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Far-right Israeli minister’s call to annex West Bank sparks outrage
Diplomats including EU’s Josep Borrell say move would breach international law and threaten regional stabilityBusiness - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Trump's Win Spurs New Push for West Bank Annexation in Israel
The idea is seen as illegal by most of the international community and could threaten Israel’s relations with its Arab allies.World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday -
Israeli Right, Pushing to Annex West Bank, Sees Allies in Trump’s Picks
Arab Americans and liberal Jewish voters, however, have ample reason to fear the naming of pro-settlement, pro-Netanyahu officials to top foreign policy posts in the new administration.Top stories - The New York Times - 12 hours ago -
Israeli minister draws criticism for saying Trump's win is an opportunity to annex parts of West Bank
Israel’s finance minister has been criticized for suggesting that Donald Trump’s election could help Israel to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
The West Bank Is on the Edge of Economic Collapse
After over a year of war, the economy in the occupied West Bank is being choked off by restrictions on Palestinians’ movements in the territory, the cancellation of work permits in Israel and ...World - The Wall Street Journal - November 5 -
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West Bank olive harvest met with rising Israeli violence, says UN
Nine deaths in a week, including soldier’s killing of 59-year-old woman as she farmed, brings charges of ‘war-like’ tactics. Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are facing an increase in Israeli ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
HSBC splits bank between East and West in major overhaul
Pam Kaur is the first woman in the banking giant's 159-year history to become its chief financial officer.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
How a Palestinian and an Israeli united to document West Bank demolitions
Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham discuss filming the brutal displacement of villagers by Israeli forces in ‘No Other Land’World - Financial Times - October 23 -
US leads efforts to keep lifeline for West Bank lenders open
Yellen warns Netanyahu of ‘economic catastrophe’ if Israel refuses to extend waiver for Palestine banksBusiness - Financial Times - October 28 -
Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say
The Israeli military said its soldiers had engaged in close combat in the Nur Shams area of the occupied territory.World - The New York Times - November 1 -
Israel Strikes Syria for Second Day, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Facilities
The military said the attacks were meant to reduce the transfer of weapons and intelligence from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon.World - The New York Times - November 5 -
What the Mike Huckabee pick could signal for the West Bank
The West Bank has seen escalating violence since Oct. 7, with Israeli soldiers pursuing militants in residential areas and Jewish settlers mounting attacks on Palestinians in land grabs. Elizabeth ...World - CBS News - 2 hours ago -
Middle East latest: Officials in West Bank say Israeli raid has killed 3
Palestinian officials said that an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank killed at least three peopleWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Middle East latest: Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel says it targeted a weapons facility
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including on a home where displaced families were shelteringWorld - ABC News - November 5 -
Israeli or Palestinian, U.S. Voters in the West Bank Say Biden Let Them Down
Tens of thousands of U.S. citizens live in the Israeli-occupied territory, on opposing sides of an entrenched conflict, where neither Palestinians nor Israelis have much enthusiasm for Kamala Harris.World - The New York Times - November 5 -
‘It’s like living in a prison’: inside the besieged Palestinian village isolated from the rest of the West Bank
Since the 7 October attack, and the ensuing war in Gaza, restrictions in Beit Iksa have become even more suffocating. In January this year, four-year-old Ruqayya Jahalin, her mother and her five ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
‘The UK should know what their government is supporting’: the Israeli and Palestinian film-makers shining a light on West Bank violence
No Other Land has won its directors awards – but also forced them to leave their families facing the dangers depicted . The Palestinian and Israeli makers of an award-winning film about land ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Israeli minister says ‘certain progress’ on Lebanon ceasefire talks but Hezbollah says it has not been involved – Middle East crisis live
New foreign minister says diplomatic efforts are taking place through US mediation but Hezbollah says it has not seen any proposal. Lebanon ’s National News Agency reports Israeli planes carried ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Israel's West Bank settlers hope Trump's return will pave the way for major settlement expansion
Advocates of Jewish settlement in the West Bank believe they have reason to celebrate after Donald Trump's election winWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
A full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition
The hidden annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New YorkWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Israel’s true objective in northern Gaza? Removing Palestinians – and annexing the territory | Ben Reiff
Settlers have been dreaming of a return to Gaza for nearly 20 years – and Trump’s presidency may only embolden them. Ben Reiff is a senior editor at +972 magazine Last week, Brig Gen Itzik ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
The west’s halfhearted resistance to Russia
Ukraine’s friends can be much tougher with Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’ — and other economic weaponsWorld - Financial Times - October 17 -
Trump wins West Virginia
Former President Trump is projected to win West Virginia, according to Decision Desk HQ. The Republican presidential nominee easily carried the Mountain State and will pick up its four Electoral ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
A Skeleton Bank of Understudied Species
With a new database of medical images, zoo and wildlife vets can finally see what healthy uncommon animals, from rhinos and tamarins to pangolins and sea stars, should look like on the inside.World - The New York Times - October 26 -
Hillary Clinton to campaign in Florida in first appearance for Harris
Both candidates have events scheduled today in Nevada and Arizona.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
The evolving "Wild West" of political advertising
Media experts discuss how the ways in which politicians and campaign issues are advertised has exploded, and why negative ads often win out over positive ones, even as people are down on negativity.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
Deutsche Bank's Investment Bank Performance, Provision Releases Lift Profit
Deutsche Bank reported a better-than-expected rise in its third-quarter profit on growth in its investment-banking division and the partial release of provisions linked to litigation over its ...Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
Bank of Canada resorts to jumbo rate cut as growth falters
Slowdown prompts shift to 50bp reduction, with rate-setters saying borrowing costs are likely to fall furtherWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
UK banks deserve a place in the sun
Third-quarter results underscore their low sensitivity to interest ratesWorld - Financial Times - October 29 -
Harris phone banks on Election Day
Vice President Kamala Harris spent Election Day phone banking and thanking her staff at Democratic headquarters in Washington D.C. Nancy Cordes reports.Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
West’s spy chiefs alarmed at recklessness of Russian counterparts
After expulsion of hundreds of embassy-based spies, Kremlin is using riskier and less conventional methods. A developing Russian campaign of arson, sabotage and even murder plots has left western ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
'The West Wing; cast hits the trail for Harris in Wisconsin
The cast of "The West Wing" visited Wisconsin to help the Harris-Walz team promote early voting Saturday. Actors made stops in Waukesha, Milwaukee and Madison, Wisc. Actor Bradley Whitford kicked ...Politics - The Hill - October 20 -
Celebrities Hit the Red Carpet at the Academy Museum Gala
The Academy Museum Gala delivered what red carpets are made for.Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 21
