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With Biden policy moves looming, Jewish National Fund to openly buy West Bank land, ACCELERATE EXPANSION of settlements – report

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The Jewish National Fund (JNF) is reportedly poised to resume buying land in the West Bank after a five-decade hiatus, clearing the way to speed settlement developments amid the threat of US opposition under President Joe Biden. … Read More >With Biden policy moves looming, Jewish National Fund to openly buy West Bank land, ACCELERATE EXPANSION of settlements – report

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Israel finally begins vaccinating Palestinians, but only those with Israeli work permits

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After facing a backlash for its reluctance to extend coronavirus vaccinations to the Palestinian territories, Israel has finally started administering Covid-19 jabs to Palestinians, but only if they legally work in Israel. … Read More >Israel finally begins vaccinating Palestinians, but only those with Israeli work permits

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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