Jewish settlements

Hundreds of Jewish protesters tried to block Greek Orthodox Christians from entering King David’s Tomb in the Old City of Jerusalem The site also is sacred to Christians who believe that Jesus' Last Supper took place on the second floor of the tomb. Getty Images

This Palestinian resistance is a spontaneous reaction to the most racist, far-right government in Israel’s history

 

 
 
Paul Balles
 
Helen Thomas
 
When Helen Thomas told a Rabbi that the Jews should go back to where they came from, he asked where that would be.
 Her response was as honest and appropriate as it was direct: “Poland, Germany, America…” For that she lost her job as the best White House reporter America has had.

Christian Zionism: The New Heresy that Undermines Middle East Peace

Christian followers of American Evangelical Pastor John Hagee chant slogans in support of Israel (Gali Tibbon / AFP / Getty Images)

EU to bar all member states from funding Israeli settlements
A 27 February 2013 files photo shows laborers working on the construction of home in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa in Israeli annexed Arab East Jerusalem. (Photo: AFP – Menahem Kahana)
 
An EU directive will bar all 28 member states from dealings with Jewish settlements in the occupied territories, including annexed Arab east Jerusalem, sparking attacks from Israeli officials Tuesday.