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Trump’s Israel Ambassador Linked to New Expansion of Radical West Bank Settlement News Roundup
Judy Maltz, Haaretz

Trump’s Israel Ambassador Linked to New Expansion of Radical West Bank Settlement

An organization headed by David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador-designate to Israel, is behind a new construction project in the West Bank settlement of Beit El recently approved by the government.

about 3 days ago
Bill Brings Middle East Boycott Conflict to Annapolis News Roundup
Michael Dresser, Baltimore Sun

Bill Brings Middle East Boycott Conflict to Annapolis

State lawmakers are wading into the conflict in the Middle East as they consider legislation that would put Maryland squarely on the side of Israel against critics who would boycott the Jewish state.

about 3 days ago
Palestinians Fear Being Sidelined by Trump White House News Roundup
Karin Laub and Mohammed Daraghmeh, AP

Palestinians Fear Being Sidelined by Trump White House

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who spent hundreds of hours on the phone and in meetings with U.S. presidents and secretaries of state in the past 12 years, has tried unsuccessfully to reach...

about 4 days ago
Explained: Israel’s New Palestinian Land-grab Law and Why It Matters News Roundup
Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz

Explained: Israel’s New Palestinian Land-grab Law and Why It Matters

The law allows Israel to expropriate private Palestinian land in the West Bank where Israeli settlements or outposts have been built. It allows Jewish settlers to remain in their homes, even though...

about 5 days ago
Yes, The Trump Administration Has Taken A Position On Israeli Settlements Op-Eds & Analysis
Josh Ruebner, Huffington Post

Yes, The Trump Administration Has Taken A Position On Israeli Settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken full advantage of what he views as a more propitious climate in Washington, DC under the Trump administration to embark on a massive expansion...

about 6 days ago
Palestinian ‘Did Not Pose Any Danger’ When Killed by Sniper During Clashes News Roundup
Ma'an News Agency

Palestinian ‘Did Not Pose Any Danger’ When Killed by Sniper During Clashes

A Palestinian youth killed by Israeli forces in December did not represent a threat when he was shot dead by an Israeli army sniper, Israeli human rights group B’Tselem said in a report published on Sunday.

about 6 days ago
Theresa May Is Showing Contempt for Palestinian Rights as She Rolls out the Red Carpet for… Op-Eds & Analysis
Ryvka Barnard, The Independent UK

Theresa May Is Showing Contempt for Palestinian Rights as She Rolls out the Red Carpet for…

Theresa May welcomes Benjamin Netanyahu to Downing Street today, just days after the Israeli Prime Minister announced plans for thousands of new illegal settlement units in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

about 6 days ago
Israel Set to Pass Law Banning BDS Activists from Entry News Roundup
Nigel Wilson, Al Jazeera

Israel Set to Pass Law Banning BDS Activists from Entry

Occupied West Bank - Spouses hoping to reunite with their families in Israel, as well as Jewish and non-Jewish visitors, that have endorsed a boycott of Israel and Israeli settlements could be banned from...

about 1 week ago
Women’s March Organizer Linda Sarsour: “We Need to Translate the Emotions and Frustrations of… News Roundup
Meredith Clark, Glamour

Women’s March Organizer Linda Sarsour: “We Need to Translate the Emotions and Frustrations of…

Linda Sarsour has had a busy few weeks. As the executive director of the Arab-American Association of New York and one of the cochairs of the Women's March on Washington, the organizer and activist...

about 1 week ago