Aljazeera, January 20th The head of Israel’s central Holocaust memorial has criticised Jewish settlers who harass Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron. Yosef Lapid, the chairman of Yad Vashem, Israel’s largest Holocaust memorial said on Saturday that the ...
Read More »Haaretz: “Impossible Travel”
by Amira Hass, January 20th All the promises to relax restrictions in the West Bank have obscured the true picture. A few roadblocks have been removed, but the following prohibitions have remained in place. (This information was gathered by Haaretz, ...
Read More »Ma’an: “Israeli army freezes order to ban Israelis and foreigners from transporting Palestinians in the West Bank”
by Ma’an, January 17th The Israeli army decided on Wednesday to postpone the implementation of the order prohibiting Israelis and foreign nationals from transporting Palestinians in the West Bank in their vehicles without special permission. On November 19th, the Israeli ...
Read More »Haaretz: “Israel grants W. Bank access to foreign citizens of Palestinian origin”
by Amira Hass, January 17th Israel on Tuesday sent a letter to the Palestinian Authority granting Palestinians with foreign citizenship permission to enter the West Bank, yet activists say the new rule is not being implemented. The letter from Major ...
Read More »Press coverage of Hebron settler violence
YNet: Police official: Hebron incident reflects reality (VIDEO) Senior official in West Bank Police responds to video clip revealed in Ynet showing settler cursing Palestinian family. Settler summoned for police investigation, but doesn’t show. B’Tselem, of all groups, asks not ...
Read More »YNet: On tape: Palestinians harassed in Hebron ‘cage’
by Ali Waked, January 1oth (VIDEO) Tape obtained by B’Tselem shows heated argument between Palestinian family in Hebron and woman Jewish settler; quarrel just one example of suffering we endure on daily basis, head of Palestinian family tells Ynet. Settlers’ ...
Read More »8 rights groups ask High Court to rescind W. Bank driving ban
by Yuval Yoaz, December 8th Eight human rights groups petitioned the High Court of Justice on Sunday against a military order prohibiting Israelis from driving Palestinians in private vehicles in the West Bank. Attorney Michael Sfard, who filed the motion ...
Read More »Haaretz: “A six-year mistake”
by Akiva Eldar, December 6th The story of Shuhada Street is in essence a microcosm of the story of the “easing of restrictions” in the West Bank. It illustrates the gap between the smiling promises the prime minister makes to ...
Read More »PNN: “Invasions are a way of life in southwest Nablus town”
by Amin Abu Wardeh, January 4th Midnight raids carried out by Israeli patrols are the norm in the northern West Bank’s Nablus area. They hit the southwestern town of Sarra when residents are sleeping. Regardless of the frequency, the invasions ...
Read More »PALESTINIANS ARE INVISIBLE…in the US press
American Hummus – CNNI: Extensive report on injured Israeli teen, no mention of Palestinian deaths CNN International, Israel to resume “pinpoint” targeting of militants in Gaza. With dramatic footage of Israeli teenagers injured by a Palestinian rocket, Mathew Chance reports ...
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