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Israeli settlements

June 27, 2020

Amnesty calls on Trip Advisor to pull out of Israeli West Bank settlements

Amnesty International has sent a 300,000-strong petition to TripAdvisor's CEO Stephen Kaufer, calling on the online travel company to discontinue its operations in Israel's illegal settlements on Palestinian land in the West Bank.
January 28, 2020

Oxfam reaction to Trump's Middle East Peace plan announcement

The Trump administration’s proposal is not a peace deal but a roadmap to permanent occupation, says Oxfam.
October 25, 2019

UN expert calls for decisive response to end Israel’s ‘occu-annexation’

The 52 year occupation has been characterised by a strong sense of impunity on the part of the occupying power, says UN expert.
November 20, 2018

Quakers will not profit from the occupation of Palestine

Quakers in Britain have become the first church in the UK to announce it will not invest any of its centrally-held funds in companies profiting from the occupation of Palestine.
August 5, 2018

WCC and local churches express deep concern about Jewish Nation-State Law

Heads of churches in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories have reacted with dismay and concern to the Israeli Knesset’s adoption on 19 July 2018 of a new Basic Law: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People.
May 29, 2018

Israeli Supreme Court ruling on demolition of Palestinian village

The Israeli Supreme Court has ruled in favour of demolishing a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, placing the community at risk of forcible transfer.
December 27, 2016

UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that the establishment of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, have “no legal validity”, constitute a “flagrant violation” under international law and are a “major obstacle” to a two-State solution and a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.
November 17, 2015

New labelling guidelines for Israeli settlement products welcomed

Christian Aid has welcomed new guidelines that will require the true provenance of goods and produce exported from Israeli settlements on the West Bank for sale in the EU to be clearly labelled. Until now, such exports have generally been labelled “Made in Israel.”
August 3, 2015

Senior UN officials condemn West Bank killing of Palestinian child

The UN Secretary-General and the UN special envoy on the Middle East have strongly condemned the arson attack in the West Bank that killed a Palestinian child.
October 2, 2013

Methodists consult on Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

The Methodist Church has launched a major consultation on the arguments for and against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.