“By ignoring Israel’s demolitions of Palestinian homes and its building of new settlement outposts, and by publicly airing Greenblatt’s convictions, the United States is burying what little is left of the so-called Israeli-Palestinian ‘peace process.’ The validity of Trump’s proposed ‘deal of the century’ — the panacea that protected Netanyahu against the vitriol of those for whom a fistful of earth is more sacred than human life — has long vanished into thin air.”

“Safety legislation does not apply to West Bank settlements, so the safety administration of the Labor and Welfare Ministry does not conduct worker safety inspections there, essentially leaving the area free from oversight.”

“Trauma still grips the members of this household in the town of Al-Khader near Bethlehem – the shooting, the wound, the amputation and the boy’s 25 days in hospital under detention, without his father and with soldiers who kept his mother from his bedside for half of that period. Twice they even asked the police to throw her out of the hospital.”

“The head of Human Rights Watch has said Israel would not be seeking to expel the organization’s country director without US President Donald Trump in power.”

“In a fiery speech during a meeting of top Palestinian officials at the PA presidential headquarters in Ramallah, Abbas said the move came ‘in the face of the occupation authority’s insistence on negating all of the signed agreements.'”

“Abbas also addressed the demolition of dozens of homes in Palestinian-controlled neighborhood of East Jerusalem on Monday, saying it ‘can only be classified as an act of ethnic cleansing and a crime against humanity.’ On Thursday, the United States blocked a UN Security Council proposal seeking condemnation of the demolitions. “

Shaked said, “I believe the right thing to do in order not to lose votes is to establish one big party, I called it Hayamin Hameuhad (the United Right), one big ideological party to the right of Likud.” The former justice minister also said she sees Otzma Yehudit as “part of the big merger.” “Our goal, my goal, is to establish a single big bloc of the ideological right,” Shaked said.

“A week before the party slates for the Knesset must be finalized, the Arab parties are attempting to reach a compromise that will allow them to reunite and run as the Joint List. According to one proposal, there will be a rotation after the 10th spot on the list.”

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly promised the leaders of the Jewish Home and National Union factions two ministerial posts in his next government in exchange for joining forces with an extremist party in the September 17 elections. Netanyahu has been working to once again broker a controversial merger involving Otzma Yehudit to ensure that the parties clear the 3.25 percent electoral threshold and bolster right-wing bloc he needs to bring him to the premiership for a fourth consecutive term.”