Nonrecognition of Israeli settlements

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Occupation/Human rights

For an Economic Boycott and Political Nonrecognition of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Territories,

The case for an economic and political boycott of Israeli settlements – to support the two-state solution, and as an alternative to BDS.

Opinion: Why Netanyahu’s offer to visit the Palestinian parliament is pure BS,

“The Israeli prime minister tells the UN that he will ‘gladly come to speak’ to the Palestinian legislative body, which he conveniently forgets hasn’t convened in nearly a decade. Outstretched hand for peace or PR ploy?” asks Mike Omer-Man.

Is Facebook neutral on Palestine-Israel conflict?,

Facebook may have capitulated to the Israeli narrative and is taking the side of an occupying power, according to Palestinian journalists and activists.

Palestinians fight to prove West Bank land ownership,

Palestinians living in villages near the illegal outpost of Amona are fighting to prove their ownership of the land where a pro-settler campaign is planning to establish its new location.

Palestinian politics

Will the West Bank hold elections without Gaza?,

“Many scenarios emerged when the Palestinian local elections were delayed, with some saying elections may be held in the West Bank, and not in the Gaza Strip, where Hamas may appoint its candidates in the local bodies,” writes Adnan Abu Amer.

Opinion: Abbas disappoints, again, with UN speech,

“President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech to the UN General Assembly showed that he has no credible strategy for obtaining Palestinian statehood,” writes Daoud Kuttab.

Hamas leader confirms plans to step down in 2017,

Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal has publicly confirmed long-circulating reports that he will not run for reelection in the terror organization’s upcoming internal elections, slated to take place in 2017.

Israeli politics

The Palestinian Citizens of Israel,

Oxford Research Group is currently hosting a seminal initiative to give a voice to the “forgotten Palestinians”: the 1.2 million Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Policy of razing settler homes must end, says Bennett,

The right-wing politician has been under attack from setters for not doing enough on the issue of unauthorized settler homes.

US-Israel relations

Kerry says US, Israel can still achieve progress towards 2-states in coming months,

There is concern and speculation in Jerusalem that US President Barack Obama may refrain from rejecting a UN Security Council resolution recognizing a Palestinian state before the end of his term.

Trump adviser: Israel can annex West Bank and remain Jewish,

David Friedman claims Israel would remain 65% Jewish even if it assimilated Palestinians in Judea and Samaria; official numbers tell a different story.

Trump to Netanyahu: If I’m president, I’ll recognize undivided Jerusalem,

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday that if elected president, he would recognize Jerusalem as the “undivided capital” of Israel.