Palestinian families in the occupied West Bank face escalating settler violence, including land seizure, destruction of property, and displacement. Activists and locals report a state-backed campaign of ethnic cleansing, with settlers, often linked to sanctioned individuals like Neria Ben Pazi, using extra-legal force to drive out communities.
Britain, Australia, and Canada have launched a £3m joint peace fund to support grassroots projects advocating for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, focusing on youth, civil society, and women.
Western nations imposed sanctions on Israeli settlers and far-right ministers, but critics argue the measures are 'too little, too late,' failing to address systemic state complicity in the occupation of Palestinian territories and leaving key architects of the expansion untouched.
Palestinian children in the southern West Bank are regularly attacked and insulted by Israeli settlers while going to school. Settlers have illegally blocked a path, forcing students to take a longer, more dangerous route.
Palestinian children in the southern West Bank are regularly attacked and insulted by Israeli settlers while going to school. Settlers have blocked a path, forcing children onto a longer, more dangerous route, with some students reportedly too traumatized to attend.
The unanimous decision by the European Union, agreed to on Monday, was sparked by growing outrage over the devastation in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war.
The EU's foreign policy chief said "extremism and violence carry consequences", while Israel branded the move "arbitrary".
"Extremisms and violence carry consequences," EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said.
The sanctions — which include asset freezes and travel bans and will also target Hamas members — come amid growing international criticism of Israel’s settlement expansion and escalating violence in the occupied territories.
The breakthrough comes days after Péter Magyar replaced Viktor Orbán as Hungary’s prime minister.
The relatives of Hussein Asasa described to NPR how they were forced to exhume and rebury their father when Israeli settlers interfered with his grave.
Israeli settlers continue to push Palestinians from their homes and land where many have lived for generations. In East Jerusalem, the government uses archaeological claims to justify its orders.
Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank echoes attacks on Jews during the Holocaust, a former Mossad chief says Read Full Article at RT.com
