Top news stories from Israel/Palestine: September 28, 2018

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Occupation/Human rights

What Netanyahu's idea of peace looks like,

Although he may publicly reiterate his support for a two-state solution, Netanyahu’s vision for a future Palestinian state is one that would lack nearly all sovereignty.

Breaking the Silence spokesperson detained in Hebron,

Spokesperson for Breaking the Silence Dean Issacharoff was detained while leading a tour of the organization in the city of Hebron on Friday. Issacharoff was asked by IDF officers not to continue beyond a point and refused to comply, which led to his arrest as well as the arrest of one other member in the group that was touring the city.

For Justice, Not Apartheid, in Palestine,

A quarter-century after Oslo, Israel is consolidating its domination—but the global resistance movement is growing.

Palestinian politics

‘Jerusalem is not for sale’: Full text of Abbas’s speech to UN General Assembly,

Transcript of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2018.

Palestine confirmed to head massive bloc of developing countries at UN,

The State of Palestine was formally handed on Thursday the presidency of the Group of 77, the largest bloc of developing nations at the UN.

Palestinians try to move peace process forward without Trump,

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations today that he and his team tried for a year to engage the Donald Trump administration on the peace process only to have their views rejected in decision after decision.

US-Israeli/Palestinian relations

Israeli security considerations trump Palestinian statehood, US ambassador says,

Israeli security considerations would come before Palestinian statehood, the U.S. ambassador to Israel said a day after President Donald Trump said he favored a two-state solution.

BDS & Settlement boycotts

Opinion: The BDS Monster,

“A legitimate and nonviolent Palestinian protest movement has been turned into an anti-Semitic plot through sweeping propaganda and abundant resources,” writes Yuli Novak.

Israeli Government Teams Up With Far-Right U.S. Jewish Funders For Anti-BDS Effort,

The Israeli government is turning to two U.S. charities that fund settlers and far-right Israeli activists for donations to a secretive project to undermine the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, according to a new report by the Israeli investigative magazine the Seventh Eye.

Federal court blocks Arizona law excluding Israel boycotters from contracts,

A federal court blocked an Arizona law requiring state contractors to certify that they will not boycott Israel, finding that the law likely violates the contractors’ free speech rights.