Settlement Round Up: November 27, 2024

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Happening on the ground:

  • “The Israeli Government Declared 10 Dunams as State Land to Legalize the Yizhar Cemetery” (Peace Now)
  • “Settlers from illegal outpost in southern West Bank attacked several Palestinians as IDF soldiers looked on“ (The Times of Israel)
  • “”​Infrastructure for Annexation: The government Decided to Build Israeli Power Plants and Solar Fields in the West Bank” (Peace Now)
  • “Armenian Christians of Jerusalem say their centuries-old community faces an existential threat” (The World)
  • “Tranquil day of olive harvesting belies mounting difficulties for Palestinian growers” (The Times of Israel)
  • “The Lives of Palestinians in the West Bank Are a Triviality to the Israeli Army That Lords Over Them” (Haaretz
  • “Palestinian olive harvest under threat from Israeli attacks and restrictions” (BBC)
  • “Editorial | From Its Ruins, a Settlement: The Story of Umm al-Hiran and the Dark Side of Zionism” (Haaretz)
  • “The unbearable price Israel would pay for annexation” (Shaul Arieli / The Times of Israel)

Happening in Israeli Government:

  • “Knesset Committee to Debate Legislation Representing Annexation In Realm of Antiquities” (Emek Shaveh)
  • “The Knesset Advances the Antiquities Authority Jurisdiction Law in the West Bank: Further Annexation and Harm to Academic Research” (Peace Now)
  • “The Annexation Moves Hidden in the Arrangements Law” (Peace Now)

News/Analysis on International Sanctions targeting Israeli settlers and related entities:

  • “U.S. warns Israel against dropping detention of settlers in occupied West Bank” (Axios). Also See: “US: Administrative detention was one of the few tools Israel used to curb settler violence” (The Times of Israel)
  • “West Bank Settlers, Israeli Government and Int’l Community at a Critical Turning Point” (Haaretz)