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# west-bank - Monday 8 June, 2020
Opinion: There really is no excuse for a new Government not to pass the Occupied Territories Bill
Duncan Casey argues that the Bill, which would prohibit the import of goods from the West Bank, should no longer be delayed.
# west-bank - Sunday 26 April, 2020
Israel prime minister 'confident' Trump will support West Bank annexation
Israeli annexation of West Bank territory would be highly controversial.
# west-bank - Thursday 23 April, 2020
Simon Coveney condemns Israeli deal to approve Trump's plan for annexation of parts of West Bank
The Minister for Foreign Affairs’ comments come as a new government is set to be formed in Israel.
# west-bank - Tuesday 28 January, 2020
Trump hosts rival Israeli leaders on the eve of unveiling 'historic' peace plan
There is scepticism over the plan’s chances of success in the Middle East.
# west-bank - Saturday 21 December, 2019
Intimidation and checks: My trip to Palestine brought back memories of Crossmaglen during the Troubles
Oisín McConville writes about his recent trip to Gaza and the West Bank with Trócaire.
# west-bank - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
Coveney condemns 'illegal' Israeli settlements in wake of US policy u-turn
This comes after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington no longer considers them to be illegal.
# west-bank - Thursday 19 September, 2019
Israel's Netanyahu calls on main opposition leader to form a unity government
Netanyahu said he preferred to form a right-wing coalition but the results showed that would not be possible.
# west-bank - Sunday 15 September, 2019
Israel approves new West Bank settlement just days before election
The move was announced by Benjamin Netanyahu.
# west-bank - Thursday 8 August, 2019
Off-duty Israeli soldier found dead with stab wounds in occupied West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called it a “terrorist” attack and reinforcements have been sent.
# west-bank - Wednesday 10 April, 2019
Airbnb reverses decision to ban listings from West Bank settlements
The move came as a result of multiple lawsuits being filed by hosts against the company.
# west-bank - Sunday 7 April, 2019
Netanyahu vows to will annex settlements in West Bank if he's re-elected
Israel goes to the polls on Tuesday.
# west-bank - Saturday 23 March, 2019
Israeli ambassador praises RTÉ's 'strong position' on Eurovision boycott calls
His comments come in the wake of renewed calls for RTÉ to sit out this year’s contest.
# west-bank - Tuesday 20 November, 2018
Calls for Booking.com to follow Airbnb's move to remove Israeli West Bank settlement listings
Israel strongly denounced Airbnb’s decision and threatened legal action against the company.
# west-bank - Saturday 13 October, 2018
Palestinian mother-of-eight dies after West Bank stone throwing
She died in hospital from a head injury she sustained in the stone-throwing.
# west-bank - Saturday 22 September, 2018
Ireland to give extra €1 million to help Palestinian refugees
Mahmoud Abbas met President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney today.
# west-bank - Saturday 1 September, 2018
Tánaiste: US decision to end aid to Palestinian refugee agency is 'shocking'
The US State Department said it was no longer willing to shoulder “the very disproportionate share of the burden”.
# west-bank - Sunday 19 August, 2018
'We have twice had to rebuild our village on the West Bank - now our school is under threat'
The principal of the school used by Palestinian children in Susya makes a direct appeal to the Irish government to support them.
# west-bank - Thursday 14 June, 2018
# west-bank - Wednesday 31 January, 2018
Irish ambassador to Israel summoned by Netanyahu over Seanad bill
The bill seeks to prohibit trade in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
# west-bank - Sunday 21 January, 2018
'12 years late', Palestinians are about to get 3G for the very first time
Palestinians will have access to 3G from Tuesday – years after much of the rest of the world began using it.
Mike Pence says US would support two-state solution between Palestine and Israel
Pence is on the first leg of a three-country tour that includes stops in Jordan and Israel.
# west-bank - Friday 8 December, 2017
Violence worsens in Israel as thousands clash in response to Trump's Jerusalem decision
The Israeli military has deployed hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank.
# west-bank - Thursday 7 December, 2017
Protests erupt in Palestine in response to Trump's Jerusalem decision
The Israeli military has deployed hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank, stoking fears of bloodshed in the region.
# west-bank - Friday 4 August, 2017
Two huge 'Banksy-like' Trump murals appear on West Bank barrier
The new graffiti is just a few meters from Banksy’s Palestinian hotel.
# west-bank - Sunday 23 July, 2017
Eight dead in violence after Israeli security at Jerusalem holy site sparks anger
The site is in east Jerusalem, annexed by Israel after the 1967 Six-Day War.
# west-bank - Saturday 22 July, 2017
Israel deploys more troops to West Bank as crisis continues to escalate
The stabbing to death of three members of an Israeli family yesterday saw clashes erupt amid escalating tensions at the Holy Land’s most contested shrine.
# west-bank - Thursday 13 July, 2017
Ireland is giving €200,000 to support Palestinians in the West Bank
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney arrived in Israel on Tuesday for a three-day visit to the Middle East.
# west-bank - Saturday 17 June, 2017
After 10 years of Hamas rule, Gaza deals with blackouts, poverty, and the constant threat of conflict
The Islamist movement marked 10 years in power in Gaza on Thursday, 15 June.
# west-bank - Friday 31 March, 2017
'This does not advance peace': Israel announces first new settlement in West Bank for 20 years
The Trump administration said the existence of settlements “was not in itself an impediment to peace”.
# west-bank - Friday 3 March, 2017
Banksy opens hotel in Israel... with 'worst view in the world'
The secretive street artist opened the hotel which stands just four metres from the Separation Wall – with all rooms commanding the same view.
# west-bank - Thursday 9 February, 2017
Cave where priceless Dead Sea Scrolls were kept discovered in Judean desert
It’s thought the cave, one of 12 above the Dead Sea, was looted in the 1950s.
# west-bank - Tuesday 7 February, 2017
Irish government joins Europe in criticising Israel's new settlement law
The EU’s foreign policy chief says it “crosses a new and dangerous threshold by legalising under Israeli law the seizure of Palestinian property rights”.
# west-bank - Thursday 2 February, 2017
For the first time in 20 years Israel will build a new settlement in the West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that new settlements would be created for the families.
# west-bank - Tuesday 24 January, 2017
Israel announces 2,500 settler homes following Trump 'encouragement'
It may be the largest number to have been given the green light since 2013.
# west-bank - Wednesday 4 January, 2017
Netanyahu wants pardon for Israeli soldier in manslaughter case
The killing was caught on video and deeply divided the country.
# west-bank - Friday 23 December, 2016
America abstains as the UN condemns Israeli settlements
New Zealand had stepped in to replace a withdrawn Egyptian resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlements.
# west-bank - Saturday 1 October, 2016
Settlements could see Israel thrown out of the World Cup
Clubs play on the West Bank, considered occupied land.
# west-bank - Thursday 22 September, 2016
Abbas: Those who speak of a two-state solution should recognise Palestine as a state
Israeli and Palestinian leaders clahsed at the UN today.
# west-bank - Saturday 6 August, 2016
Palestinians are outraged at a donkey sale planned by the Israeli army
Palestinians say the army is trying to sell back the very animals it seized from them in the occupied West Bank’s Jordan Valley.
# west-bank - Thursday 9 June, 2016
Israel freezes Ramadan family visit permits for Palestinians after shooting
About 83,000 people will be impacted by the decision.
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Poll: Will you be attending a pub or restaurant this weekend?
THIS IS THE first weekend since pubs and restaurants reopened for businesses on Monday.
There are strict guidelines in place for the businesses due to Covid-19 restrictions, with a time limits in place for patrons and a requirement to buy a meal if people are consuming alcohol.
TheJournal.ie visited some pubs earlier in the week to see what the ‘new normal’ is like, but will you?
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I hope to go to both (101)
I've made several bookings (25)
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Fifa to take action over Palestinan FA chief's Messi comment
Jibril Rajoub had demanded that the Barcelona star not take part in the pre-World Cup friendly against Israel.
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