The Israeli settlers preparing to move to Gaza – podcast | Israel
For weeks, people living in northern Gaza have been doctor Mohammad Salhais defending itself from a new attack by Israel. Israel ordered civilians to leave and food and humanitarian aid was stopped. Salha is acting director of Al Awda Hospital and remains at the hospital to treat patients. He said there was only one surgeon […]
‘I am the police, I am the army’: sanctioned settler’s rule in West Bank | West Bank
“Call me Jacob,” the burly, red-bearded settler told the Palestinian villagers who lived in his shadow, and who knew they should think of him as their mukhtar — sheikh, mayor, sheriff. It was only after the U.S. government selected him for sanctions last week that it learned his real name is Yitzhak Levi Philant. On […]
Biden Continues Slapping Sanctions on Israeli Citizens; Not Just ‘Settlers’
Israeli individuals and businesses come as the Biden administration faces pressure from left-wing activists to take a tougher stance on Israel to avoid losing support in key battleground states in the 2024 election. continues to impose new sanctions on Last month, the White House announced sanctions against four Israeli citizens, none of whom have been […]
Netanyahu slams IDF drill simulating settlers kidnapping Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an investigation into Israeli Defense Force training in which soldiers simulated fighting Jewish settlers kidnapping Palestinians in the West Bank. Following outrage over footage of IDF training in Judea and Samaria on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the training as completely unrealistic and demanded answers as […]
Biden’s sanctions on Israeli settlers are an important step – but not nearly enough | Kenneth Roth
Pjoe biden resident presidential order Authorizing economic and travel sanctions against Israelis involved in settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank is a rare positive step to address Israel’s persecution of Palestinians.Biden administration’s rhetoric It reveals growing dissatisfaction with the increasingly hardline stance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government.In […]
Jewish Groups Slam Biden Executive Order on Settlers: ‘Will Embolden Terrorism’
Jewish groups and legal experts say President Joe Biden’s executive order on Thursday imposing sanctions on what the White House calls “extremist settler violence” in the West Bank effectively threatens further Hamas They are accused of promoting terrorism. As Breitbart News reported, Biden issued the executive order while en route to Michigan, a key election […]
Biden sanctions Israeli settlers in West Bank after shooting of US teen
President Biden on Thursday imposed sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank after a 17-year-old American was shot and killed there last month. “Extremist settler violence” will reach record levels in the West Bank in 2023, according to a White House executive order. The sanctions bar dozens of settlers and their families from traveling […]