CMEP Bulletin: Annexation is Business as Usual
Israel Approves New Homes in East Jerusalem Settlement [Al Jazeera]
Israeli authorities have approved building permits for 82 new homes in the illegal settlement of Ramat Shlomo, a neighborhood near Shuafat in occupied East Jerusalem.
Israeli Minister Wants to Annex Half of West Bank and Kick Out the Palestinians [Washington Post]
A top Israeli minister said he wants the government to take complete control of more than half of the West Bank and remove the Palestinian residents of the territory.
Which Jerusalem? Israel’s Little-Known Master Plans [Al Shabaka]
These master plans reinforce each other in their aim to maximize the number of Jews and reduce the number of Palestinians in Jerusalem through processes of colonization, displacement, and dispossession.
Report Slams Israel’s ‘squandering’ of Aid to Palestine [Al Jazeera]
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor released a report documenting Israel’s destruction of EU-funded projects in Palestine. Click here for report.
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