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June 13, 2025
West Bank Settlement & Annexation News
- “Mitzpe Kramim secures formal recognition” (Arutz Sheva, 6/12/25)
- For background on Mitzpe Kramim, see: “Dumping Any Pretense of Respect for Rule of Law, Israeli High Court Reverses Course, Allows Mitzpe Kramim Outpost to be ‘Legalized’” (FMEP, 8/4/2022)
- “Israel declares complete lockdown in West Bank, Al-Aqsa mosque closed, after Iran strikes” (The New Arab, 6/13/25)
- “Smotrich moves to paralyze Palestinian economy in response to Western sanctions” (The Times of Israel, 6/12/25)
- “Cabinet ministers vow to annex West Bank, Gaza and more at far-right confab” (The Times of Israel, 6/12/25)
- “Israel just changed how land ownership works in the West Bank. Here’s what that means.” (Mondoweiss, 6/12/25)
- “Smotrich vows new settlements, Ben Gvir expresses his ‘contempt’ as UK to sanction them” (The Times of Israel, 6/10/25)
- “The Punishment for Documenting Injustice in the West Bank: A Brutal Attack by Settlers” (Haaretz, 6/13/25)
U.S. Politics & News
- “US ambassador says ‘no room’ for Palestinian state unless changes made” (i24 News, 6/10/25)
- “US issues sanctions against charities allegedly supporting Hamas, PFLP” (The Times of Israel, 6/11/25)
- “U.S. Warns Against Attending UN Gathering on Two-state Solution for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict” (Haaretz, 6/10/25)
- “US slams sanctions by UK, allies on far-right Israeli ministers” (Al-Monitor, 6/10/25)
International News
- “Britain sanctions Israeli far-right ministers over Gaza comments” (Reuters,6/10/25)
- “Australia, Canada, NZ, UK, Norway sanction two Israeli far-right ministers” (Al Jazeera, 6/10/25)
- “Why Sanctioning Only Netanyahu’s Far-right Ministers Lets Israel Off the Hook” (Haaretz, 6/11/25)