Settlements

Palestinian municipal employee killed by Israeli gunfire in contentious West Bank town

Beita has been the site of regular protests against an unsanctioned Israeli settler outpost in the area.

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | Jul 28, 2021

Palestinian protesters hurl rocks at Israeli forces during confrontations with them in the town of Beita, near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, opposite the Israeli outpost of Evyatar, on July 16, 2021.

UN rights expert says Israeli settlements a 'war crime'

Israel blasted the report as “the latest one-sided and biased report against Israel."

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jul 9, 2021

Is Israel breaking left under Bennett?

The decision to evacuate the West Bank Evyatar outpost suggests that the new government is further left than right.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Jun 28, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, on June 27, 2021. - The Israeli health ministry reimposed a requirement on June 25 for masks to be worn in enclosed public places, following a surge in Covid-19 cases since the rule was dropped 10 days earlier.

West Bank town draws inspiration from Gaza ‘night confusion’ activities to confront settlers

Some West Bank villages and towns have drawn inspiration from the Gaza Strip night confusion activities as they embarked on confronting settlement outposts established on their lands, and the town of Beita is now serving as a model.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | Jun 25, 2021

Israel greenlights controversial project in Hebron’s mosque

An Israeli project to install an electric elevator in the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron could lead to increased settler control of surrounding area.

Ahmad Melhem | Palestine | Jun 23, 2021

A picture taken on June 29, 2017, shows a view of the Cave of the Patriarchs, also known as the Ibrahimi Mosque, which is a holy shrine for Jews and Muslims, in the heart of the divided city of Hebron in the southern West Bank.

Short Palestinian film on Sheikh Jarrah goes viral

Young Palestinian director Omar Rammal is still reaping positive reactions to his short film, "The Place," which he produced and posted on social media during recent events in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem.

Aziza Nofal | Palestine | Jun 22, 2021

European countries urge Israel to halt planned settlement expansion

Five foreign ministries call on Israel to scuttle plans to build more West Bank settlements.

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | May 6, 2021

Palestinian arrested over West Bank shooting as violence continues

Muntasir Shalabi was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the deadly of shooting of Israeli teenager at a bus stop in the Palestinian territory. Israeli forces also shot and killed a Palestinian teen Wednesday night, according to Palestinian officials.

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | May 6, 2021

Israeli settlers burn Palestinian farmland in West Bank

Tensions in the Palestinian territory as well as Jerusalem have led to considerable violence between Jews and Arabs in recent weeks.

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | May 5, 2021

Palestinians protest amid ongoing confrontations as Palestinian families face eviction in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, on May 4, 2021. Israeli Jews backed by courts have taken over houses in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem on the grounds that Jewish families lived there before fleeing in Israel's 1948 war for independence. The claimants seek to evict a total of 58 more Palestinians, according to the watchdog group Peace Now, and Israel's Supreme Court is set to announce a decision for

Palestinian fears rise as settlers visit synagogue ruins in Jericho

Israeli settlers' increased visits to the ruins of two synagogues in the Jericho area in the West Bank worry Palestinians.

Taghreed Ali | Palestine | May 3, 2021

mosaic floor of ancient synagogue in Jericho

Palestinians in Hebron’s Old City build fence to prevent settlers’ attacks

In the southern West Bank Old City of Hebron, Palestinians built an iron fence in a number of alleys and squares to protect themselves from the stones and trash constantly thrown by settlers to drive them to leave for other Palestinian towns.

Taghreed Ali | Palestine | Mar 23, 2021

An Israeli policeman stands outside the former house of the Palestinian Siyam family as a member looks from a gate, during their eviction in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan in east Jerusalem near the Old City on July 10, 2019.

Settler movement takes over Jewish National Fund

The decision by the Jewish National Fund to start purchasing land in the West Bank marks another victory for the right-wing and the settlement movement.

Mazal Mualem | Israel | Feb 23, 2021

Clashes in West Bank during anti-Israeli settlement protests

The Palestinian Authority reported several incidents throughout the territory. It follows other violent clashes in recent weeks between the Israeli military and Palestinians.

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | Feb 12, 2021

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in their own homes

Terror has prevailed over the West Bank streets and towns as the settlers’ attacks against Palestinians have been on the rise since early 2021.

Ahmad Melhem | Originals | Feb 2, 2021

Israel’s Gantz advances Palestinian construction plans in West Bank

After advancing the construction of some 800 housing units in West Bank settlements, Defense Minister Benny Gantz takes an opposite, rare move, of advancing construction plans in Palestinian West Bank villages.

Rina Bassist | Israel | Jan 12, 2021

Settlements

Palestinian municipal employee killed by Israeli gunfire in contentious West Bank town

Beita has been the site of regular protests against an unsanctioned Israeli settler outpost in the area.

UN rights expert says Israeli settlements a 'war crime'

Is Israel breaking left under Bennett?

West Bank town draws inspiration from Gaza ‘night confusion’ activities to confront settlers

Israel greenlights controversial project in Hebron’s mosque

Short Palestinian film on Sheikh Jarrah goes viral

European countries urge Israel to halt planned settlement expansion

Palestinian arrested over West Bank shooting as violence continues

Israeli settlers burn Palestinian farmland in West Bank

Palestinian fears rise as settlers visit synagogue ruins in Jericho

Palestinians in Hebron’s Old City build fence to prevent settlers’ attacks

Settler movement takes over Jewish National Fund

Clashes in West Bank during anti-Israeli settlement protests

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in their own homes

Israel’s Gantz advances Palestinian construction plans in West Bank

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