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‘Ignoring real war crimes’: Netanyahu blasts International Criminal Court for claiming jurisdiction over Palestinian territories

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The International Criminal Court has claimed jurisdiction over the Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, meaning it could probe war crimes there. Israel has objected to the move. … Read More >‘Ignoring real war crimes’: Netanyahu blasts International Criminal Court for claiming jurisdiction over Palestinian territories

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Acting US ambassador to Israel ‘inadvertently’ reverses Trump-era Palestine policy upon taking control of official Twitter account

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The incoming US envoy to Israel briefly styled himself ambassador to the West Bank and Gaza on Twitter, raising diplomatic eyebrows by reversing his predecessor’s policy of Israeli sovereignty over the Palestinian territories. … Read More >Acting US ambassador to Israel ‘inadvertently’ reverses Trump-era Palestine policy upon taking control of official Twitter account

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Netanyahu orders govt to advance construction of 800 homes for Jewish settlers in West Bank

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has issued an order advancing plans to construct hundreds of settlement homes in the West Bank. Opposition politicians warn the move risks tensions with the incoming Biden administration in the US. … Read More >Netanyahu orders govt to advance construction of 800 homes for Jewish settlers in West Bank

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Netanyahu Pressured by Lawmakers to Legalise ‘Wildcat’ Outposts in West Bank

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Earlier, the Israeli prime minister put his long-promised plans to extend the country’s sovereignty over some settlements in the West Bank on hold. The bill that would help legalise the outposts, erected without the approval of Tel Aviv, also wound up in limbo prior to the 2019 general election in Israel. … Read More >Netanyahu Pressured by Lawmakers to Legalise ‘Wildcat’ Outposts in West Bank

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US to mark settlement goods as ‘Made in Israel,’ Pompeo says as he visits occupied West Bank

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During the first visit by a US secretary of state to an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that imports from such territories will be labeled as Israeli-made goods. … Read More >US to mark settlement goods as ‘Made in Israel,’ Pompeo says as he visits occupied West Bank

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‘Disgraceful and illegal’: Israel West Bank destruction blasted by Irish government as EU & UN call for halt to demolitions

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Ireland’s Foreign Minister has slammed Israel for destroying 70 buildings, including family homes, in the West Bank. The “reprehensible acts” have left 73 Palestinian people homeless, including 41 children. … Read More >‘Disgraceful and illegal’: Israel West Bank destruction blasted by Irish government as EU & UN call for halt to demolitions

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EU Urges Israel to Stop Destroying Palestinian Houses, Schools in West Bank

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The European Union has called on Israel to stop the demolition of buildings belonging to Palestinian families in the Jordan Valley, as well as refrain from demolishing Palestinian schools built with Europe’s financial support, the EU External Action Service (EEAS) said in a press release on Thursday. … Read More >EU Urges Israel to Stop Destroying Palestinian Houses, Schools in West Bank

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Trump lifts decades-old funding ban on Israeli West Bank settlements, drawing ire of Palestinians

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President Trump has lifted a ban on the funding of research in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, prompting an immediate reaction from the Palestinian side which slammed the US for backing the “occupation” of their land. … Read More >Trump lifts decades-old funding ban on Israeli West Bank settlements, drawing ire of Palestinians