Israel orders army to prepare to fully close West Bank
It comes following a shooting Israel has ordered the army to prepare to full close the West Bank after five Israelis were injured in a shooting. CNN reported that two Palestinian gunmen open fired on an Israeli military checkpoint on Friday in the occupied West Bank. Five people were injured in the attack with two […]
2 weeks ago
Brad Lander detained by Israeli forces in West Bank
‘Harvesting olives isn’t a crime under any law I know’ Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander has been detained by Israeli forces detained in the West Bank on Wednesday. Israeli forces detained Lander as he picked olives near Bethlehem with Palestinian farmers, according to reports. RTÉ reported that Israeli military and police held Lander and roughly […]
3 weeks ago
The Cork man going viral for documenting settler intimidation in the West Bank
Jimmy Ryan quit his job two months ago and has been travelling the world before he ended up in the West Bank. A Cork man has gone viral on social media documenting his time in Palestine. Jimmy Ryan, 32, is about to set off on a cycle from Ireland to Cape Town but decided because […]
2 months ago
Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
Harshly condemned by rights groups A law approving the death penalty for Palestinians who are convicted of murdering Israelis has been passed by Israel’s parliament. The bill’s passage means that the death penalty by hanging is now the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians, who are convicted of nationalistic killings. It came after the culmination […]
8 months ago