Press Releases

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(MENAFN) Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has moved forward with early-stage approval of a bill that would place heritage and archaeological sites in the occupied West Bank under direct Israeli state authority.

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(MENAFN) Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has reportedly presented a proposal to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for the seizure of what he described as strategic territories in the occupied West Bank, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) Foreign ministers from the European Union agreed Monday to impose a fresh package of sanctions targeting Israeli occupiers and groups accused of backing illegal settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. French Foreign Minister...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, a former employee at Google's DeepMind division has launched legal action against the company, claiming he was unfairly dismissed after participating in protests related to Google’s business ties with Israel.

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(MENAFN) Members of the European Parliament have criticized Israel over the reported treatment of activists detained from the Global Sumud Flotilla, after Israeli forces intercepted the vessels in international waters earlier this week, according...

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(MENAFN) According to reports, tensions escalated at Bilbao Airport in Spain when police and supporters of the Global Sumud Flotilla clashed following the arrival of activists who had been detained in Israel.

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian man was killed and one other wounded Tuesday night after an Israeli drone launched a strike on a residential property in central Gaza, in what medical officials are describing as the latest breach of an ongoing ceasefire...

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(MENAFN) Multiple Palestinians were injured on Saturday during a series of Israeli military raids and settler attacks across different areas of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources and medical teams.

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(MENAFN) Pakistan has warned the United Nations Security Council that expanding Israeli settlements and related measures in the occupied West Bank are undermining the feasibility of an independent Palestinian state, calling on influential...

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(MENAFN) A Palestinian farmer in the occupied West Bank says he has been prevented from reaching his farmland due to ongoing restrictions and attacks attributed to Israeli occupiers, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Paris is preparing a proposal to grant honorary citizenship to Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as Palestinian journalists, according to reports from French media.

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(MENAFN) Four Palestinians, among them a child, sustained injuries on Friday following assaults carried out by Israeli occupiers in the southern occupied West Bank. In a separate incident, Israeli forces also apprehended another Palestinian in...

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(MENAFN) Paris Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire is moving to extend honorary citizenship to Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, as well as Palestinian journalists, a French newspaper reported Thursday.

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(MENAFN) Pakistan has cautioned the United Nations Security Council that the ongoing growth of Israeli settlements and steps toward annexation in the occupied West Bank are eroding any remaining possibility of establishing a sustainable...

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(MENAFN) More than 400 former European Union ministers, ambassadors, and senior officials have urged EU institutions and member states to take stronger action to discourage the expansion of an Israeli settlement project in the occupied West Bank,...

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(MENAFN) A former artificial intelligence engineer at Google DeepMind has levelled accusations of unfair dismissal against the US tech giant, alleging his termination was a direct consequence of his opposition to the company's contracts with...

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(MENAFN) The United States has warned that it could revoke visas for members of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations unless Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour steps back from his bid for a vice presidency at the UN General Assembly,...

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(MENAFN) A former artificial intelligence engineer at Google DeepMind has filed a legal claim in the United Kingdom alleging that he was unfairly dismissed due to his participation in protests related to the company’s contracts with Israel....

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(MENAFN) The United States has allegedly warned that it may revoke visas for members of the Palestinian delegation to the United Nations if Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour does not withdraw his candidacy for one of the vice president...

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(MENAFN) Israeli settlers began establishing an illegal settlement outpost in the village of Umm al-Khair in the Masafer Yatta region of Hebron governorate in the southern occupied West Bank on Wednesday, erecting structures under army protection,...