NEW | For the first time since 1967, Israel moves to expel an entire Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem

B’Tselem reports that Israeli occupation authorities are advancing plans to expel Palestinians from Silwan, placing around 1,800 residents at risk after hundreds have already been displaced in recent years.

In Batn al-Hawa, dozens of families have been forced out, with many more, including children, facing imminent expulsion. In al-Bustan, dozens of homes have been demolished, with over a hundred more set for destruction, threatening the displacement of large numbers of residents.

The rights group warns that what is unfolding in Silwan reflects a broader policy of forced displacement targeting Palestinians across occupied areas.

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Israel approved about $270 million to build roads linking Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to Haaretz.

The report says the Israeli occupation allocated over 1 billion shekels for the project, with an initial 3 million shekels set aside for planning and design work before further approval. The exact locations of the roads were not disclosed.

The move comes amid continued Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank and the eastern part of Jerusalem, where about 750,000 settlers settle, according to Palestinian estimates.

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NEW | Netanyahu seeks to cancel court testimony citing “political and security developments”

Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has requested to cancel his scheduled testimony, citing a series of political and security meetings in occupied Jerusalem that he claims cannot be postponed, alongside "ongoing developments".

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#228 – What Ted Bundy did on July 14, 1974

https://open.spotify.com/episode/41G3UDRcedPq1hKReFQMxF?si=4cb82d7bf25e4cc0

An episode from 5/4/26: Tonight, I read the story of the French journalist Jean-Paul Kauffmann and his capture and three year captivity at the hands of Hezbollah. While held prisoner, he was given many books to read to pass the time, and what I share comes from the spy novelist John le Carré’s memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life.

Next, I read from Caroline Fraser’s Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers. As I say, ever since listening to the audiobook I’ve come to think that there are true crime books, and then there is Fraser’s book: for those who can stomach this kind of material, it is essential. I read the pages describing Ted Bundy’s kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of Janice Ott and Denise Naslund on the same day—July 14, 1974—from Lake Sammamish State Park in Washington.

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A new #Israel–#Somaliland #study warns the #Houthi threat is expanding beyond #Yemen — reshaping #RedSeaSecurity & raising risks for both #Jerusalem & #Hargeisa.

https://saxafimedia.com/houthi-attacks-are-expanding-israel-somaliland/

Entsetzen nach Angriff auf Nonne in Jerusalem

In Jerusalem ist das Entsetzen groß, nachdem ein Mann eine Nonne attackiert hat. Christen warnen in Israel vor zunehmender Gewalt durch jüdische Extremisten. Von Bettina Meier.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/israel-jerusalem-angriff-nonne-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

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