3 d. ago Mohammad Bakri death: Renowned Palestinian actor and filmmaker dies aged 72

Filmmaker’s 2003 documentary about an Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin during the second Palestinian intifada was banned by Israel

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3 d. ago Archbishop of York ‘intimidated by Israeli militias’ during visit to West Bank

He recounted being stopped at checkpoints and told by these groups that he was unable to visit families in the occupied West Bank

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3 d. ago 3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in West Bank

Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the West Bank city of Jenin

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4 d. ago UK, Canada and Germany condemn Israel for 19 new West Bank settlements

Fourteen countries, also including France, Italy, Ireland and Spain, say actions ‘violate international law and risk fuelling instability’Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada and Germany, have condemned the Israeli security cabinet’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they violate international law and risk fuelling instability.Israel approved a proposal last Sunday for the new Jewish settlements, which brings the recent total to 69, according to the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ireland joins international condemnation of new West Bank settlements

Helen McEntee and 13 counterparts co-signed a statement condemning new Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

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4 d. ago Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

After two years of subdued Christmas celebrations due to war, thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve

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5 d. ago Israeli settlers spray Palestinian children with teargas in latest West Bank attack

A Palestinian government official says Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian home in the south of the Israeli-occupied West Bank overnight

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6 d. ago Israel condemned after approving 19 new settlements in West Bank in latest blow to Palestinian state hopes

The U.S.-brokered peace plan calls for a possible ‘pathway’ to a Palestinian state — something the settlements are aimed at preventing

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7 d. ago 19 new Jewish settlements in West Bank approved in latest threat to Palestinian state

The U.S.-brokered peace plan calls for a possible ‘pathway’ to a Palestinian state — something the settlements are aimed at preventing

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7 d. ago The West Bank brewery battling Israeli blocks to export rare Palestinian beer to the UK

Taybeh Brewery, which exports to the UK and beyond, has seen sales plummet by 70 per cent since 7 October. Its staff tell The Independent about how Israeli export controls, settler attacks and a struggling local economy have made business difficult

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9 d. ago Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza

At midnight on Christmas Eve, the hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was born

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1 week ago Israel blocks six Canadian members of Parliament from entering the occupied West Bank

The Israeli Embassy in Canada confirmed the group was denied entry

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1 week ago Australian actress hits back after being slammed for her tribute to the Bondi terror attack victims after condemning Israel

She said the situation was not about 'me or my beliefs' and that people had misunderstood.

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2 w. ago New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland

Palestinians who have worked the ‘breadbasket’ area for generations face being replaced by Israeli settlersThe death knell for the Palestinian village of Atouf, on the western slopes of the Jordan valley, arrived in the form of a trail of paper, a series of eviction notices taped to homes, greenhouses and wells, marking a straight line across the open fields.The notices, which appeared overnight, informed the local farmers that their land would be confiscated and that they had seven days from the date of their delivery, 4 December, to vacate their properties. A military road and accompanying barrier was to be built by Israel right through the area. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago San Diego officials approve $30M settlement for family of teen killed by police

The San Diego City Council has approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old killed by police

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2 w. ago A list of the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US

The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of survivors of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved by a federal judge on Monday

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2 w. ago Court settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims

A federal judge has approved a federal settlement that will clear the way for the New Orleans Archdiocese to pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse

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2 w. ago New Orleans Catholic clergy abuse survivors in line to collectively be paid $305m

Attorneys for the victims struck deal with the church’s largest insurer to increase $230m settlement approved earlierNew Orleans Catholic archdiocese gains approval to pay $230m to sexual abuse survivorsRoughly 600 survivors of the clergy molestation scandal that drove the New Orleans Catholic archdiocese into bankruptcy have secured the opportunity to collectively be paid $305m after attorneys for the victims and the church’s largest insurer struck a deal Monday, according to some of the lawyers.The insurer in question, Travelers, had refused to join a proposal officially approved Monday to pay $230m to the abuse survivors to effectively wrap up a bankruptcy protection case that the US’s second-oldest archdiocese filed in May 2020. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war in Gaza

Christmas celebrations are returning to Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank after two years of war in Gaza

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3 w. ago IDF destroys West Bank homes of people it claims were involved in Israel attacks

The IDF destroyed two homes in the West Bank belonging to people it claims were involved in attacks against Israel.

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