On 1 November 2022 the most right-wing government in Israeli history was elected. Members of the new Israeli coalition government have pledged to accelerate the building of Jewish settlements in the West Bank – a practice that negates the possibility … Continue reading →
Wikipedia describes the conflict between Palestine and Israel as “one of the world’s most enduring conflicts” and goes on to explain its history as follows: Following the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel on 14 May 1948, … Continue reading →
Statement by United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lynn Hastings Jerusalem, 5 May 2022 On 4 May 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the petitions against eviction orders of the residents of Masafer Yatta in … Continue reading →
Israel is on track to be the first country in the world to inoculate its entire population against Covid-19 [1]. But while Israel has already vaccinated more than 20 percent of its citizens, including Jewish settlers in the West Bank, … Continue reading →
In an article in the NBC News website, Martin Indyk, former special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations reviewed the history of US attempts to find peace between Israel and Palestine and outlined four steps he considers Biden could take to move … Continue reading →
International NGOs and UN agencies call on the Israeli authorities to protect Palestinians participating in the ongoing olive harvest season, as well as their property, from violence by Israeli settlers, and ensure that farmers can access their land freely and … Continue reading →
Statement by Yvonne Helle, the Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for the occupied Palestinian territory on 4 November 2020. Yesterday, 73 people, including 41 children, were displaced when Israeli authorities demolished their homes and other structures and destroyed belongings in the … Continue reading →
Donald Trump announced his peace plan for the Israel-Palestine conflict on 28 January by accepting Israel’s right to settle large areas of Palestinian territory acquired through war, in flagrant disregard of Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention and numerous … Continue reading →
Published by the Elders on 20 November 2019. “The US position is bad law made in bad faith.” – Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders. The Elders today strongly condemned the policy shift announced by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo … Continue reading →
In a broadcast from the US State Department on 28 December, US Secretary of State John Kerry addressed the Obama administration’s relationship with Israel and defended the decision to abstain from a UN Security Council vote on a resolution that criticized … Continue reading →