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Settlement Report: November 9, 2017
A weekly report on Israeli settlement activity by the Foundation for Middle East Peace. This week covering: the construction of new settler-only bypass roads; Israel is, for the first time, clearing landmines from the West Bank – and doing so for the expansion of a settlement; a state-funded NGO is petitioning to retroactively legalize an outpost; Bibi says evacuating settlements would be “ethnic cleansing,” FMEP’s Lara Friedman dismisses the notion; and more.
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PA demands Hamas disarm; APN asks Jewish federations to halt settlement funding
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US to release framework for peace deal; Israeli bill could allow companies to sue boycotters
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Settlement Report: November 2, 2017
A weekly report on Israeli settlement activity by the Foundation for Middle East Peace. This week covering: U.S. pressure leads to the delay of the Greater Jerusalem Annexation bill; plans for Ramat Shlomo and Ramot advance; injunction on the Regulation Law does not stop appointment of a settler advocate to lead committee tasked with retroactively authorizing outposts; more information on the new and improved bypass roads Netanyahu has promised for settlers.
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Hamas relinquishes control of Gaza border crossings as part of unity deal
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Israeli strike on Gaza tunnel sparks face off with Hamas
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Israeli ‘Greater Jerusalem’ annexation bill delayed but plan progresses to split off Arab neighborhoods
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Anti-BDS campaigner nominated for top civil rights job at Department of Education
“In tandem with efforts to [legislate] against boycotts of Israel and settlements, [Kenneth] Marcus has long been a vocal advocate of efforts, unsuccessful so far, to pass laws at both the federal and state level defining activism targeting Israel as anti-Semitism, and imposing a gag rule on such activism,” Lara Friedman told the Intercept.
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FMEP Legislative Round-Up: October 27, 2017
1. Bills & Resolutions 2. Hearings 3. On the Record *Brought to you in cooperation with Americans for Peace Now, where the Round-Up was born!