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Holy Land Trust hosts Congressional staff delegation fact finding trip to Palestine

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 rayhanania 2 Comments

Holy Land Trust hosts Congressional staff delegation fact finding trip to Palestine The Holy Land Trust has facilitated a visit of 14 staff from the US congress through the Rebuilding Alliance which runs a Leadership Learning Mission to develop the understanding of senior influencers in politics. The congressional team visited Jerusalem and the West Bank…

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Guidelines for Foreign Nationals arriving in Israel by Airline flights

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 rayhanania No Comments

Guidelines for Foreign Nationals arriving in Israel by Airline flights Entering Israel by airline flights requires adherence to COVID restrictions and polices. Information for travelers Important links: Conditions for the arrival of foreign nationals in Israel Recognition of foreign vaccination or recovery by Israel Pre-flight At the airport in Israel Conditions for the arrival of…

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APN urges Trump block “Legalization” of West Bank Settlements

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

APN urges Trump block “Legalization” of West Bank Settlements Americans for Peace Now is urging President Donald Trump to stop impending wholesale “Legalization” of West Bank Settlement & Outposts Washington, DC The government of Israel seems to be on the verge of legalizing scores of illegal settlement-outposts in the West Bank and making it dramatically…

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U.S. drops “Occupied Territories” & “occupation” from Israel human rights report

April 22, 2018October 13, 2018 rayhanania 11 Comments

U.S. drops “Occupied Territories” & “occupation” from Israel human rights report Chapter on Israel/Occupied Territories now titled ‘Israel, Golan Heights, West Bank, and Gaza’; Adalah & zAdalah Justice Project: Elimination of references to occupation and discrimination against Palestinians is reflective of dangerous American tolerance for racism and xenophobia. The Adalah Justice Project, together with its…

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UN denounces illegal Israeli settlements

December 23, 2016February 10, 2017 rayhanania No Comments

UN denounces illegal Israeli settlements UN chief welcomes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements as ‘significant step’ United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the adoption of a Security Council resolution which states that the establishment of Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, have “no legal validity,” constitute a “flagrant violation” under international…

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Arab, European diplomats affirm Israeli settlements as illegal

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

Arab, European diplomats affirm Israeli settlements as illegal Declaration adopted at the Fourth League of Arab States – European Union Ministerial Meeting in Brussels The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union (EU) and of the League of Arab States (LAS), gathering at the League of Arab States headquarters on December 20, 2016 in Cairo,…

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EU ban on settlement goods a moral necessity

January 12, 2016 rayhanania No Comments

The European Union properly voted to require Israel to correctly label products it produces in the lands it occupied in 1967. The Occupied West Bank and Golan Heights have been populated in violation of international law with armed and violent Jewish settlers on property taken from non-Jews who live under occupation and without fundamental human…

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