'From the river to the sea': Why a 6-word phrase sparks fury and passion over the Israel-Hamas war The Jordan River is a winding, 200-plus-mile run to the east of Israel and the occupied West Bank The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023
The death of a Palestinian olive farmer emphasizes conflict over land Settler violence is on the rise in the West Bank. WEKU · Nov 10, 2023
Beatings, threats at gunpoint and fleeing in terror: Inside the most aggressive West Bank land grab in 50 years Bel Trew visits villages in the occupied West Bank and hears harrowing tales of settler violence in which Palestinian families describe being forced from their homes – in what human rights groups say is the single biggest land grab since Israel captured the region in 1967 The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023
Israel-Gaza war ‘devastating’ Palestine economy, UN warns Gaza is experiencing ‘unimaginable’ levels of destruction as the Palestinian economy suffers after a month of war. Al Jazeera · Nov 10, 2023
New UN report paints a picture of the devastation of the collapsing Palestinian economy A new U.N. report paints a stark picture of the collapsing Palestinian economy after a month of war and Israel’s near total siege of Gaza The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023
Fake story about assassination attempt on Mahmoud Abbas goes viral A video supposedly showing an assassination attempt on Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has been circulating widely on X (formerly Twitter) since November 7. However, it turns out that the video actually shows a police drug raid on a refugee camp near Ramallah in the West Bank… France 24 · Nov 9, 2023
The two-state solution is not the only viable option for Israel and Palestine Letters: A three-state solution, whereby Gaza reverts to Egyptian control and the West Bank becomes part of Jordan, has been tried before and worked, argues Dr Martin A Smith. Plus letters from Janet Dubé and Mike Reed The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
Deadly assault on Jenin refugee camp as Israel raids on West Bank intensify At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and 20 wounded, including a paramedic, as Israeli army steps up raids. Al Jazeera · Nov 9, 2023
Israeli forces kill 18 Palestinians in daytime raid in West Bank At least 20 others injured in Jenin city and refugee camp, as IDF says it is conducting counter-terrorism raids The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
I’m Israeli, my ex-husband is Palestinian – and our union has never been stronger At this moment, no one understands our pain better than one another. My ex-husband and I are both clinging to what’s most familiar: the two of us, our kids, our family The Guardian - US · Nov 9, 2023
What are the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict? Recent events are the culmination of a decades-long clash in the disputed region of the Middle East The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
‘We can’t even cross’: the West Bank town split in two by Israel Residents of Huwara, in the West Bank, cannot cross the main street without permission and must detour for miles to reach other neighbourhoods The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023
Israel says it will maintain "overall security responsibility" for Gaza. What might that look like? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not elaborate when he said that Israel would maintain indefinite “overall security responsibility” in Gaza once it removes Hamas from power in response to the Islamic militant group's cross-border raid The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Blinken urges united future Palestinian government for Gaza and West Bank, widening gulf with Israel Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling for a united and Palestinian-led government for Gaza and the West Bank after the war ends, as a step toward Palestinian statehood The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
France 24 · Nov 8, 2023 From outrage to hate: In the wake of October 7, Israel's far right seeks to extend its influence Ministers from Israel’s extreme right have been making increasingly controversial statements since the Hamas attacks on October 7 in a game of one-upmanship that has seen the right wing seek to extend its influence over Israel’s government and beyond.
France 24 · Nov 8, 2023 Can the Palestinian Authority lead a post-Hamas Gaza Strip? US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is working hard to involve the Palestinian Authority in a resolution of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Despite having a significant security apparatus, a civil service and other trappings of a state, the weaknesses of the internationally recognised Palestinian leadership mean it may…
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023 ‘We live in a state of fear’: Jenin residents ‘terrified’ as IDF bombards West Bank and settler violence grows ‘What is this life? Where is the world?’ Anxious Jenin locals speak to Maryam Zakir-Hussain as Israeli raids ramp up in the occupied Palestinian territory
Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2023 One month of Israel’s war: What’s happening to Palestinians outside Gaza? The past month saw escalating Israeli violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem and Israel.
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023 Labour criticises Israeli ministers ‘offensive rhetoric’ and urges end to West Bank violence David Lammy condemns ‘extremist rhetoric’ and ‘displacement of Palestinians in West Bank’
Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2023 David Lammy raises concerns over 'sharp' rise in West Bank violence Shadow foreign secretary raises concerns about violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank
The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023 David Lammy raises concerns over West Bank violence The shadow foreign secretary has written to James Cleverly about the violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank.
France 24 · Nov 6, 2023 Impossible balancing act? Blinken's Middle East tour concludes in Turkey "We obviously don’t agree on everything." That understatement comes courtesy of the US secretary of state. Now that Antony Blinken's weekend shuttling from Jordan and the West Bank to Iraq and Turkey is over, we can ask: what was it all about?
The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023 David Lammy urges UK government to press Israel to end West Bank violence Letter to James Cleverly criticises ‘offensive rhetoric’ by some Israeli ministers and calls for settlers inciting hatred to be banned from UK
The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023 The two-state solution has been a diplomatic failure. It’s also still the best answer we’ve got The real obstacle has been Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been in power for nearly half the time since the idea was floated, says Chris McGreal, who writes for Guardian US
Al Jazeera · Nov 6, 2023 Israel arrests Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi in occupied West Bank raids The 22-year-old Palestinian icon is arrested on another night of Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank.