Links to SIX reports: from the Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Cradle, and Al Jazeera, including one on video; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (Scroll down for WEST BANK 2-6-26 and UKRAINE, WEST BANK, MEDIA and 9/11 TRUTH.) — MCM
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FROM FEB. 8 Israel ‘imposes de facto annexation’ with sweeping West Bank policy change. From Middle East Eye. The Israeli government on Sunday approved sweeping changes to land registration and civil control in the occupied West Bank. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the changes would “dramatically” alter West Bank policy, paving the way for expanded settlements and land seizure. READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 8 Israel’s security cabinet approves measures to strengthen control over the West Bank. From AP. JERUSALEM — The measures approved on Sunday aim to deepen Israeli control over the occupied West Bank. The office of far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said they would make it easier for Jewish settlers to force Palestinians to give up land: “We will continue to bury the idea of a Palestinian state.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE and HERE for Feb. 8 and 9 reports from Reuters and the Cradle.
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FROM FEB. 8 Israeli security cabinet approves rules to increase control over West Bank. From Al Jazeera with news agencies. Israel’s security cabinet has approved new rules aimed at strengthening Israeli control over the occupied West Bank, according to local media reports, drawing condemnation from Palestinian authorities. Click HERE for report including a map.
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VIDEO: Israeli settlers target Palestinian water supply in West Bank, cutting access for 100,000. Reported by Nina Ibraham | Al Jazeera The main water source for 100,000 Palestinians in the central occupied West Bank is under threat — again. Click HERE to watch and listen.
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