Showing posts with label West Bank. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Bank. Show all posts

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Cisjordanie: Israël légalise une colonie dont un résident a été tué

Cisjordanie
Les autorités israéliennes ont légalisé dimanche une colonie de Cisjordanie jusque-là dépourvue d'autorisation, en réponse au meurtre de l'un de ses résidents, le rabbin Raziel Shevah, le mois dernier dans une attaque palestinienne.

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Israeli, Palestinian ministers meet for first time since US Jerusalem recognition

Israeli-occupied West Bank
Israeli and Palestinian ministers and other senior officials met during a ceremony on Tuesday for the first time since the White House's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

Monday, January 1, 2018

Abbas condemns Israeli ruling party vote for West Bank annexation

West Bank annexation
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Monday harshly condemned a vote by Israel's ruling party in support of annexing large parts of the West Bank and criticised the United States for its silence.

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

EU Calls on Israel to Stop Plans for New West Bank Settlements

West Bank Settlements
Israel must halt new building plans for settler homes in the West Bank, the European Union’s Foreign Service said in a statement on Wednesday, warning that such settlements threatened any future peace deal with the Palestinians.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Netanyahu rules out removal of Israeli settlement from West Bank

Israeli settlements  West Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday never to remove Israeli settlement from the West Bank, even in case of a possible deal with the Palestinians.

Monday, September 25, 2017

PLO to Request ICC Investigation of Israeli Settlement Activity

International Criminal Court (ICC)
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) decided to submit an official request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate illegal Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi told Ma’an on Monday.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Palestinian official says US delegation visit 'crucial'

West Bank
Palestinian President Abbas' spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeinah said Thursday that the visit of the US delegation to the West Bank city of Ramallah and their meeting with Abbas are crucial and important.

Saturday, July 22, 2017

Hamas hails stabbing attack on Israelis near Ramallah

West Bank
Islamic Hamas movement hailed on Friday night the stabbing attack carried out by a Palestinian attacker into an Israeli settlement near the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Israeli PM Slams EU for Imposing Conditions for Closer Integration

Brussels opposes the Israeli settlement of the West Bank and considers the territory the domain of the Palestinians
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday harshly criticized Brussels for considering peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians as a precondition for the rapprochement between the country and the bloc.

Friday, July 7, 2017

Israel says UNESCO Hebron vote "shameful"

Israel on Friday slammed as "shameful" a resolution by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to declare the West Bank's old city of Hebron a World Heritage site in danger.

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Tension persists in West Bank after Jerusalem attacks

Tension persists in West Bank after Jerusalem attacks
The situation remained tense in Israel-occupied West Bank on Saturday, one day after three Palestinians and an Israeli policewoman were killed in attacks in East Jerusalem.

Saturday, May 13, 2017

Monday, March 27, 2017

Israel 'Surprised' by Trump Administration's Demand to Limit Settlements

The Trump administration is pushing a hard bargain with Israel to limit its settlement activity because it knows that Palestinians and the Arab states won't support a peace process without that concession, analyst and former Israeli civil servant Dan Arbell told Radio Sputnik.

Israeli PM says he hopes to conclude settlements deal with US soon

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that efforts are still ongoing to reach an agreement with the Trump administration over the expansion of settlements in the West Bank.

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Israel approves 3,000 settlers homes in West Bank

Israel approved on Tuesday the construction of 3,000 housing units in West Bank settlements, amidst a spate of settlement expansion in the wake of the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Israël sous l'effet Trump annonce 2.500 logements de colonisation en Cisjordanie

Israël a annoncé mardi la construction de 2.500 logements de colonisation en Cisjordanie occupée, la plus importante annonce du genre depuis des années, prenant en compte de nouvelles réalités a priori nettement plus favorables à Washington.

Friday, December 23, 2016