Settlments – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Israeli Settlers Are Coming For Gaza.

Posted on November 4, 2024November 4, 2024By Editor

Given that they have full support from their government and military, they just might get it. … Read More >Israeli Settlers Are Coming For Gaza.

Middle East

Rights Group Says Israel Uses Settler Violence Against Palestinians to Take Over West Bank Land

Posted on November 16, 2021November 16, 2021By Editor

“Settler violence is a form of government policy, permitted and aided by official state authorities with their active participation,” according to a report from the Israeli group B’Tselem. … Read More >Rights Group Says Israel Uses Settler Violence Against Palestinians to Take Over West Bank Land

World

Washington ‘strongly opposes’ West Bank settlement expansion as Israel moves forward with thousands of new homes

Posted on October 28, 2021October 28, 2021By Editor

The US has voiced “strong” opposition toward the Israeli government’s push to expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as Tel Aviv placed tender for 1,300 new homes and is expected to greenlight a further 3,000. … Read More >Washington ‘strongly opposes’ West Bank settlement expansion as Israel moves forward with thousands of new homes

Middle East

250+ Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces during protest against illegal West Bank settlements (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021By Editor

Some 270 Palestinians were injured in the occupied West Bank as they clashed with Israel Defense Forces troops, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds protesting Israeli settlements. … Read More >250+ Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces during protest against illegal West Bank settlements (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Shows

Biden ends Iraq war, Medicare for All marches, Buffalo attacks socialist mayoral candidate

Posted on July 31, 2021July 31, 2021By Editor

Joe Biden announced this week that combat operations in Iraq were over. Lee Camp looks back at all the times previous presidents made the same false declaration about the US’ extended illegal occupation of the Middle Eastern nation. Camp also reports on the Medicare for All marches that took place across the country last weekend, the boost being given to the military’s already-gargantuan budget, the sentencing of whistleblower Daniel Hale, and the latest in the Syrian chemical weapons saga. … Read More >Biden ends Iraq war, Medicare for All marches, Buffalo attacks socialist mayoral candidate

Middle East

UN special rapporteur says Israeli settlements ‘amount to war crime,’ drawing ire from Tel Aviv

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021By Editor

The world should finally hold Israel accountable for its continuous settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territories, a UN human rights rapporteur has said, provoking criticism from Jewish officials and activists. … Read More >UN special rapporteur says Israeli settlements ‘amount to war crime,’ drawing ire from Tel Aviv

Middle East

Eco-study warns Israel’s open spaces will SHRINK as its population grows – and the settlement question is the elephant in the room

Posted on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021By Editor

A new study says Israel will lose 10% of its open spaces by 2050 if high birth rates continue. The study recommends dense development and incentives for smaller families, but Israeli leaders have backed more controversial plans. … Read More >Eco-study warns Israel’s open spaces will SHRINK as its population grows – and the settlement question is the elephant in the room

Op-ed

With growing international pro-Palestinian support, illegal settlers may drag Israel into a war it cannot handle

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021By Editor

Israel’s illegal settler population is driving the country’s government towards miscalculated violence, putting the entire state at risk, and last month’s 11-day conflict with Gaza may just be the beginning. … Read More >With growing international pro-Palestinian support, illegal settlers may drag Israel into a war it cannot handle

Middle East

Torch-carrying Palestinians protest new Israeli settlement in West Bank (VIDEO)

Posted on June 27, 2021June 27, 2021By Editor

Palestinians have marched with torches and used laser pointers to protest a newly-erected settler outpost in the West Bank on Thursday. Several protesters were reportedly hit by rubber bullets. … Read More >Torch-carrying Palestinians protest new Israeli settlement in West Bank (VIDEO)