sanctions on Hamas leaders, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Sunday, after the United States took similar action

Harvard to host pro-Palestine professor – NY post

Harvard to host pro-Palestine professor – NY post

Harvard University will host Dalal Saeb Iriqat, a professor at the Arab American University in Ramallah, a radical Hamas-loving professor who defended the group’s Oct 7 operation in Israel. Iriqat is scheduled to speak as

Israeli banks heed US anti-settler sanctions

Israeli banks heed US anti-settler sanctions

Israeli banks said on Monday they were heeding U.S. sanctions against four West Bank settlers accused of violence against Palestinians, despite calls by the finance minister and another far-right cabinet member not to comply. In

The PA cannot rule Gaza after Israeli invasion – JNS

The PA cannot rule Gaza after Israeli invasion – JNS

By nominating the P.A. to govern the Gaza Strip after Israel destroys Hamas, the Biden administration is condemning the Gazans to a future just as repressive as their present. The Biden administration wants the Palestinian

Israeli settlers raid village near Jenin: Wafa

Israeli settlers raid village near Jenin: Wafa

According to the report, the settlers were accompanied by Israeli occupation forces when they raided several homes in the village of Farasin, southwest of Jenin. The report said the settlers damaged the contents of the