West Bank

• Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end presence of Gaza, West Bank

  The resolution is based on a July ruling by the International Court of Justice, which condemned Israel’s rule over lands it captured in 1967 by force.

  Canada

  Sep 18
  
• Palestinian militants kill 3 Israeli police in the West Bank

  Palestinian militants killed three Israeli police officers on Sunday when they opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, where Israel has carried out large-scale raids.

  World

  Sep 1
  
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• Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal

  The court said Israel had no right to sovereignty in the territories and was violating international laws against acquiring territory by force.

  World

  Jul 19
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• Biden sanctions Israeli settlers accused of violent attacks in West Bank

  The Israeli settlers sanctioned by the U.S. were involved in acts of violence, as well as threats and attempts to destroy or seize Palestinian property, according to Biden's order.

  World

  Feb 1
• In Bethlehem, the Church of the Nativity cancels Christmas events amid conflict

  One of the world's oldest churches is now a casualty of one of the longest running conflicts, as the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem cancels Christmas events.

  World

  Dec 19, 2023
• ‘Praying with my wheels’: Volunteers help sick Palestinians to Israeli hospitals

  Volunteers are with Road to Recovery -- a charity the late Israeli-Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver also worked with before her death in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.

  World

  Dec 14, 2023
• Does Hamas represent Palestinians?

  Two weeks after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, there are worrying signs Hamas has sympathy among Palestinians.

  World

  Oct 21, 2023
• Israeli, Palestinian deaths highest since 2005, over 230 killed: UN envoy

  Tor Wennesland told the U.N. Security Council that the rise in violence is being fueled by growing despair about the future, with Palestinians still seeking an independent state.

  World

  Aug 21, 2023
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• Israel’s Netanyahu not on Trudeau’s invite list despite proposed U.S. visit

  Trudeau is slated to speak with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon, after months of strain between the two countries.

  Politics

  Jul 20, 2023
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• Biden invites Israel’s Netanyahu to U.S. despite ‘valid’ policy concerns

  Biden had held off extending the invitation out of concern about a proposed judicial overhaul as well as Israel's expansion of settlements on the occupied West Bank.

  World

  Jul 17, 2023