Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
Al-Jazeera / June 19, 2020
Palestinians fear they will be forced from their land if Israel goes ahead with annexation plans for occupied West Bank.
Palestinians across the Jordan Valley have voiced concerns over Israel's annexation plan, saying it will further displace them from their lands and restrict access to their...
13 years too long: Lift the Gaza closure and let Palestinians live !
Gaza2020 L / June 7, 2020
Gaza has been under intensified Israeli closure since 2007, with movement and access restrictions imposed by Israel. This June, Palestinians mark 13 years since the start of the Gaza closure.
As the world responds to Corona / COVID-19, Palestinians in Gaza are particularly susceptible to the...
Israeli army places cement blocks to isolate Occupied Jordan Valley ahead of annexation
The Palestine Chronicle / June 18, 2020
The Israeli army placed today cement blocks on roads in West Bank villages that access a highway that leads to the Jordan Valley, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA.
Amin Abu Elia, head of Al-Mughayyer village council, told WAFA that the Israeli army...
As annexation looms, the PA and international community plan is more futile rhetoric
Ramona Wadi
Middle East Monitor / June 18, 2020
Rhetorical opposition to Israel’s annexation plans has gained a rather futile momentum. The clearest example of this came at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva from Adalah, Al-Haw, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Women’s Centre for Legal Aid...
Former IDF commanders turn down annexation supervision role
Middle East Monitor / June 18, 2020
Retired senior officers of the Israel Defence Forces have apparently rejected the role of supervising Israel’s annexation of large swathes of the occupied West Bank. The job was offered by Defence Minister Benny Gantz to former IDF Major Generals Roni Numa, Avi Mizrahi...
Canada’s Security Council defeat is a win for Palestine
Just Peace Advocates (Canada) / June 17, 2020
Press Release
“The Trudeau government’s anti-Palestinian voting record at the UN undoubtedly contributed to its failure to gain a seat on the Security Council,” said Karen Rodman. “Those who support Palestinian rights should rejoice.”
“The Liberals have voted against dozens of UN resolutions defending...
Israel’s annexation plans stoke fears of fresh Gaza conflict
Adam Khalil
Middle East Eye / June 18, 2020
Some kind of military confrontation is likely, analysts tell MEE, but Hamas is content to take a back seat and let the PA make the first moves.
The prospect that Israel will annex areas of the occupied West Bank has stoked fears across...
Israel rubberstamps 50 years of land theft
Aseel AlBajeh
The Electronic Intifada / June 18, 2020
The year 2020 is set to mark yet another reverse for Palestinian hopes of self-determination and freedom from oppression.
From a US “Vision for Peace” in January offering Israel large parts of the occupied West Bank to an Israeli unity government in May promising to proceed with...
On eve of annexation, European Parliament consent to EU-Israel aviation agreement reeks of hypocrisy
European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine (ECCP) / June 18, 2020
The European Parliament turned empty the EU’s words of condemnation against Israel’s imminent annexation of parts of the occupied Palestinian West Bank by voting to give consent to the ratification of the EU-Israel Aviation Agreement.
While the EU ostensibly...
The Jewish left is recognizing that apartheid is here
Meron Rapoport
+ 972 Magazine / June 9, 2020
Israel's Jewish left is abandoning the term 'occupation' and adopting the word 'apartheid' to describe the reality on the ground.
The Israeli right is concerned. Ever since Saturday night’s mass demonstration against the Israeli government’s plans to annex large areas of the West Bank, the...