by Jill Thomson | Jun 10, 2026 | Apartheid, FIFA, Gianni Infantino, illegal settlements, Israel, Op-Ed, Palestine, settlements, Sports, west bank
If you take this long to investigate something, there is a good chance you are hiding something. FIFA and UEFA, it turns out, have been hiding several things. Ten, to be precise. That is the number of illegal Israeli settlement clubs now operating in the occupied West Bank, at least seven of them playing on land that should fall under the jurisdiction of the Palestine Football Association…
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by Stephen Prager | May 19, 2026 | Bezalel Smotrich, ICC, Israel, News, settlements, warrant
Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said on Tuesday that the International Criminal Court prosecutor had requested an arrest warrant against him, reportedly in response to his illegal forced expulsion of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank. He said he planned to “fight back” by issuing an order to forcibly evict hundreds more Palestinians from their homes in the West…
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by Theia Chatelle | Feb 21, 2026 | Annexation, Bezalel Smotrich, International Law, Israel, Itamar Ben-Gvir, News, Oslo accords, Palestine, Ramallah, settlements, west bank, Zionism
Ramallah — On February 8, the Cabinet of Israel approved a slew of changes to further undermine Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank. While still awaiting final approval by the Knesset, the changes, according to a statement released by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, “will continue to bury the idea of a Palestinian state.” Under the Oslo Accords, Areas A and B of the West Bank…
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by Shatha Hanaysha | Dec 17, 2025 | Ethnic Cleansing, Israel, Jenin, News, Occupation, Palestine, settlements, west bank
On December 3, Israeli forces raided a home in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, tearing down a map of Palestine hanging on the wall and confiscating another. The homeowners, a woman and her 11-year-old daughter, were detained for several hours and subjected to on-site field interrogations as Israeli troops vandalised the rest of the house before eventually withdrawing. Noura Muhammad…
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