Last month, after eight years of legal proceedings, Israeli authorities expelled the 13-member elderly Basha family from their historic family home on al-Wad Street in the Old City of Jerusalem, which their ancestors have lived in since the 1930s.  The house was given over to settlers. Al-Wad Street is the most crowded street in the area, serving as a lifeline for residents and visitors due to its proximity to al-Aqsa Mosque and the Via Dolorosa. Residents fear that the takeover is the first of many to

A few weeks ago, in mid-July, the Supreme Court issued a decision in favor of Shadi Khoury’s family. accepting their request to suspend the execution of the sentence issued against Shadi, which mandates an actual prison term of 32 months. The Court also ruled that he is not required to surrender himself to prison at this stage, allowing him to remain free until the date of the official appeal hearing before the Supreme Court is set. This is good news in the fight for Shadi Khoury’s

Surely anybody has to better than Israel has now – Peter In recent months, however, Eisenkot has enjoyed a massive surge in popularity that has catapulted his party to the top of the polls. A survey released this week by Channel 12, one of Israel’s main channels, showed Yashar winning 24 seats compared with 23 for Netanyahu’s Likud. Polls have also shown Eisenkot overtaking Netanyahu as the preferred prime minister. While other anti-Netanyahu contenders have soared and then plummeted over recent years, Eisenkot appears to be

Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged a “whole-of-government response” to weaken the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Trump administration has repeatedly targeted the ICC, imposing sanctions on prosecutors investigating alleged crimes by U.S. and Israeli forces. At the same time, the U.S. House passed a $1.15 trillion defense bill that expands military cooperation with Israel, including greater network integration and data sharing. Redeemer Christ, in the face of the actions of empires, remind us of your call to not be afraid. Strengthen all who labor

Defence minister seeks three ‘Nahal’ outposts in Gaza as top commander says Israel now controls 65% of the strip, violating Trump ceasefire deal Illigal and evil – Peter Israel’s defence and finance ministers announced plans for three illegal settlements in Gaza and more than $400m (£300m) in funding to expand construction in the occupied West Bank, as Israel’s military commander for the region celebrated violent outposts as his “security partners”. With national elections scheduled for 27 October, Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition is racing to expand control of land in

New York’s mayor said he is in “an active conversation” with city legal officials on whether he had the authority to arrest the Israeli leader – prompting a sharp rebuke from Jerusalem. Give this man courage to do the right thing and arrest the war criminal – Peter New York mayor Zohran Mamdani is in talks over whether to try to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an upcoming UN summit, he said in an interview – prompting a sharp rebuke from Mr Netanyahu’s camp.

Israel’s prime minister braces for a fight as the parliament dissolves and the countdown to an election begins. Please God for Istraelis wake up – Peter Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is bracing for a fight to stay in power as he heads toward his first election since a Hamas-led attack shocked the country and plunged it into nearly three years of war. The country’s longest-serving leader, who has held the prime minister’s officer, on and off, for a total of almost two decades, oversaw one of the

God bless all Palestinians – Peter The prospects for Palestinian statehood and a future for its people are “disappearing”, according to two former world leaders who are demanding the international community heap more pressure on Israel to change course. Mary Robinson, who served as Ireland’s first female president from late 1990 to 1997, and Helen Clark, New Zealand’s prime minister from 1999 to 2008, made the warning after completing a tour of Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the occupied West Bank this week. The pair are members

by Jonathan Kuttab   It used to be a truism that US elections, particularly presidential elections, rarely centered around international issues, concentrating instead on domestic and particularly economic issues. This was even more true of local and congressional elections. It also was a truism that when it came to specific issues during the election cycle, there was an expectation of wall-to-wall bipartisan support for the State of Israel. Politicians publicly needed to pay lip service and declare their support for Israel and even, in presidential elections,