Israel occupation
How to Solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, According to Psychology Research
Both Israelis and Palestinians are in competition over the victim role. A new study may have the key to breaking the impasse
A Palestinian Shooting That Doesn’t Alarm the Israeli Army
A Palestinian was killed in the West Bank, allegedly by his brother, then the victim’s home was shot at. But Israeli security forces haven’t acted in the second case, despite their authority to do so
Israeli-Palestinian Trade War Looms as Cattle Dispute Lingers, Defense Officials Warn
After Israel allowed Palestinians to import cattle, the PA lifted its boycott of Israeli ranchers. But pressed Israeli farmers want Palestinians to buy more, and are threatening with a boycott of Palestinian vegetables
West Bank Annexation Indefensible at International Criminal Court, Top Legal Adviser Warns Netanyahu
Israeli annexation of the Jordan Valley would expose Israeli officials to prosecution, cautions the attorney general's office
General Strike in Hebron After Israel Declares New Jewish Neighborhood
Some residents criticize Fatah-led strike, arguing it only harms locals and does nothing to counter Israeli minister's plan for settler homes on Palestinian market
Gideon Levy These Boys Would Have Made It Home After School, if It Weren't for Israeli Sniper Fire
Two children, aged 11 and 13, from a refugee camp near Ramallah, were hiding from army forces during a stone-throwing incident. When they stood up they were wounded – shot from a distance by an IDF sniper
Gideon Levy Palestinian Shot Dead When Israeli Troops Mistake His Towel for a Firebomb
Omar al-Badawi stepped outside to douse a small fire that started when a Molotov cocktail accidentally struck the wall of his house. At that very moment, Israeli soldiers shot him dead
The Latest Trend in Conflict Tourism: Airbnbs in Palestinian Refugee Camps in the West Bank
Bringing a whole new meaning to the word 'camping,' these Airbnb sites in the likes of Deheisheh and Balata are starting to attract adventurous travelers
Gideon Levy Something's Rotten at This Settlement Winery – and We Don't Mean the Grapes
The land is owned by Palestinians, with documents to prove it – but is now the site of a Jewish winery. After the EU ruling that settlement products must be marked as such, Europeans will know the origin of Psagot's wines
Back Home in U.S., Israel’s Lone Soldiers Break Their Silence About the Occupation
Six Israeli army veterans are taking part in a first-of-its-kind U.S. tour organized by the Breaking the Silence group. ‘I think it’s very important that American-Jewish communities hear this from people who grew up in their own communities,’ says one delegate
EU Calls on Israel to Reverse Decision to Deport Human Rights Watch Director
"The EU stands firm in protecting freedom of expression and freedom of association," read the statement
Opinion Israeli Right’s New Bank – the Jewish National Fund
The organization faces calls to investigate suspicions that tens of millions of dollars earmarked for Jerusalem have wound up being used to buy land and other property in occupied territory
Analysis By Expelling Human Rights Watch Director, Israel's Top Court Legitimizes the Occupation
The court's ruling to revoke Omar Shakir's residency and work visa exemplifies the slippery slope Israel is on due to its control of the West Bank, and the court's failure to stop it
Palestinian NGO Launches Interactive App to Take You on the Tlaib-Omar Trip That Never Was
The two congresswomen were barred from entering Israel before a planned visit last August after Trump pressured Netanyahu to keep them away
Gideon Levy A Young Palestinian's Walk of Death
The guards at a checkpost that's off-limits to pedestrians claimed the young man approaching them had a knife. They kept shooting at him after he was wounded and prostrate. Now Israel won't return his body to his family
For Jews Only: New West Bank Film Fund in Israel Causes Uproar
New regional film funds initiated by Culture Minister Miri Regev include one in the territories, aimed at resident Jewish artists. While one producer decries funding ‘distributed to people of one nationality or religion,’ another welcomes the boon for right-wingers
Capitulation to Jewish Settlers Has Enabled Violence Against Soldiers, Defense Officials Say
Officials in the defense establishment say that Israel's military policy in the West Bank is often dictated by settlement leaders 'to benefit the Jewish population' rather than by security considerations
Jerusalem Reopens Natural Spring, but Not to Palestinians
Ein Hanya spring, located within Jerusalem's borders and near the West Bank village of Al-Walaja, was closed off to Palestinians and patrolled by police for three days during the Jewish Sukkot holiday
Gideon Levy In the South Hebron Hills, a Quiet Population Transfer Is Underway
Wildcat Jewish settlement outposts are springing up everywhere in the Jordan Valley and the West Bank alike, but shepherd Mahmoud Hamamdi’s home was illegal and therefore had to be demolished
Israel’s War of Attrition on a Christian Palestinian Town
An Israeli outpost has been established in the middle of a World Heritage site, igniting mutual suspicions among the local people. Small wonder a recent protest did so poorly
Gideon Levy Down in the Jordan Valley, the Cruel Wheels of the Israeli Occupation Keep on Turning
Shortly after Netanyahu announced his plan to annex the Jordan Valley, the Israeli authorities arrived at hilltop olive groves owned by Palestinians there, and destroyed them, days before the planned harvest