Occupation

Jerusalem: The jewel in the crown - opinion

To safeguard Jerusalem and save its options for peace, international law must be upheld and the occupation must end.

BULLDOZERS DEMOLISH a Palestinian building in Kafr Akab, near Jerusalem in the West Bank, in June 2026.
Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Authority's mission to the United Kingdom, gestures during a ceremony after Britain announced on Sunday its recognition of a Palestinian state at the mission's headquarters in London, Britain, September 22, 2025; illustrative.

PA's UK Embassy praises Foreign Sec. Miliband's ban on trade with West Bank settlements

View of Karmei Tzur settlement north of Hebron, in the West Bank, November 24, 2025.

De facto annexation in the West Bank: Israel cannot have it both ways - opinion

Palestinian Security Forces, who have been trained under US General Keith Dayton in Jordan, train in the West Bank city of Nablus on August 13, 2009.

Could the Palestinian Authority be planning a Jewish genocide in the West Bank? - opinion


80% of Palestinians say PA President Abbas should step down

The results of the second quarter of 2023 indicate a decline in the popularity of Fatah and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas holds up a photograph during his address to the 77th United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 2022.

Israel files written submission to ICJ against its ‘occupation’ hearing

Israel’s government argued that its hold on the West Bank cannot be considered an occupation, because the territory historically belonged to ancient Israel.

Members of the International Court of Justice attend a hearing for alleged violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity between Iran and the U.S., at the International Court in The Hague, Netherlands August 27, 2018.

Facing reality: Beyond the state of denial in Israeli-Palestinian relations - opinion

I tried to explain that just like us, almost all Palestinians want to control their own destiny and they do not want to live under the oppression and humility of occupation.

 PALESTINIAN RESIDENTIAL buildings and a mosque are seen beyond Israel’s separation wall surrounding the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem.

Susie Becher: Israeli activist who never stops fighting the 'occupation'

“We no longer believe it’s possible to convince the majority of the Israeli public to accept our positions,” Becher said, “so our mission is to advocate overseas for international intervention.” 

 Becher at a demonstration against judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv in January.

Potential ovarian cancer risk for professionals exposed to 18 chemicals agents

Hairdressers, beauticians and related workers were the jobs most frequently exposed to 13 agents, including ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, organic dyes and more.

 A barber gives a client a haircut. (illustrative photograph)

'Occupation' is making a comeback: The legal overhaul's ripple effect - opinion

One of the direct benefits of this change is the return of the word “occupation” to our discourse, a word that over the years has almost turned into a mockery. 

 PLACARDS AT a protest against the judicial overhaul include one which reads: ‘The occupation has succeeded, the state has died,’ near the prime minister’s home in Jerusalem, earlier this year

'Ending that occupation' without a solid peace agreement is impossible. Here's why - opinion

Using legal and humanitarian arguments to justify Palestinian demands ignores Israel’s legitimate claims to Judea and Samaria and its security needs. 

 POLICE AND rescue forces are on the scene of a car-ramming terror attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Resistance to ‘the occupation’ is used to justify terrorism, says the writer

Is Israel on the side of justice in the Palestinian conflict? - opinion

Israel should base its policy on the principle that ultimately there will be an independent, and yes, demilitarized Palestinian state that lives in peace with Israel.

 A Palestinian woman walks in front of a roundabout with a model of a Qassam rocket, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on June 7, 2023.

Four Arab-Israeli conflict myths shattered by one terror incident - opinion

The confrontation between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian Arab terrorists in Jenin on May 29th might seem to have been a routine incident.

Palestinians and pro-Palestinian supporters protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza amid days of conflict between the two sides, in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., May 15, 2021

The US State Department’s occupied territory - opinion

In the eyes of the State Department, granting a group of Jews permission to study Torah in a yeshiva in Samaria raises the same level of concern as the murder of Nigerian children.

 JEWISH MEN work in Homesh, May 29.