Members phkrause Posted January 31, 2024 Members Posted January 31, 2024 Israeli forces dressed as civilian women and medics kill 3 militants in a West Bank hospital JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medics stormed a hospital Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the territory from the war in Gaza. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-01-30-2024-b1ba33c7c0c5c62f85932a20c2a0bc92? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 2, 2024 Author Members Posted February 2, 2024 Biden sanctions Israeli settlers accused of attacking Palestinians and peace activists in West Bank WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the occupied territory, imposing financial sanctions and visa bans in an initial round against four individuals. https://apnews.com/article/biden-west-bank-israeli-settlers-palestinians-80f9e6be6f6a7bb75dc86360ac2fa6ce? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 13, 2024 Author Members Posted February 13, 2024 Netanyahu protests new U.S. sanctions power Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this weekend pushed back against President Biden's recent executive order regarding sanctions against settlers in the West Bank, Axios' Barak Ravid scoops. Netanyahu's initial response to the executive order was mild. But he took a harder line Sunday during a phone call with Biden. Details: Biden's executive order allows the U.S. to impose new sanctions on Israeli settlers — and potentially Israeli politicians and government officials — involved in violent attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Netanyahu's intensifying criticism of the order suggests he believes it could have unprecedented implications for the entire settlements enterprise in the West Bank. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 25, 2024 Author Members Posted February 25, 2024 1 killed, 11 wounded in shooting attack on West Bank security checkpoint line (JTA) — At least one Israeli was killed in an early morning shooting attack on the highway leading from the Israeli West Bank settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim to Jerusalem. https://www.jta.org/2024/02/22/israel/1-killed-11-wounded-in-shooting-attack-on-west-bank-security-checkpoint-line? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 25, 2024 Author Members Posted February 25, 2024 Online fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers have raised thousands – despite international sanctions When the Biden administration imposed sanctions against Israeli settler Yinon Levi for allegedly assaulting Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, his supporters sprang into action. Within days, a fundraiser on an Israeli crowdfunding site collected over $140,000. But those funds are now being scrutinized. Read more. Why this matters: The contributions may be putting donors, crowdfunding sites and the financial services firms that process the payments at risk of penalties for violating U.S. sanctions. The sanctions prevent the targeted parties from accessing the U.S. financial system and freeze their assets. In Levi’s case, funds from the crowdsourcing campaign were collected by a nonprofit under the auspices of the Israeli settler council in the area. Sanctions experts say the order gives the U.S. government authority to blacklist Israeli entities that allow U.S. citizens or companies to violate sanctions. Related coverage ➤ Relatives of hostages in Gaza endure a nightmare, but dream their loved ones will be freed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer makes trip to Ukraine as US aid hangs in the balance Mideast cease-fire efforts gain steam as US envoy visits. Mediators report 'encouraging' signs Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted June 27, 2024 Author Members Posted June 27, 2024 A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat JENIN, West Bank (AP) — When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his uncle’s neighborhood, he was shot in the arm and the foot. That was only the start of his ordeal. Hours later, beaten and bloodied, he found himself strapped to the searing hood of an Israeli military jeep driving down a road. https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-rights-human-shield-jeep-8e8ed63bda65383e38e4dd52d239e319? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted July 5, 2024 Author Members Posted July 5, 2024 Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring tensions linked to the war in Gaza. https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-07-03-2024-033deab379a16efdf9989de8d6eaf0f8? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted July 7, 2024 Author Members Posted July 7, 2024 Israel approves plans for over 5,000 new homes in West Bank settlements The plans are the latest in a campaign to accelerate settlement expansion, aimed at cementing Israeli control over the territory and preventing the establishment of a future Palestinian state. Read more. Why this matters: Israel’s turbocharged settlement drive threatens to further stoke tensions in the West Bank, which has seen a surge in violence since the war in Gaza began on Oct. 7. In an escalation over past months, settlers have carried out more than 1,000 attacks on Palestinians, causing deaths, damaging property and in some cases prompting Palestinians to flee villages. The Palestinians seek the West Bank, east Jerusalem and Gaza – areas captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war – for an independent state. Netanyahu’s government is dominated by settlers and their supporters who approve of a rapid expansion drive that is, in part, intended to ensure a Palestinian state cannot be created. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Israel conducts military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin; 5 Palestinians killed Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker ps:Now they're doing the same thing in the West Bank and they've been doing in Gaza!!!!! Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted November 14, 2024 Author Members Posted November 14, 2024 Israel’s West Bank settlers hope Trump’s return will pave the way for major settlement expansion BEIT EL, West Bank (AP) — As Donald Trump’s victory became apparent in last week’s U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates popped bottles of champagne and danced to the Bee Gees at a winery in the heart of the occupied territory, according to a post on Instagram. The winery said it was rolling out a special edition red named for the president-elect. https://apnews.com/article/trump-israel-settlers-west-bank-gaza-e1813d86ac1d930c2354db0937abf5f2? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted December 25, 2024 Author Members Posted December 25, 2024 Middle East latest: Israeli raid and airstrikes in West Bank kill at least 8 Palestinians At least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank around the city of Tulkarem on Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, including three people it said were killed by Israeli airstrikes. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-syria-lebanon-news-24-december-2024-0bdae4e84f41628e1f234acb02367dbf? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 6 Author Members Posted January 6 Three Israelis killed after gunmen target bus in the occupied West Bank TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Monday, killing three people and wounding eight others. Violence has surged in the territory since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza ignited the ongoing war there. https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-lebanon-hezbollah-iran-news-01-06-2024-0258e5a061f150c36f0e8d416f01810c? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 24 Author Members Posted February 24 Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades, says fleeing Palestinians can’t return JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israeli tanks moved into the occupied West Bank on Sunday for the first time in decades in what Palestinian authorities called a “dangerous escalation,” after the defense minister said troops will remain in parts of the territory for a year and tens of thousands of Palestinians who have fled cannot return. https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-ceasefire-hostages-02-23-2025-1c2dc86afd2e05888d5d588f462e898b? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted March 25 Author Members Posted March 25 Director assaulted The Palestinian director who won an Oscar for the documentary “No Other Land” was allegedly attacked in the occupied West Bank on Monday by a group of Israeli settlers. Hamdan Ballal reportedly called the film’s co-director, Basel Adra, in distress. But when Adra arrived at Ballal’s home in the village of Susya, he saw Ballal and another person being taken away. Israeli Yuval Abraham, another co-director of the film, said Ballal suffered injuries to his head and abdomen and had not been heard from since being detained. Five American activists from the Center for Jewish Nonviolence also claimed they were assaulted by the Israeli settlers at the scene. Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army Israeli settlers beat up filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “ No Other Land,” on Monday in the occupied West Bank before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to two of his fellow directors and other witnesses. Read more. Key points: The Israeli military said it detained three Palestinians suspected of hurling rocks at forces and one Israeli civilian involved in a “violent confrontation” — a claim witnesses interviewed by the AP disputed. Basel Adra, another co-director, witnessed the detention and said around two dozen settlers attacked the village. Soldiers who arrived pointed their guns at the Palestinians, while settlers continued throwing stones. “We came back from the Oscars and every day since there is an attack on us,” Adra told The Associated Press. “This might be their revenge on us for making the movie.” RELATED COVERAGE ➤ UN to reduce staff in Gaza, blaming Israel for a strike that killed its employee Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick to be Israel ambassador, to face senators as war in Gaza restarts Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 23 people overnight Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted June 1 Author Members Posted June 1 Israel approves biggest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades Israel approved a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank this week in a move described as a continuation of de facto annexation of the territory. https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/middleeast/israel-west-bank-settlements-expansion-intl? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
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