On Christmas Eve, latest headlines from Gaza, the West Bank/East Jerusalem, Israel, and beyond.
Gazan Christians mark 3rd Christmas under genocide – Not a Ceasefire Day 75
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Ha’aretz: Free the Palestinian Activist Who Dared to Document Israel’s Crimes in the West Bank
Administrative detention, a sentence of up to six months in prison with no charge or trial, and indefinitely renewable, is a draconian measure Israel uses against political activists and Palestinians en masse.
Israel preparing largest ever act of ‘archeological cleansing’ in West Bank
Subordinating scientific value to colonial expansion, Israeli archeologists are putting up no resistance as the state moves to expropriate swaths of Sebastia.
New Israeli settlement in West Bank town near Bethlehem threatens the Christian presence in Palestine
Israeli settler groups have begun bulldozing Palestinian lands in the town of Beit Sahour (Shepherds Fields) to make way for a new settler outpost. The settlement threatens the existence of the largest remaining Christian community in the West Bank
How Israel Organizes and Arms Settler Militias to Terrorize Palestinians in the West Bank
What often appears as sporadic settler violence is in fact an organized system with an official structure fully operating as intended.
West Bank: Israeli Settlers Steal & Slaughter Palestinian’s Donkey
Villagers said that the settlers killed one of the donkeys after Israeli forces, who arrived an hour and a half after the incident, left the scene shortly after. ‘People are very afraid now; they saw what was done to the donkey,’ one resident said.
‘No Human Logic in What Happened’: After an Israeli Settler Attack, West Bank Palestinian Farmer Wakes From Coma to a Life Upended
‘Where is the Israeli Shin Bet? Where is the Israel Police?’: Attackers fractured Hikmat Shteiwi’s skull, caused dozens of other fractures and torched his car in his olive grove. The army is supposed to prevent such attacks, but is protecting the settlers, friends and family members of the victim tell Haaretz.
Historic Christian presence in the West Bank is under attack
Israeli military backed colonizers are annexing historical Christian communities in Bethlehem, and starving them of their rightful and legally owned land.
Bethlehem’s Christmas tree rises after two silent years amid Gaza’s genocide and West Bank violence
Bethlehem prepares for a subdued Christmas as its tree lights up on December 6, marking the city’s first celebration in two years as Israel’s violence continues
Israeli Settler Kicks Detained Palestinian as IOF Soldiers Watch
The Israeli soldiers on scene – including members of an IDF West Bank unit made up of local settlers – saw the incident but did not intervene. The army said the troops’ conduct is ‘under review’