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Israeli Settlers Have Displaced 107 Palestinian West Bank Communities Since 2023
A new report by Human Rights Watch details how the Israeli government has directly facilitated displacement.
102 Rights Groups Demand Rubio Secure Release of US Citizen Imprisoned in Israel
Sama Safi, a 20-year-old student at Birzeit University in the West Bank, has been held in a military prison since June.
Israeli Settlers Cut Off Palestinian Farmers’ Water to Fill a Swimming Pool
Marketed as a tourist site for Israelis only, the pool has the explicit backing of the Israeli government.
UN Experts Warn of Israeli Escalation in Gaza After 160 Killed in July Alone
They also condemned Israel’s escalation in the occupied West Bank, where settler attacks have reached a record high.
Israel Is Targeting and Deporting Foreign Activists Resisting Settler Violence
Activists have long provided a protective presence for Palestinians in the West Bank. Now Israel is pushing them out.
Israel Closes Investigation of 2023 Settler Pogrom Without Charging Perpetrators
Meanwhile, settler violence in the West Bank continues to escalate, with over 800 attacks documented in June and July.
UN Palestine Rapporteur Slams Nations’ Complicity as Netanyahu Meets Trump
Francesca Albanese also comments on settler- and soldier-led pogroms in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Settlers Attack a Convoy of Journalists in the Occupied West Bank
The journalists were accompanying the father of a Palestinian American who was beaten to death by settlers a year ago.
Israeli Settlers Are Pushing a Plan to Establish 100 New Outposts in West Bank
The move would push settlements into Palestinian-controlled areas of the West Bank, effectively ending the Oslo Accords.
Hind Rajab Foundation Asks US to Arrest Ben-Gvir During NY Visit
Ben-Gvir must be prosecuted for war crimes, the foundation said, including crimes against US nationals.