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Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, three Palestinians from the northern West Bank governorate of Jenin, while a group of colonists hurled stones at homes, and soldiers invaded and searched stores, in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers abducted two …

By: Rebecca Spong As the centenary of the Balfour Declaration approaches, few people in the UK are aware of the implications of the 1917 document for Palestinians today, according to former BBC documentary maker Martin Buckley. “There is a kind of unawareness in Britain,” said Buckley, at a London screening …

Israeli settlers assaulted on Friday a Palestinian farmer from the town of al-Khader, to the south of the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, while harvesting his olive crop causing him head and chest injuries, according to local official. Ahmad Salah, from the committee resisting the apartheid wall …

By: Yoav Litvin Last week the Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas reached a reconciliation agreement after 11 years of bitter rivalry and violence. In contrast to failed attempts of the past, the agreement was possible due to an alignment of political interests, which included Egyptian, Israeli and American efforts aimed …

Applicants for Hurricane Harvey relief grants for the storm-battered city of Dickinson are asked as part of the terms of the agreement to not boycott Israel, a move the ACLU has called unconstitutional. The city began accepting applications Oct. 11 for grants to rebuild homes or businesses damaged in the …

A jobs website for Jews only is fined for violating Israel’s anti-discrimination laws. The founding generation of Israeli leaders very much espoused the idea of ‘Hebrew Labor’ and not hiring Arabs. By Edo Konrad In a judgement that would have upended one of the earliest tenets of Zionism and surely …

Body accused of censorship after adverts banned from tube stations and buses in run-up to centenary of first world war pledge The contested centenary of Britain’s ‘calamitous promise’ By: Ian Black Adverts highlighting Palestinian objections to the Balfour declaration of 1917, when Britain promised to establish a Jewish national home …

PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi strongly denounced Israel’s recent efforts to expand its illegal settlement enterprise across the occupied West Bank, Said Ashrawi in a press statement issued on Wednesday. “In blatant disregard of the requirements for the two-state solution and the chances for peace and stability, Netanyahu and …

Several Palestinians Wednesday suffocated after inhaling tear gas fired at them by Israeli forces during clashes that erupted in the town of Beit Ummar to the north of Hebron, said a local activist. Coordinator of the popular committee against settlements and the Apartheid Wall, Mohammad Awad, told WAFA Israeli forces …

The European Union has requested clarifications from Israeli authorities over recent promotion of plans, tenders and permits for thousands of settlement units across the West Bank. This week, Israeli authorities further promoted plans, tenders and permits for thousands of settlement units across the West Bank, including, for the first time …