Land grab

Israeli municipality seizes Palestinian-owned land in Silwan

Friday-17-February-2017

The Israeli municipal authority in Occupied Jerusalem on Thursday decided to appropriate a plot of land belonging to a Palestinian family in Silwan district east of the holy city claiming it would be used for public benefit.

European Parliament condemns Israel’s “Regulation Law”

Wednesday-15-February-2017

The European Parliament condemned late Tuesday the controversial "Regulation Law" which was recently adopted by the Israeli Knesset with the aim of legalizing settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.

IOA renews order to confiscate lands in Ramallah

Sunday-12-February-2017

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) renewed an order on Sunday to confiscate Palestinian lands in Beitunia town in Ramallah province for military purposes.

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.

Israeli settlers seize dozens of dunums of agricultural lands

Monday-6-February-2017

A group of Israeli settlers launched on Sunday evening a campaign seizing dozens of Palestinian lands to the south of Nablus province by surrounding them with barbed wire.

IOA grabs hold of Palestinian lands in Qaryout

Monday-6-February-2017

The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) late on Sunday seized Palestinian lands in Nablus’s southern town of Qaryout in the northern West Bank.

B’Tselem: Israel uproots 1000 trees to grab more Palestinian land

Thursday-2-February-2017

On Sunday 15 January 2017 the Israeli occupation forces began uprooting olive trees and leveling land near the Palestinian villages of ‘Azzun and a-Nabi Elyas in Qalqilya B’Tselem watchdog reported Wednesday.