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Israeli Right-Wing Defies Trump’s Stance, Pushes Netanyahu on West Bank Annexation Amidst Diplomatic Tensions

2025-09-27 CoolPal

Israeli Right-Wing Defies Trump’s Stance, Pushes Netanyahu on West Bank Annexation Amidst Diplomatic Tensions In a direct challenge to former US President Donald Trump‘s declaration that Israeli annexation of the West Bank is ‘not going to happen,’ prominent right-wing figures in Israel have urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to proceed with the controversial move. The push comes as European nations increasingly recognize a Palestinian state, intensifying calls within Netanyahu’s coalition to assert Israeli sovereignty over parts of the territory. MK…

Israel Approves Controversial E1 Settlement, Threatening West Bank Contiguity

2025-08-22 CoolPal

Israel Approves Controversial E1 Settlement, Threatening West Bank Contiguity TEL AVIV, Israel – Israel has given final approval for a highly controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank, known as E1, a move poised to effectively sever the territory in two. This decision, long opposed by Palestinians and international rights groups, is seen as a significant blow to the prospects of a future Palestinian state. The E1 development, located in an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has…

West Bank: Bedouin Women’s Hunger Strike Enters Sixth Day Demanding Return of Slain Activist’s Body

2025-08-06 CoolPal

West Bank: Bedouin Women’s Hunger Strike Enters Sixth Day Demanding Return of Slain Activist’s Body UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank – A hunger strike by nearly two dozen Bedouin women in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has entered its sixth day, as they intensify demands for Israeli authorities to release the body of community leader Awdah Al Hathaleen, killed last week during a clash with a Jewish settler. The women, ranging from 15 to 70 years old, are protesting what they describe…

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