Occupation

Donald Trump, Kamala Harris must define Israel's 'occupation' of West Bank - opinion

Both campaigns should state their future administration’s policy for the Middle East, including how they perceive the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the post-October 7 world.

 A pro-Palestinian protester holds a ‘From the river to the sea’ sign in Columbus, Ohio. (Paul Becker)
 FORMER PRIME MINISTERS Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak attend a memorial ceremony, marking the 26th anniversary of the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2021.

How the West Bank became an ‘occupied Palestinian territory’ - opinion

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby speaks during the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet at Guildhall, in London, Britain November 13, 2023.

Archbishop of Canterbury urges nations to respect ICJ opinion on Israeli 'occupation'

A man with a child are silhouetted against sunset sky as they walk past the graves of soldiers killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus at the Tymvos Makedonitissas military cemetery in Nicosia, Cyprus July 19, 2024.

One part mourns, another celebrates as Cyprus marks 50 years since split


ICJ: Settlements in West Bank, east Jerusalem are illegal

The decision is expected to address the West Bank, east Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip as a single entity. 

Public hearing held by ICJ to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 21, 2024.

What came first – Palestinian terrorism or Israeli ‘occupation?’ - opinion

Our closest Arab neighbors repeatedly state that terrorism will end only when the “occupation” ends. Despite this claim, they continue to deny Israel’s basic right to exist.

Washington, DC – November 04, 2023: A view of the massive Gaza Protest March at Freedom Plaza and the White House calling for a cease fire and an end to US aid to Israel and in ending the occupation.

Apartheid or no Jewish majority: Israel's settlement dilemma - opinion

Israel's former ambassador to South Africa writes: The choice between apartheid and the end of the Jewish majority is fast approaching.

 A construction site for new housing in the Jewish settlement of Shiloh, in the West Bank, on June 21, 2023.

Nobel Prize laureate: Israel must reoccupy Gaza Strip

At the Table: Prof. Yisrael (Robert) Aumann, who won the Nobel Prize for work on conflict, cooperation through game-theory, said Israel should establish military presence in Gaza.

 Prof. Yisrael Aumann in his Baka home in Jerusalem.

Turkey tells World Court occupation is root cause of Israeli-Palestinian conflict

"The unfolding situation after October 7 proves once again that, without addressing the root cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there can be no peace in the region," he said.

 International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds a hearing to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's 'occupation' of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 19, 2024.

Ukrainian wounds from Russian occupation and attacks slow to heal after 2 years

Sunday was the first time in a while that a night hadn’t been interrupted by air raid sirens, locals said. but sirens rang out across Ukraine on Tuesday night.

 A ruined building in Trostyanets, which was seized by the Kremlin for over a month before being liberated in March 2022.

Israel must start talking about Gaza's postwar future - opinion

The underlying principle guiding Gaza’s reintegration lies in its disassociation from terrorism and the establishment of durable national infrastructure.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Israel-Hamas war: Did Oct. 7 change Israeli left-wing views on peace?

36% of Israelis have gone farther Right, as opposed to only 6% who reported going farther Left, following Hamas's October 7 massacre.

 UPDATED PRIORITIES: The papered-over bulletin board outside the Knesset reflects the shift in focus.

The real 'conceptzia' is endless occupation - opinion

The most profound and fundamental cause of the failures we are reckoning with today is the “concept” of maintaining the occupation as if we can contain its harmful implications.

Israeli soldiers block the entrance to the village of Beita, in the West Bank on September 13, 2023,

Israel does not intend to 'reoccupy' Gaza or control it for long, official says

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News earlier this week that Israel would seek to have security responsibility for Gaza "for an indefinite period."

 An Israeli APC and a military vehicle drive along a road, near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, November 8, 2023

Gaza should be occupied by the US, UK, France, Germany - opinion

The US, UK, France, and Germany should be the bodies that shall bear the responsibility of governing the Gaza Strip and stabilizing it so there can be elections after a decade.

 A satellite image shows northern Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, October 28, 2023