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- Arab League head DENOUNCES Israel's approval of over 2,000 new settlement units in occupied West Bank
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit has condemned Israel's move to approve the construction of around 2,000 new housing units in the settlements of the occupied West Bank.Oct 15, 2020 16:33World News - West Bank settler homes approved by Israel for first time since UAE & Bahrain peace dealsIn a move that ends an eight-month lull in expansion, Israel approved more than 2,000 new homes in settlements across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.Oct 14, 2020 14:17World News
- ‘I was almost paralyzed’: Palestinian pensioner invokes George Floyd as he recalls Israeli soldier KNEELING on his own neckAn elderly Palestinian man told Ruptly what it was like to be detained in a choke hold by an Israeli soldier, saying he was nearly paralyzed by the brute force used. His detention triggered media outrage across the Arab world.Sep 4, 2020 12:03World News
- ‘He duped us’: Israeli settler leaders in West Bank accuse Netanyahu of backtracking on annexation promiseJewish settlers say that by signing a deal to normalize relations with the United Arab Emirates, the Israeli prime minister has defrauded them of their dream of annexing the occupied West Bank.Aug 20, 2020 10:41World News
- Palestinians burn photos of Abu Dhabi crown prince and Netanyahu in protest over Israel-UAE deal (VIDEO)Palestinians have held protest rallies across the West Bank and Gaza, decrying the recent deal to normalize the ties between Israel and the UAE as a betrayal of their cause and a blow to “Arab solidarity.”Aug 16, 2020 12:35World News
- ‘No change’ of West Bank annexation plans after Israel-UAE deal, Netanyahu saysIsrael is still committed to annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said, after a peace deal with the UAE was reached. As part of the deal, Tel Aviv agreed to suspend the annexation.Aug 13, 2020 20:19World News
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