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Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham, winners of the Best Documentary Feature award for "No Other Land," attend the 97th Annual Oscars Governors Ball.
CENSORSHIP CLASH

Mayor Moves to Punish Theater for Showing Oscar-Winning Doc

The independent O Cinema could be forced to shut down.

The Daily Beast

A line of Israeli soldiers faces a group of pro-Palestinian protesters, some sitting and some standing in a dirt road holding signs.
GETTING WORSE

American Woman Shot Dead at Anti-Israeli Settlement Demo

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26 was an American peace activist who was killed on Friday in the West Bank while attending a demonstration against Israeli settlements.

Vivian Ho

A Palestinian strapped to an Israeli military jeep on Saturday during a raid in Jenin, in the West Bank.
CHAOS

Israeli Forces Drive Around With Injured Man Tied to Jeep

The Israeli military said the conduct of the soldiers does “not conform” to its values and an investigation will be carried out.

Noah Kirsch

Mourners carry the body of Jihad Abu Alia, who was killed in clashes with Israeli settlers in the village of Mughayir, on April 13, 2024.
PATH OF DESTRUCTION

Palestinian Killed in Settler Violence After Teen Disappears

The settlers set homes on fire in the West Bank, with one killed and 25 injured. The Israeli teen’s body was discovered Saturday morning.

Edith Olmsted

Hundreds of people, including Jews, gather in front of the Israeli Embassy to collectively mourn the US airman Aaron Bushnell
‘SACRIFICED EVERYTHING’

Palestinian Town Names Street After Aaron Bushnell

The 25-year-old U.S. soldier died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. last month.

AJ McDougall

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announces his government's resignation in Ramallah.
WHAT’S NEXT?

Palestinian Authority’s Entire Government Resigns

The U.S. has encouraged the Palestinian Authority to position itself to govern Gaza and the West Bank after the months-long conflict that began on Oct. 7 ends.

Amanda Yen

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President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order on Thursday to discipline Israeli settlers who have attacked Palestinians in the West Bank.
SANCTIONS

Biden Issues Executive Order Slamming West Bank Settlers

Settler violence in the West Bank has surged as Israel prosecutes its deadly military campaign in Gaza.

Edith Olmsted

Israeli undercover forces raid Ibn Sina Hospita in Jenin, West Bank, in an operation which killed 3 militants.
UNDERCOVER

Video: Israeli Assassins Disguised as Women and Doctors

Triple assassination of militants took place in a hospital in the West Bank.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Mourners react during the funeral of American-Palestinian Tawfiq Ajaq, 17, who Palestinian officials say was killed by the Israeli security forces in the West Bank.
‘OPEN YOUR EYES’

Father of American Teen Killed in West Bank Speaks Out

“They are using our tax dollars in the U.S. to support the weapons to kill our own children.”

Amanda Yen

Israeli soldiers have been accused of failing to intervene when Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinians in the West Bank.
HORRIBLE

IDF Stood by as Settlers Killed Palestinian Teen: Report

Obada Saed Abu Srour, 17, was reportedly shot in the back as he was presumably running away from an attack.

Allison Quinn

Palestinians attend a funeral of those killed in an airstrike in Jenin.
FOUR BROTHERS DEAD

Eight Palestinians, Israeli Cop Killed in West Bank Violence

An Israeli raid on Jenin sparked fierce fighting and an airstrike.

Tracy Connor

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