Tag: Palestinians
Obsessed with Israeli settlements, Americans and Europeans turn blind eye to Palestinian violence
The United States and some European nations continue to demonstrate an obsession with Israeli “settlements” and isolated incidents by small groups of radical right-wing Israelis, mostly wayward youths, while completely ignoring the much larger...
Palestinian human-rights activist sues Ben & Jerry’s for stirring ‘hatred’ with boycott
Palestinian human-rights activist Bassem Eid filed a complaint in New York state recently against Ben & Jerry’s over the ice-cream maker’s decision to boycott Israeli territories.
Eid filed the complaint last month with New York State’s Division...
100-plus House Republicans introduce bill to block reopening of US consulate
More than 100 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill on Wednesday that aims to block the Biden administration’s efforts to reopen the U.S. consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem.
The bill, known...
Gottheimer resists consulate in Jerusalem reopening without Israel’s consent
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) appears to have become the first Democrat to raise objections about the Biden administration’s plan to reopen the U.S. consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem.
“The Biden administration has announced its intention...
US, Israel remain at loggerheads over consulate to Palestinians in downtown Jerusalem
Israel and the United States remain at an impasse about American plans to reopen the U.S. consulate on Agron Road in downtown Jerusalem that was closed under former President Donald Trump.
The Biden administration and...
Is this the beginning of a new Cold War between Biden and Israel?
As far as Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid are concerned, this week has brought a perfect storm of circumstances that threaten to complicate their hopes for a better relationship...
Pro-Israel movements protest US intention to open Jerusalem consulate for Palestinians
A group of more than 100 Israelis gathered on Agron Street in downtown Jerusalem on Wednesday, opposite the old U.S. consulate building, protesting the Biden administration’s announced plan to reopen it as a full...
Senators move to block Biden’s plan to reopen consulate for Palestinians
Three-dozen Republican senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that aims to block the Biden administration’s plan to reopen the U.S. consulate for the Palestinians in Jerusalem.
Upholding the 1995 Jerusalem Embassy Law Act of 2021...
Israel to allow 3,000 more work permits for Palestinians from Gaza Strip
Israel announced on Wednesday that it is issuing work permits for 3,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to enter the country, bringing the total to 10,000.
COGAT, the Israeli defense body that controls Palestinian civil...
Erdan blasts UN Security Council for ignoring Iran’s behavior, stirring conflict
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations Gilad Erdan sharply criticized the U.N. Security Council for not holding the Palestinian leadership accountable for its actions, including its decision to invite former...