Israeli Border Police in the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem

Israel Approves Construction of New Settlement Building in Silwan

Hours after Israel’s Jerusalem municipality cancelled plans to vote on approving construction of hundreds of new Israeli settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, Jerusalem’s city planning commission approved a plan to build a three-story building for Jewish settlers in the neighborhood of Batan al-Hawa, in the heart of the occupied Palestinian village of Silwan, just south of…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a Border Police officer at the scene of one of the fires after it was extinguished

Joint List to AG: Probe Netanyahu for Arson Incitement against Arabs

The Joint List announced on Monday, December 5, that the bloc will demand an investigation against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for incitement against Arab-Palestinians citizens of Israel. According to MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash), who heads the list, Netanyahu will be investigated for incitement against Palestinians after he accused them of deliberately starting the wildfires…