The war in Gaza serves as a smokescreen to the escalation of settler expansion and violence in the West Bank, writes Dan Steinbock. Meanwhile, Biden’s hawks refocus on Iran. Last of a 5-part series.
Gaza-Israel Catastrophe — Settlers & Wider War
Tag: West Bank settlements
Israel’s Massive Colony Expansion
The approval by Netanyahu’s coalition government of thousands of new colonial settlement units in the Occupied West Bank comes in the midst of a nearly week-long wave of violence that has drawn international condemnation.
Netanyahu Promoting Armed Intifada in West Bank
By satisfying an extremist religious constituency, Ramzy Baroud says the prime minister is turning Israel into a country with leaders determined to institute a religious war.
Israeli Forces, Settlers Invade Palestinian Community
The escalation of attacks on Masafer Yatta in the West Bank comes after the Israeli Supreme Court named the area an Israeli army “firing zone” from which villagers can be expelled.
Israel Using Biometric Cameras to Terrorize Palestinians
The facial recognition surveillance system violates Palestinians’ human rights to freedom of movement and privacy, writes Marjorie Cohn.
Human Rights Watch: Israel Guilty of Apartheid
Among the recommendations laid out in the report is for the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes against humanity.
West Bank Annexation Plan Tests Gulf-Israeli Relations
Most Arab states in the Persian Gulf have little choice but to come out solidly against the pending annexations, write Giorgio Cafiero and Claire Fuchs.
‘Rule of the Rabbis’ Fuels Holy War in Israel
Palestinians, the secular and women all face a harsher environment as theocratic tendencies are entrenched, writes Jonathan Cook.