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Illustrative: An Israeli policeman walks near cement cubes placed as a roadblock by Israeli security forces on a road linking the East Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina with West Jerusalem on September 15, 2021 (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
US set to cease scientific, tech cooperation with Israeli entities over Green Line
By ToI Staff
Move said to be resumption of policy that was reversed under Trump administration; Foreign Minister Eli Cohen tells reporters that the decision ‘is wrong’
Negev Forum participants hold a meeting in Abu Dhabi on January 10, 2022. (UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry)
Morocco confirms US-Israel-Arab ministerial forum delayed, cites ‘political context’
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: An Israeli policeman walks near cement cubes placed as a roadblock by Israeli security forces on a road linking the East Jerusalem Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina with West Jerusalem on September 15, 2021 (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
June 25, 2023, 7:15 pm
US set to cease scientific, tech cooperation with Israeli entities over Green Line
Move said to be resumption of policy that was reversed under Trump administration; Foreign Minister Eli Cohen tells reporters that the decision ‘is wrong’
By ToI Staff
Negev Forum participants hold a meeting in Abu Dhabi on January 10, 2022. (UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry)
June 23, 2023, 7:03 pm
Morocco confirms US-Israel-Arab ministerial forum delayed, cites ‘political context’
Foreign minister says timing not right to move forward with second Negev Forum meeting of top diplomats, after officials told ToI postponement prompted by settlement boosts
By Jacob Magid
The Negev Forum steering committee poses for a photo in Abu Dhabi on January 10, 2022. (Foreign Ministry)
June 20, 2023, 8:37 pm
Morocco cancels next month’s Negev Forum over Israeli settlement announcements
Second ministerial meeting was supposed to take place in July after several delays; US official says West Bank expansion moves also ‘taint’ Saudi normalization effort
By Jacob Magid
Construction work is seen in the West Bank settlement of Yakir, on June 11, 2020. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
June 20, 2023, 5:25 am
UN chief ‘troubled, alarmed’ by Israeli decisions to beef up settlement building
Guterres says settlements driving violence, urges Jerusalem to halt expected approval of over 4,000 homes and reverse resolution handing Smotrich control of West Bank planning
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Pro-settlement activists march to the illegal Evyatar settlement outpost in the northern West Bank during Passover to demand it be repopulated, April 10, 2023. (Sraya Diamant/Flash90)
June 19, 2023, 4:39 am
‘An obstacle to peace’: US lambasts Israeli moves to expand West Bank settlements
State Department issues swift condemnation after Jerusalem announces it’ll green-light 4,500 settlement units, hand Smotrich more control over settlement policy
By Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Demonstrators take part in a protest against prostitution outside the Gogo strip club in Tel Aviv on December 22, 2016. (Flash90)
June 17, 2023, 11:02 pm
US State Department: Israel inadequate in fighting human trafficking
Report puts Israel in Tier 2 of trafficking rankings, meaning country does not meet minimum standards, but recognizes ‘significant efforts’ to improve
By ToI Staff
Palestinian relatives mourn during the funeral of Omar As'ad, 78, who was found dead after being detained and handcuffed during an Israeli raid, in Jiljilya village in the West Bank, on January 13, 2022. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
June 15, 2023, 2:29 am
US seeking answers after IDF shuts probe into death of detained Palestinian-American
State Department spokesman says Washington will talk to Israelis directly before drawing conclusions, notes initial IDF statement that incident showed ‘lapse of moral judgment’
By Jacob Magid
Roger Waters on stage in Berlin, May 2023 (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)
June 6, 2023, 10:58 pm
US denounces Roger Waters performance in Berlin as antisemitic
State Department says recent show by former Pink Floyd frontman ‘contained imagery that is deeply offensive to Jewish people and minimized the Holocaust’
By Matthew Lee
Illustrative: A screenshot of video from the northern West Bank village of Burqa shows a fire, amid clashes between Palestinians and settlers, May 24, 2023. (Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 31, 2023, 10:26 pm
Settlers, Palestinians clash near new West Bank illegal outpost
Sides present conflicting report of events near makeshift Homesh yeshiva that was illegally transferred after approval from ministers
By ToI Staff
People work on a new yeshiva building in the outpost of Homesh, in the West Bank, on May 29, 2023. (Flash90)
May 29, 2023, 11:13 pm
US, EU slam construction of new yeshiva building in illegal Homesh outpost
State Department reiterates statement that it is ‘deeply troubled’ by move, while European Union calls on Israel ‘to reverse this action’
By Jacob Magid, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Israeli soldiers stand by as Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinians during clashes in the town of Huwara in the West Bank on October 13, 2022. (Oren Ziv / AFP)
May 27, 2023, 5:41 pm
US laments ‘rising trend’ of settler violence after 4 Palestinians hurt by gunfire
State Department highlights ‘attacks against Palestinians in homes and farms in which they have lived for decades,’ while also calling out attempted stabbing by a Palestinian
By Jacob Magid
Construction equipment clears land for the illegal Homesh outpost on May 25, 2023. (Screen capture/YouTube)
May 25, 2023, 8:05 pm
Ministers sign off on construction work en route to authorizing Homesh yeshiva
Settlers begin process of moving wildcat outpost off private Palestinian land to make way for its legalization, despite Israeli assurances to Biden that it would not do so
By Jacob Magid
An illustrative photo of a banner supporting the Breaking the Silence organization, in Tel Aviv, July 1, 2017. The banner reads 'We are all breaking the silence.' (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
May 25, 2023, 2:35 am
US sounds alarm over Likud bill targeting rights groups backed by foreign governments
State Department says human rights organizations ‘should have space to raise resources’ worldwide; NIF bashes ‘government of extremists’ as coalition weighs bill to impose 65% tax
By Jacob Magid
Israelis gather at the Evyatar outpost in the West Bank on April 10, 2023. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
May 23, 2023, 8:57 pm
Amid signs of expansion, Israel assures US it’s not planning to double settler numbers
PM’s aides rush to do damage control after Smotrich reported to be aiming for 1 million settlers and IDF revokes order barring Israelis from return to evacuated Homesh settlement
By Jacob Magid
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, flanked by police officers, greets people gathered in front of Damascus Gate leading to the Old City of Jerusalem on May 18, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
May 22, 2023, 3:49 am
US flogs Ben Gvir for ‘provocative, inflammatory’ tour on tense Temple Mount
State Department slams far-right minister for politicizing holy site with visit meant to show Israeli muscle; move paving way for resurrection of Homesh outpost also panned
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
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