Israeli settlements

EU urged to swiftly act to prevent demolition of Khan al-Ahmar

Saturday-11-March-2017

The European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with Palestine urged the European Union (EU) to act urgently and decisively to prevent the Israeli demolition of Khan al-Ahmar a Bedouin refugee community in the occupied West Bank.

NGO: Israel grabs Palestinian land turns back on int’l law

Monday-27-February-2017

A report titled “Land Takeover Practices Employed by Israel in the West Bank” and published by Yesh Din unearths some of the methods used by various Israeli bodies to take over land in the occupied West Bank.

Israelis raze Palestinian land in Salfit to expand illegal settlement

Thursday-23-February-2017

Israeli bulldozers on Thursday morning leveled Palestinian lands in western Salfit province in favor of illegal settlement activity.

EU missions condemn Israeli demolitions in occupied West Bank

Wednesday-22-February-2017

The European Union (EU) missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah Wednesday deplored the continuing Israeli demolitions of Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli university to be established on Palestinian land in Salfit

Sunday-19-February-2017

Israeli forces have leveled Palestinian lands in Mesha village to the west of Salfit province in favor of illegal settlement expansion.

New Israeli land-grab scheme targets Palestinian land in Jaloud

Friday-17-February-2017

The Jaloud Village Council in southern Nablus revealed on Friday morning an Israeli plan to seize Palestinian cultivated lands in the area in favor of illegal settlement expansion.

PA urges UN to penalize Israeli banks funding settlements

Wednesday-15-February-2017

The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Tuesday called on the United Nations and other international institutions to impose sanctions on Israeli banks for providing financial facilities to illegal settlement construction.

Watchdogs: Israel settlement bid slap in face of int’l community

Tuesday-7-February-2017

Palestinian and Israeli activists and human rights watchdogs lashed out at the Israeli government for passing a bill legalizing settlement outposts built on Palestinian land across the occupied West Bank.

Expert warns of escalated pace of Israeli illegal settlement near Aqsa

Friday-3-February-2017

Jerusalem affairs expert Fakhri Abu Diab warned of the escalated pace of Israel’s settlement and Judaization schemes in Occupied Jerusalem.

In defiance of int’l law Israel okays construction of 2086 homes

Friday-3-February-2017

Israel’s Minister of Construction Yoav Galant approved Thursday evening plans to construct 2086 illegal settlement units on occupied Palestinian land.