Tag: West Bank
‘Ben & Jerry’s will regret the day they boycotted Israel’
The decision by ice-cream giant Ben & Jerry’s to pull its business beyond the Green Line means that under U.S. law its parent company, Unilever, has lost the right to protect the brand’s trademark...
Israel and Jordan reach agreement on increasing water exports, trade
Israel and Jordan agreed to a deal on Thursday whereby Jordan would buy 50 million more cubic meters of water from Israel and increase its exports to the West Bank.
The increase in Jordanian exports...
Could Palestinian protests lead to the ouster of Mahmoud Abbas?
As unrest continues in Ramallah and Hebron, questions have arisen surrounding the future of Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas.
For the fifth straight day Monday, protesters called for the ouster of Abbas following the...
Ireland approves motion accusing Israel of ‘de facto annexation’ of West Bank
The Irish government has endorsed a parliamentary motion condemning the “de facto annexation” of the West Bank by the Israeli government, becoming the first European Union country to do so.
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney...
US envoy Hady Amr arrives in Israel to de-escalate conflict
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israel and Palestinian Affairs Hady Amr arrived in Israel on Friday as part of efforts by the Biden administration to de-escalate the conflict in the region.
The U.S. embassy in...
Israeli forces capture gunman; as terror victim dies of injuries
Israeli security forces announced the capture of a Palestinian terrorist gunman on Wednesday night, shortly after one of three Israeli students shot during a drive-by shooting died of his injuries.
Yehuda Guetta, 19, succumbed to his injuries...
Palestinian elections could jeopardize Fatah’s rule in the West Bank
Should Palestinian elections go ahead in the territories, Fatah’s rule in the West Bank could be significantly jeopardized, an Israeli expert on the Palestinian arena has warned.
Michael Milshtein, head of the Palestinian Studies Forum...
US State Department human-rights report returns to using ‘occupied’ territories
The Biden administration returned to using the term “occupied” when referring to the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights and eastern Jerusalem in its annual human-rights report issued by the U.S. State Department.
Under the...
Jewish groups ask Homeland Security chief to maintain ‘Made in Israel’ label policy
Together with 24 pro-Israel Jewish and rabbinic groups, the Zionist Organization of America spearheaded a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday urging him to maintain the current U.S. policy...
ZOA urges Biden to keep in place new ‘Made in Israel’ labeling policy
The Zionist Organization of America called on U.S. President Joe Biden not to succumb to pressure by anti-Israel organizations that want him to revoke a new U.S. policy on labeling goods from Judea and...