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At least in theory, this plan has been opposed by a vast array of nations, which has failed to deter plans from pressing ahead www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
Over 20 nations join EU, UN in opposing Israel’s illegal E1 settlement plan
Israel's plan for illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank will 'make a two-state solution impossible'.
www.aljazeera.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
At least in theory, this plan has been opposed by a vast array of nations, which has failed to deter plans from pressing ahead www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
Initiated in the 90s, what started slow escalated under Netanyahu, emboldened by the first Trump administration. Land confiscations and forcible removable of Palestinians in Jerusalem were also carried out to facilitate a new reality as I wrote in Novara in 2019 novaramedia.com/2019/08/21/h...
How the US Green Lit an Israeli Movement to Change the Demographics of East Jerusalem
Since the opening of a new US Embassy in Jerusalem last year, human rights groups say Palestinians have been evicted from the city faster than ever before.
novaramedia.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Initiated in the 90s, what started slow escalated under Netanyahu, emboldened by the first Trump administration. Land confiscations and forcible removable of Palestinians in Jerusalem were also carried out to facilitate a new reality as I wrote in Novara in 2019 novaramedia.com/2019/08/21/h...
The settlement connects the Ma'ale Adumin settlement with East Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, fragmenting the #WestBank even further. These facts on the ground make a two state solution ever more impossible to realise. It also dispalces the #Palestinians living there. imeu.org/resources/re...
Fact Sheet: Israel’s E1 Settlement
Israel’s E1 settlement plan threatens to sever East Jerusalem from the West Bank, making a Palestinian state impossible. Learn how E1 expansion impacts Palestinians.
imeu.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The settlement connects the Ma'ale Adumin settlement with East Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, fragmenting the #WestBank even further. These facts on the ground make a two state solution ever more impossible to realise. It also dispalces the #Palestinians living there. imeu.org/resources/re...
In November, West Midlands Police banned Maccabi fans from attending a game the Tel Aviv football team played against Aston Villa, due to security concerns, which they defended in a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday. MPs claimed the basis of their decision was flawed www.newarab.com/news/police-...
Police chiefs defend Maccabi Tel Aviv ban before British MPs
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were barred from going to an Europa League match against Aston Villa after the game was deemed high-risk.
www.newarab.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
In November, West Midlands Police banned Maccabi fans from attending a game the Tel Aviv football team played against Aston Villa, due to security concerns, which they defended in a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday. MPs claimed the basis of their decision was flawed www.newarab.com/news/police-...
A special committee has identified 314 children who were forcibly taken from the parents of individuals detained during Bashir al Assad's rule. The children were placed in homes and orphanages with no information about their lineage which they are now working to solve www.newarab.com/news/syria-i...
Syria identifies 314 children taken from detained parents
A Syrian committee says it has identified 314 children forcibly taken by the Assad regime from their detained parents, with thousands more still missing
www.newarab.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
A special committee has identified 314 children who were forcibly taken from the parents of individuals detained during Bashir al Assad's rule. The children were placed in homes and orphanages with no information about their lineage which they are now working to solve www.newarab.com/news/syria-i...
In the occupied West Bank, #Israel has tendered the acquisition of 3,400 housing units as part of the E1 settlement, which would create a contiguous – and illegal under international law – territory for Israelis. It has advanced despite condemnation from its allies www.newarab.com/news/israel-...
Israel advances E1 settlement plan to ’bury’ Palestinian state
The E1 settlement project would cut the occupied West Bank in half, making the formation of a Palestinian state on contiguous territory all but impossible.
www.newarab.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
In the occupied West Bank, #Israel has tendered the acquisition of 3,400 housing units as part of the E1 settlement, which would create a contiguous – and illegal under international law – territory for Israelis. It has advanced despite condemnation from its allies www.newarab.com/news/israel-...
If it's a breach of #InternationalLaw, that has repercussions, and emboldens other leaders seeking regional dominance to mirror similar antics
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
What the US did in Venezuela normalises power grabs: Expert
US skirted international law and its own political limits in its operation in Venezuela, expert says.
www.aljazeera.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
If it's a breach of #InternationalLaw, that has repercussions, and emboldens other leaders seeking regional dominance to mirror similar antics
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
The Trump administration has used law enforcement framing for justifying the attack but legal scholars will confirm that an indictment alone cannot justify deposing a foreign leader - congressional approval is needed for any overseas #military operation of this nature www.reuters.com/world/us/was...
Was the US capture of Venezuela's president legal?
The U.S. captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation early on Saturday morning, culminating a months-long pressure campaign by President Donald Trump's administration that dr...
www.reuters.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The Trump administration has used law enforcement framing for justifying the attack but legal scholars will confirm that an indictment alone cannot justify deposing a foreign leader - congressional approval is needed for any overseas #military operation of this nature www.reuters.com/world/us/was...
Many call it a breach of Article 2(4) of the #UNCharter regarding "acts of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state" i.e. illegal without a #UNSC Resolution. theconversation.com/were-the-us-...
Were the US actions in Venezuela legal under international law? An expert explains
It is hard to see how this can be anything other than a ‘use of force’ under article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Many call it a breach of Article 2(4) of the #UNCharter regarding "acts of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state" i.e. illegal without a #UNSC Resolution. theconversation.com/were-the-us-...
No-one can seem to ignore the Greenland question - does what was one not possible seem now possible? Will Trump's government attempt to just take it
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
No-one can seem to ignore the Greenland question - does what was one not possible seem now possible? Will Trump's government attempt to just take it
Despite the continuation, the alternative - nobel prize-winning María Corina Machado - expressed and highlighted jubilation in the country - despite the snub from Trump of not having her step in at the helm
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Despite the continuation, the alternative - nobel prize-winning María Corina Machado - expressed and highlighted jubilation in the country - despite the snub from Trump of not having her step in at the helm
Partly justifying the capture as liberation from an authoritarian leader, any expectation of reform is reportedly unlikely and the government - mostly still in tact – has cracked down on journalists reporting inside the country
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Partly justifying the capture as liberation from an authoritarian leader, any expectation of reform is reportedly unlikely and the government - mostly still in tact – has cracked down on journalists reporting inside the country