Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers

Two families have been trapped in their homes in the occupied West Bank for several days.

As Army Fails to Protect Palestinians, Israeli Leaders Sympathize With Settlers

Defense Minister Katz called for the military to turn over to the police the responsibility for protecting Palestinians after two West Bank families were besieged by violent settlers.

By David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon

Israel moves to give police powers in occupied West Bank

Far-right government advances its push towards annexing the Palestinian territory

IDF troops stood by as West Bank settlers besieged Palestinian homes

When Israeli extremists arrived in Qusra to force Palestinians from their homes, residents hoped the Israel Defense Forces would come to their aid.

By Gerry Shih, Heidi Levine

Israeli military plans to transfer law enforcement in occupied West Bank to police

Palestine’s vice-president calls plan ‘flagrant violation of international law’ and a step towards full Israeli annexation Israel’s defence minister wants to transfer law enforcement powers for Israelis in the occupied West Bank over to the police, a plan that Palestine’s vice-president described as a “flagrant violation of international law” and step towards full Israeli annexation. Israel Katz announced that he had ordered the military to draw up plans for the handover of responsibility for...

By Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

Analysis: Israel’s government can’t disown West Bank settler violence

Rights groups warn settler and state-led violence aim to displace Palestinians and annex land in the occupied West Bank.

US Ambassador Huckabee slams extreme group of Israeli settlers for seizing Palestinian homes on West Bank

Settler violence in the West Bank prompted U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee to call the perpetrators "Israeli terrorists" after they besieged a Palestinian American's home near Nablus.

Washington presses Netanyahu to condemn settler siege in West Bank village

The U.S. wants Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn a siege imposed by Jewish settlers in a Palestinian village, officials said on Friday, as settlers pressured residents by pitching a new tent before Israeli soldiers arrived and it was taken down.

‘We never leave’: Palestinians besieged in West Bank fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes

For nearly a week, Israeli settlers have been surrounding homes in the West bank village of Qusra in a coordinated offensive to force Palestinian residents from their homes in order to seize new land.

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White House pressuring Netanyahu to condemn Israeli settler siege in West Bank

The diplomatic intervention escalated after American authorities discovered that a Palestinian-American's residence was among those targeted

By Pesha Magid and Rami Ayyub

‘First Islamic republic with nuclear weapons’: Netanyahu’s sharp rebuke of UK

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Press Council raises press freedom concerns over IDF restrictions in Kusra

The Press and Communications Council demanded responses from the IDF after a Channel 14 reporter entered the West Bank village of Kusra, while other reporters were denied access.

US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler siege in Palestinian village

The United States wants Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn a siege imposed by Jewish settlers in a Palestinian village, U.S. and Israeli officials said on Friday, as settlers pressured residents by pitching a new tent before Israeli soldiers arrived and it was taken down. Settlers have been besieging homes in Qusra in […]

US wants Netanyahu to condemn settler siege in Palestinian village, officials say

“A stable West Bank keeps Israel secure and is in line with this administration’s goal to achieve peace in the region,” said a White House official.

Netanyahu triggers storm after calling Britain an ‘Islamic Republic’

The Israeli Prime Minister stirred up a diplomatic crisis during a podcast interview last night. According to Israeli channel C14, while referring to the demographic profile of Britain, Benjamin Netanyahu said that the country could well be renamed ‘The Islamic Republic of Britain’, adding that the ‘UK will become the first Islamic Republic in possession […]

By Constantinos Tsindas

5 Italians in West Bank village besieged by Israeli settlers

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 14 - Five Italians are among the Palestinians besieged by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Qusra, informed sources said Friday. They have now been moved to a house that is not under siege, the sources said. (ANSA). Read article...

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Activists try to deliver supplies to Palestinians besieged by Israeli settlers in West Bank

Israeli settlers at Qusra near Nablus began blockading Palestinian homes on Sunday and have defied attempts to remove them.

Netanyahu calls the UK an “Islamic Republic”

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu described Britain as an “Islamic Republic” during an extensive interview on an Army Radio podcast The post Netanyahu calls the UK an “Islamic Republic” appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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