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Pompeo becomes first top US diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement

Pompeo later visited the Golan Heights, a strategic plateau Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed.

Israel

Israel’s annexation plans 'illegal': UN human rights chief

The consequences are likely to be "disastrous for the Palestinians, for Israel itself, and for the wider region," warns UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet.

World News

More than 1,000 European MPs issue warning over Israel annexation

They expressed "serious concerns" about the US plan to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Israel

Israel: Jewish-Arab protest against plans to annex parts of West Bank

The protest in Tel Aviv came weeks before the Israeli government is expected to push forward on annexation as PM Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to do.

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West Bank

Sacred rite for Orthodox Christians in Bethlehem marred by coronavirus

One of the most sacred Easter symbols of the Christian Orthodox faith - the Holy Fire - arrived in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday.

World News

'It's an Israeli plan in an American envelope,' says Palestinian MP

The US administration’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan risks actually destroying the potential for peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians, a prominent Palestinian lawmaker told Euronews.

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Artist Banksy unveils dark nativity in Bethlehem

Banksy has made his own contribution to Christmas.

Gaza

Euroviews. The case of Suha Jbara exposes the corruption and barbarism of the Palestinian Authority ǀ View

Too many Palestinians endure inhumane treatment at the hands of the PA. Life on the West Bank can be hard enough and, civilians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip face a near-systematic campaign of human rights abuses.

My Europe Series

Tusk vows to tackle nationalists head on

In this week's state of the union, newly elected president of the European People's Party Donald Tusk says he will take on populists and nationalists.

Europe News

Hebron tours explain Israeli settlement policy

The US administration announced, earlier this week, that it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories as a violation of international law. Euronews gives a glimpse about the challenges created by a settlement in the Palestinian city of Hebron.

West Bank

U.S. reverses stance on Israeli settlements in the West Bank

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are not inconsistent with international law.

World

ECJ makes move to give consumers clarity on goods from annexed areas

The ruling, by the European Court of Justice said the labels could no longer imply that goods produced came from Israel itself.

World

Education under threat in Hebron and the rest of the West Bank

In partnership with The European Commission

What is life like for Palestinian children living in the Israeli-controlled part of Hebron? What's the impact of the conflict on them and what's the role of the EU in reducing their trauma?

World

Hebron's silent war: no peace in sight for Israelis and Palestinians

More than any other places on the West Bank, Hebron shows the difficulty of sharing land between Palestinians and Israelis and the remote possibility of finding peace.

World News

US cuts all aid to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza

The decision was linked to a Jan. 31 deadline set by new U.S. legislation under which foreign aid recipients would be more exposed to anti-terrorism lawsuits.

Green News

The lingering death of the Dead Sea

The water level drops by 1 metre annually and the Dead Sea could almost disappear in a few decades.

Israel

Manhunt underway after West Bank shooting

Manhunt underway after West Bank shooting kills 2

West Bank

Israel orders Bedouin villagers to clear homes

Israel has ordered residents of a Bedouin village in the West Bank to clear their houses by October 1 or face demolition.

World News

Palestinian stabs Israeli to death

A Palestinian man who stabbed an Israeli man to death in the West Bank was subsequently shot and wounded by a civilian

West Bank

Norwegian woman 'shot twice by Israeli soldiers during protests'

The Israeli Defense Forces said the activist "stood among the rioters whilst they carried out violence against the security forces", adding that they would investigate the incident.