Palestinians fear ‘civil war’ amid growing anarchy

Charges that the Palestinian Authority was not doing enough to enforce law and order, amid increased scenes of anarchy and violence in some parts of the West Bank, emerged Wednesday.

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13 European states call on Israel to halt plan for 3,000 West Bank settler homes

A group of 12 European countries urges Israel to scrap plans for the construction of more than 3,000 homes in West Bank settlements.

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Coalition discord as some 3,000 settler homes okayed amid left-wing, US ire

Israel advanced the construction of some 3,000 housing units in West Bank settlements on Wednesday, despite condemnation from within the government as well as by the US administration.

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Israel set to okay 3,000 new settlement homes, 1,300 Palestinian homes

Israel will next week advance the construction of more than 3,000 settlement homes and some 1,300 Palestinian homes in the West Bank’s Area C, according to a weekly schedule published by the Civil Administration’s planning committee.

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Abbas tells UN Israeli actions could lead to ‘one state’

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel on Friday of destroying the two-state solution with actions he said could lead Palestinians to demand equal rights within one binational state comprising Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.

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Hundreds riot in West Bank, Jerusalem in support of escaped prisoners

Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces in the West Bank and east Jerusalem Wednesday night, shortly after riots were carried out by Islamic Jihadists in Israeli prisons.

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