The region has religious significance. The ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict dates back to the rise of the Zionist movement, supported by the United Kingdom during World War I. The war saw Britain occupying Palestine from the Ottoman Empire, where it set up Mandatory Palestine under the auspices of the League of Nations.
Below is the list of news releases, speeches, videos and other statements by the UN Human Rights Office and other UN human rights mechanisms regarding the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel and Lebanon since 7 October 2023. For more information on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel and Lebanon see their country pages: State of Palestine | Israel | Lebanon Office of ...
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) emerged as its leading umbrella group shortly before the Six-Day War of 1967, during which Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, and...
Local News Watertown library caught in outcry over pro-Palestinian children’s books on summer reading list “Why would you choose a child’s book that pits Israel specifically as the oppressor?” one ...
When a Montclair bookstore canceled Jenan Matari’s book signing after complaints about her public statements on Israel, the Palestinian American author confessed she was not surprised. In a ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Israeli police raid Palestinian bookstore in east Jerusalem and confiscate books about the conflict
JERUSALEM — Israeli police have raided a long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining the owners and confiscating books about the decades-long conflict. The police said ...
Israeli police raid Palestinian bookstore in east Jerusalem and confiscate books about the conflict