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UK and other Western nations recognize Palestinian state ahead of UN meetings – but symbolic action won’t make statehood happen

Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely to dominate proceedings at the U.N. beginning Sept 23, 2025, when world leaders will gather for the annual general assembly.

The Conversation

What international law says about Israel’s collective punishments against Palestinian civilians

A recent episode on the West Bank when hundreds of Palestinian men were detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has highlighted the IDF’s tactic of “collective punishment”. This is defined as “a form of sanction imposed on persons or a group of persons in response to a crime committed…

The Conversation

EU moves to sanction Israel over Gaza, West Bank humanitarian crisis

Commission proposes package of sanctions that were trailed by Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the Union speech in Strasbourg last week.

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Two Labour MPs denied entry to Israel on visit to occupied West Bank

Two Labour MPs travelling to the occupied West Bank as part of a UK parliamentary delegation said they were denied entry to Israel ...

The National (Scotland)

Captured state: Israel 20 years after disengaging from Gaza

Twenty years after leaving Gaza, it’s Israel’s far right and settler groups who are driving policy, analysts say

Al Jazeera

Impose sanctions on Israel, 325 ex-EU officials ask UN

Some 325 former EU ambassadors and senior officials have called on the UN General Assembly to impose sanctions on Israel over its actions in Gaza and the West Bank.

Euronews

NGOs call on EU to stop doing business with Israel's 'illegal' settlements

A coalition of over 80 NGOs has launched a campaign urging European countries to stop all commercial or investment activities related to Israel’s settlements in Palestinian territories. Groups like French supermarket giant Carrefour stand accused of directly or indirectly "enabling the humanitarian crisis" driven by Israel’s prolonged occupation.

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra says his home in West Bank raided by Israeli soldiers

Palestinian Oscar-winning director Basel Adra has told The Associated Press that Israeli soldiers have conducted a raid at his home in the West Bank

The Independent UK

As Israel carried out strikes far beyond its borders, violence surged in the occupied West Bank

As Israeli strikes in far-off Qatar and Yemen sparked regional tensions this week, violence surged in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem

The Independent UK

Scottish brewer helps Palestine beer make its way from West Bank to UK

Since the war began, the Israeli crackdown has hit the West Bank industry and economy hard, forcing bars, restaurants and hotels to close.

Euronews

IDF 'dragging away every man they can capture' in West Bank city

THE Israeli army has been accused of “storming” a city in the West Bank and “dragging away every Palestinian man they could capture”, the…

The National (Scotland)

Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’

Israeli prime minister signs agreement to move ahead with expanded settlement plan that would bisect occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

At the end of August, the Trump administration blocked Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and 80 other Palestinian officials from attending the UN general assembly meeting in New York, which runs between September 9 and 23. The US president’s decision to revoke the Palestinian officials’ US visas comes as various European…

The Conversation

Palestinian beer overcomes war and border checks to go on sale at UK supermarkets

Scottish brewery Brewgooder collaborated on the beer, which is coming to Co-op stores

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Palestinian beer defies the odds and goes on sale in Britain with help from Scottish brewer

A Palestinian beer is set to go on sale in British stores despite border checks and a distance of some 2,500 miles from the Israeli-occupied West Bank

The Independent UK

Israel is hit by terror while unleashing its own terror in Gaza – only extremists will win

ANALYSIS: An immediate response to the attack by Palestinian militants in Jerusalem reflected the quiet heroism that Gazans show every day – but only extremists will benefit from the latest volley of violence, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

Shooting attack at Jerusalem bus stop kills 5

Paramedics said at least five people were killed in a shooting attack in Jerusalem after attackers opened fire at a bus stop at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem

Al Jazeera

One year on, family of US citizen killed by Israel still seeking justice

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi’s loved ones say they will continue to pursue accountability for her 2024 killing in the West Bank.

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The Guardian - US

One year after Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was killed, the US has not investigated. Her family wants answers

The American Turkish woman, 26, was shot in the head on 6 September 2024 by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank

The Guardian - UK

US and UN discuss Gaza reconstruction plan before general assembly

Talks aimed at preventing row at UN conference, where several countries plan to recognise state of Palestine

Radio France Internationale

UAE diplomacy tested as it balances growing Israeli ties with Gaza aid

The United Arab Emirates says it backs the creation of a Palestinian state – but it is also one of the few Arab countries to have normalised relations with Israel. That dual role has become harder to maintain during the war in Gaza, and with the continuing expansion of Israeli…

Al Jazeera

Calls grow to release US teen Mohammed Ibrahim detained by Israel

Advocacy groups, lawmakers and family members urge Trump administration to push Israel to free 16-year-old Floridian.

The Independent UK

Palestine brewery Taybeh launches beer to be sold in the UK supermarkets

Brewed at zero profit by Brewgooder and Taybeh’s Madees Khoury, the region’s first and only female brewmaster, the beer will be stocked in Co-op stores

Evening Standard

Palestinian brewery launches lager for sale in UK

Taybeh Brewing Co was founded in the West Bank in 1994.

The Conversation

Gaza: civilian death toll outpaces other modern wars

Hamas killed about 1,200 people in Israel, mostly unarmed civilians, in its surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7 2023. Using Gaza health ministry statistics, the UN says more than 62,000 people have subsequently been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its military campaign against Hamas. An additional 1,000…

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