Occupation Army Blocks Peace Activists March to West Bank Settlement

The far-right government on Friday acknowledged for the first time that it allowed illegal construction to take place at Homesh in the occupied Palestinian territories, as soldiers barred hundreds Israeli peace activists and Palestinians from reaching the illegal outpost. The occupation army blocked several hundred activists, among them Hadash and Communist Party of Israel members,…

Six Months of Protest Against Far-Right Govt, Turnout Rises and Several Arrested

Hundreds of thousands of people protested Saturday evening around the country for the 26th week, with most of the speakers at these demonstrations invoking the “reasonableness standard,” a clause that gives the Supreme Court the power to block far-right government decisions that it finds unreasonable. Protest leaders announced that protests would be intensifying this week. A…

Airbnb, Expedia, TripAdvisor and Motorola Remain in Blacklist of Firms Doing Business in Settlements

The UN Human Rights Office said Friday that it had removed 15 companies from its blacklist of firms that do business in Israeli settlements in the Palestinian occupied territories. However, 122 firms still remain, the UN office’s spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said during a press briefing. The update followed a long-awaited review, which Shamdasani said had been only…