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Israel Pushes Ahead with Deal to Authorize West Bank Outpost

Israel's outgoing attorney general has okayed a deal between the government and West Bank settlers that would retroactively authorize an outpost established without official approval, Israeli media reported Wednesday. The move pushes forward the deal, which still needs a final green light from the country's defense minister, who signed on…

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Israel pushes ahead with deal to authorize West Bank outpost

Israeli media reported Wednesday that the country's outgoing attorney general has okayed a deal between the government and West Bank settlers that would retroactively authorize an outpost established without official approval

The Independent UK

Israel punishes officers in death of elderly Palestinian man

Death of Omar Asaad, 78, had sparked calls for a probe from the US State Department and from members of Congress.

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Amnesty International calls Israel’s actions against Palestinians apartheid

Israel calls for report to be withdrawn and accuses human rights group of antisemitism

The Guardian - UK

Amnesty Joins Rights Groups in Accusing Israel of Apartheid

Amnesty International said Tuesday that Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948, one that meets the international definition of apartheid. With the release of a 278-page report compiled over a period of four years, the…

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Over 10,000 Daily COVID Cases Reported in Palestinian Territories

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh urged on Monday citizens to get inoculated against the coronavirus as daily Covid-19 cases in the West Bank, including in Jerusalem, continue to rise. Health Minister Mai al-Kaila said her ministry recorded 10,444 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with six deaths. She…

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Amnesty accuses Israel of enforcing 'apartheid' on Palestinians

Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of "segregation, dispossession and exclusion" that it said amounted to crimes against humanity.

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Israel imposing ‘apartheid’ on Palestinians: Amnesty

Israel must be held accountable for enforcing a system of oppression, domination against Palestinians, Amnesty says.

Al Jazeera

Amnesty joins rights groups in accusing Israel of apartheid

Amnesty International says Israel has maintained “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians going all the way back to its establishment in 1948, one that meets the international definition of apartheid

The Independent UK

Blinken Discusses Palestinian Authority Reform with Mahmoud Abbas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority in a phone call on Monday with President Mahmoud Abbas in a further step to strengthen bilateral relations, the State Department said. President Joe Biden has sought to repair ties weakened when his predecessor, President…

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Israeli Army Dismisses Two Officers over Death of Elderly Palestinian

Israel's military said on Monday it was dismissing two officers and would reprimand a battalion commander over the death of an elderly Palestinian earlier this month that it said resulted from "a moral failure and poor decision-making." Omar Abdalmajeed As'ad, 78, who was also a US national, was found dead…

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Israel military officers dismissed over death of Palestinian-American at checkpoint

Antony Blinken pressed to investigate West Bank death of 78-year-old who was handcuffed, gagged and left by soldiers last month

The Guardian - AU

Israeli military dismisses two officers over death of Palestinian American man during village raid

An Israeli military investigation into the death of a Palestinian American man last month finds the soldiers who detained and gagged the 78-year-old failed to '"protect human life", and dismisses two officers from their posts.

ABC News

Baldwin, Moore request probe of Palestinian-American's death

Two members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation are asking the Biden administration to investigate the death of a former Milwaukee resident in the West Bank

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Autopsy Says Violence Caused Death of Detained Palestinian

An autopsy has found that a 78-year-old Palestinian man who was pronounced dead shortly after being detained by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank died of a heart attack caused by “external violence.” The autopsy, undertaken by three Palestinian doctors, confirmed that Omar Asaad, who has US citizenship, suffered…

Reuters

Jerusalem's holy sites and West Bank carpeted in rare snow

A rare heavy snowfall covered Jerusalem, some of northern Israel and hilly areas in the occupied West Bank overnight into Thursday, shutting down roads and schools.

Asharq Al-Awsat

At a West Bank Outpost, Israeli Settlers Flaunt Their Power

The Jewish settlement of Homesh, built on privately owned Palestinian land deep inside the occupied West Bank, was dismantled in 2005 and cannot be rebuilt. At least, that’s what Israeli law says. But when a group of settlers drove up to the site last week, they were waved through army…

The Guardian - UK

‘External violence’ led to death of man, 78, detained in Israeli raid, autopsy finds

Omar Abdalmajeed As’ad, a Palestinian-American, was handcuffed, gagged and blindfolded in soldiers’ raid

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Elderly U.S. national died from cardiac arrest after manhandling by Israeli troops, Palestinians say

An elderly Palestinian-American who was found dead after being detained by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank suffered sudden cardiac arrest caused by the stress of being manhandled, according to a Palestinian autopsy released Wednesday.

The Independent UK

At a West Bank outpost, Israeli settlers flaunt their power

Israeli settlers are flaunting the power of their movement nearly 55 years after Israel captured the West Bank

Al Jazeera

Why is the Palestinian Authority cracking down on opposition?

The PA has been violently obstructing prisoner release celebrations and confiscating party banners in recent months.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Stone-Throwing Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Village

Israeli settlers drove through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Monday, throwing rocks through the windows of vehicles and businesses and injuring a teenager, a Palestinian official said. It was the latest in a series of settler attacks in recent months. On Friday, settlers attacked Palestinians and…

The Independent UK

Stone-throwing settlers drive through Palestinian village

Israeli settlers have driven through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, throwing rocks through the windows of vehicles and businesses

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Firm Develops Body Cams with Facial Recognition

Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology. Tirza, a former Israeli army colonel, says his company Yozmot Ltd aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to scan…

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