Israeli Firing Zones and Displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank
In her inaugural issue brief, Dr. Debra Shushan explores "firing zones" and how they are used to displace Palestinians in the West Bank.
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In her inaugural issue brief, Dr. Debra Shushan explores "firing zones" and how they are used to displace Palestinians in the West Bank.
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Via Jeremy Ben-Ami in The New Republic: Across the country, AIPAC's aggressive spending has become a dominant storyline in this year’s Democratic primaries and is making Israel more of a political football than it has ever been in American elections.
Palestinians: Teenager Killed in Clashes With Israeli Troops, The Washington Post
A Palestinian teenager was killed and dozens were wounded during clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medics said early Thursday. The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said Waseem Khalifa, 18, was killed and 35 Palestinians were wounded in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. It was not immediately clear what triggered the violence. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.
U.S. Asked Israel To Review IDF’s “Rules of Engagement” in West Bank, Axios
The Biden administration wants Israel to review its “rules of engagement” during military operations in the occupied West Bank after the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. U.S. pressure for Israel to review the guidelines is unusual, but comes as the Biden administration faces pressure to do more to ensure accountability in Abu Akleh’s death.