Labour bill would block the Central Bank from approving Israeli bond sales and protect workers who reject settlement goods

A former judge and ex ambassadors have backed Ireland’s proposed ban of trade with illegal Israeli settlements.

Plans to force Palestinians into a “humanitarian city” in Gaza would be akin to a concentration camp, a former Israeli prime minister has said. Ehud Olmert claimed construction of the camp would mark an escalation in the conflict and that he now considers Israel to be committing war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank.

The Israeli plan includes the construction of 1,352 settlement units in Qalqilya in the northern West Bank, and 430 units in two existing settlements northeast of Ramallah and northwest of Jerusalem, said the report by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)’s National Bureau for Defending Land.

We speak with United Nations expert Francesca Albanese, one day after the Trump administration announced it is imposing sanctions on her over her advocacy for Palestinian rights. Albanese has served as the U.

The EU is considering giving its backing to member states that wish to block imports from illegal Israeli settlements at a national level, under measures set to be considered by the bloc next week.

Since formation of Netanyahu’s government, at least 50 new settlements have been announced in West Bank - Anadolu Ajansı

Trump is counting on the threat of more attacks to pressure Tehran into a nuclear agreement, but Israel is skeptical a pact would prevent Iran from moving toward a nuclear weapon.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he has instructed the Israel Defense Forces to draw up plans to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a closed "humanitarian city" in the south of the strip.

The settlement of the lawsuit, which was filed by StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice, Students Against Antisemitism, Inc. and Barnard Jewish and Israeli student plaintiffs, includes a laundry