Israel seeks permanent Gaza control and Jewish majority in West Bank, UN inquiry finds
Report details details Israeli authorities’ extensive, systematic demolition of civilian infrastructure in Gaza
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As more states recognise Palestine, the Middle East faces dystopian and utopian possibilities
The ultimate outcome hangs on the staunchly pro-Israel US president Donald Trump
Recognition of Palestinian state risks becoming a hollow gesture
In the West Bank, where I am based, and in East Jerusalem, Israeli settlement expansion continues unchecked
Britain, Portugal, Canada and Australia formally recognise Palestinian state
Move comes as Israel intensifies military action in Gaza and expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
Palestinian generations unite to tell Downing Street current conflict was ‘made in Britain’
Ninety-one-year-old and his grandson, shot more than six decades apart, present petition holding UK responsible for divisions
‘This land is wonderful for wine’: Israeli settlers strengthen grip on West Bank
From wineries to Airbnbs, settlers are expanding their footprint in the occupied territories as Palestinians face deepening restrictions
Why the UAE’s intervention in West Bank carries real weight
It was the most prominent of the three Arab states to sign diplomatic accords with Israel when Trump was first in office
Israel drops plan to annex parts of West Bank after ‘red line’ warning
Emirati officials warn Israeli sovereignty over occupied territory would destroy diplomatic agreement
Letters to the Editor, September 3rd: On the West Bank, school secretaries, supports for artists, and tradwives
‘These vital staff are still denied basic entitlements’
Why is EU deadlocked on Israeli sanctions over Gaza?
A group of former EU ambassadors and senior staff have begun pressuring member states to take national action
Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN General Assembly
Move comes as Israel considers West Bank annexation
Millions in EU funds have gone to Israeli defence industry, investigation finds
Money has continued to flow to military tech firms since siege of Gaza in 2023
‘We’ll have nowhere to go’: Israeli settlement plan divides opinion - and the West Bank
A settler mayor defends the controversial construction, a far-right minister hails it is a nail in the coffin of a Palestinian state, and a Bedouin tribe member expects expulsion
Palestinian nurses conclude intensive surgical training in Ireland
Rotation characterised as ‘key step’ in advance of spring 2026 opening of Jubilee building in West Bank baby hospital
‘There’s nobody left’: Israeli offensive forces exodus from West Bank refugee camp
Two years ago, the UN said nearly 14,000 people were living in Nur Shams camp. Now, it is practically empty
‘We have no choice’: Palestinian women reveal exploitation working in Israeli settlements
Workers describe harsh conditions and sexual harassment but say economic collapse leaves them with few options
Israeli settlement plans mark ‘final nail in coffin of Palestinian state’, says minister
Bezalel Smotrich launches plan to revive long-stalled E1 project that divides the West Bank in two
Israeli hostages not a priority for ministers planning Gaza takeover
Captives are unlikely to survive a further occupation or the annihilation of their brutal Hamas kidnappers
Microsoft provides data storage for Israeli military
A Microsoft spokesperson did not comment on a query about Irish data centres’ involvement
Teaching Gaza’s children online: ‘A student said: ‘I’m wounded in hospital but I want you to send me homework’’
Through a virtual school, Ayda Elsayed Ahmed has taught 480 students in Gaza online
Israeli forces kill at least 27 at food site while minister’s al-Aqsa visit causes outrage
Israel vehemently denies there is a starvation crisis in Gaza
Palestinian children detained by Israeli forces: ‘They put on music and colourful lights and started dancing over us ... They had their feet on our backs’
Two Palestinian teenagers from the occupied West Bank describe suffering and seeing systematic abuses while in Israeli detention
Trump envoy Witkoff to inspect food aid delivery in Gaza
Canada the latest western power to say it will recognise a Palestinian state
‘But Ireland loves us,’ the children said. They were not the only ones confused
A group of volunteers flew to Jordan to give Palestinian GAA fans an alternative holiday after their visas to Ireland were refused
‘They are very weak, they’re thin, their minds have stopped’: Stranded fathers’ anguish over children in Gaza
Separated from their families by war and closed borders, Gazan workers describe life in limbo — haunted by hunger, loss and the voices of children they can no longer protect
Letters to the Editor, July 23rd: On the EU response to Gaza, planning nostalgia and taxing Ireland
Unremitting suffering of Palestinians is a blot on our collective humanity
Irish public’s caution on Occupied Territories Bill reflects ‘considered’ view – Taoiseach
Irish Times poll suggests voters are becoming more concerned about proposed legislation
Occupied Territories Bill: Poll finds many voters now want economic implications examined
Proposed legislation has started to command significant international attention
GAA Palestine suffers €38,000 loss on travel as tour to Ireland left in limbo
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said trip seemed ‘haphazardly organised’ and processes have to be followed
‘This is an unimaginable nightmare’: Residents gather to mourn two Palestinians -including US citizen - killed in Israeli-occupied West Bank
Florida-born Sayfollah Musallet was beaten by Israeli settlers, according to families and witnesses
‘Hanging on by a thread’: Two days with activists protecting Palestinians from being forced off their land
In the occupied West Bank, life is constantly under threat with illegal Israeli settlements rapidly on the rise
Could Mary Lou McDonald be about to enter the presidential race?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
More than 300 sportspeople sign letter urging Central Bank to change stance on approving Israel bonds
Footballers James McClean and Ruesha Littlejohn, former rugby internationals Tony Ward and Trevor Hogan among signatories
‘This is the homeland of Jesus’: Palestinian Christians plead for end to attacks by West Bank settlers
Religious leaders warn of serious threat from worsening land grabs, harassment and settlement expansion
Goods from occupied territories ‘could still come into Ireland via another EU country’, TDs and senators told
Legal experts differ on Bill proposing to ban imports into State of goods from Palestinian territory under occupation
Palestinian challenges Garda over decision not to investigate claim Israeli settlers are renting cabins on his land
Applicants allege actions of Irish-registered website in allowing property to be booked constitute a crime
Heartbreak as Palestinian GAA players are refused visas to visit Ireland
West Bank dance troupe is also facing problems over permits from Irish authorities, so is postponing its visit
Palestinians say Occupied Territories Bill would give them hope: ‘We are really in a big cage’
Residents throughout the occupied West Bank describe the fear and deprivations they endure amid the expansion of Israeli settlements
Room for discussion: Israeli settlements and tourism platforms in the West Bank
Accommodation websites accused of helping to sustain the presence of settlers on Palestinian land
There’s plenty of advice for students who still wish to travel to the US. But why would you?
Even the most ardent Trump supporter would agree that the internet is too large to police in anything like the comprehensive way the new visa restrictions suggest. The chilling effect is the point
Sanctions against individual settlers are hopelessly inadequate. The real settler organisation is Israel
Worldview from Israel: The EU has sent the implicit message that it is fine with what Israel is doing to Palestinians
The origins of Israel’s conflicts with Iran, Hamas and Hizbullah
Almost eight decades of Arab-Israeli conflict explained
‘Everybody can feel the pain’: Middle Eastern views on the present and future
A Syrian, a Palestinian, an Iranian and an Israeli give their views on how better times might be reached where they live
Middle East in maps: Key territories in the current conflict
A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East
Three Palestinians killed by Israeli army during raid by settlers
Israeli humans rights group says settler attacks are ‘part of a calculated strategy for dispossessing Palestinians of their land’
Irish protesters on march to Gaza recall ‘sinister’ detention and armed ‘paid locals’ surrounding them
Demonstrators from more than 50 countries went to Egypt for peaceful attempt to reach Rafah crossing
EU may be finally approaching ‘point of departure’ on Gaza war
Iran war threatens to stall growing support within EU for action against Israel, as foreign ministers meet in Brussels
Palestine GAA club’s planned tour of Ireland ‘under serious threat’ due to visa delays
More than 30 players from West Bank club are scheduled to arrive in July to play against teams across country
EU’s failure to propose ways to cut trade with illegal Israeli settlements criticised by nine foreign ministers
Foreign ministers of Spain, Ireland and seven other EU states criticise slow response to ICJ opinion
EU should consider ending visa-free travel for Israeli settlers, academics say
European governments need to take concrete steps to pull support for Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, legal opinion states
Israel and Iran launch more attacks on each other late on Saturday
Air defence systems firing in Iranian cities, signalling possible start of another Israeli attack, according to state television
Britain and allies sanction two Israeli ministers as Gazan authorities say gunfire kills dozens at food aid site
Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will face a travel ban and see their assets frozen
‘Groundbreaking’ case over Airbnb lettings in West Bank will set precedent for Irish companies, says Senator
Company is facing five international legal challenges from activists who say it is managing more than 300 holiday lettings in the West Bank
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