Pro-settler minister handed West Bank powers in ‘de jure annexation’

Oscar Rickett Middle East Eye  /  February 24, 2023 Experts tell MEE new arrangement makes Bezalel Smotrich ‘governor’ of West Bank and deepens the ‘colonization of...

Nablus mourns following Israeli invasion that tore city and lives apart

Mariam Barghouti Mondoweiss  /  February 24, 2023 Nablus is mourning the loss of loved ones following an Israeli army invasion that killed 11 people. “Loss is...

Jordan: Talks between Palestinian and Israeli officials kick off

MEE Staff Middle East Eye  /  February 25, 2023 American and Egyptian representatives also set to attend as talks take place following escalating violence. Israeli and Palestinian leadership began talks...

[here we go again] Palestinian Authority stops contacts with Tel Aviv after Nablus operation

Kifah Zboun Asharq al-Awsat  /  February 24, 2023 The Palestinian Authority (PA) stopped all contact with Tel Aviv in response to the Israeli military operation in...

Israeli pro-settler minister formally gains West Bank powers

Dan Williams Reuters  /  February 23, 2023 JERUSALEM –  A far-right Israeli cabinet minister formally gained responsibilities over Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank on...

[preparing aggression] Netanyahu preparing for attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities

Middle East Monitor  /  February 23, 2023 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held top-level secret meetings on preparations for an attack on Iran's nuclear...

[so that’s the trick] Israeli excavations and blocking of restoration eat away at the...

Middle East Monitor  /  February 23, 2023 The Israeli occupation authorities are continuing their criminal, racist policies against Jerusalem and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and...

Israel Army Chief warns against soldiers’ involvement in political struggle over judicial overhaul

Middle East Monitor  /  February 23, 2023 Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Herzi Halevi, warned Thursday against the Army's involvement in the political...

Palestinian MK: Israel strategy is complete annihilation of Palestinian people

Middle East Monitor  /  February 23, 2023 The strategy adopted by the Israeli government headed is based on the "annihilation" of the Palestinian people in...

UN ‘appalled’ by loss of civilian lives in Nablus

Middle East Monitor  /  February 23, 2023 Following the Israeli killing of 11 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, UN Special Coordinator...