(Bethlehem 12 February 2026)   The term “checkpoint” fails to capture the scale and intentionality of the comprehensive Israeli closure apparatus that has been constructed in the West Bank. Iron gates, earth mounds, roadblocks, permanent and flying checkpoints, and a segregated road system that t...

(Bethlehem, 6 February 2026)   Operation “Capital Shield,” launched by Israeli colonial forces in Jerusalem on 12 January 2026, constitutes the direct operationalization of the Israeli regime’s Decisive Plan in the city. The Decisive Plan is a comprehensive colonial doctrine aimed at securi...

(Bethlehem, 21 January 2026)   On 20 January 2026, Israeli forces, accompanied by Ben-Gvir, stormed UNRWA’s headquarters in Jerusalem, demolished structures, and replaced the UN flag with the Israeli flag. This direct physical assault represents the on-the-ground enforcement of a broader campaign to di...

Bethlehem, 9 January 2026   What has been unfolding across Palestine and the wider region is a coordinated regional project of domination, enforced through international crimes, coercion, and impunity. This project is enabled, protected, and actively co-perpetrated by the US, whose military, diplomatic, and...

Bethlehem, 31 December 2025   The Israeli colonial-apartheid regime has announced that it will revoke the licenses of 37 international non-government organizations (INGOs) operating in Gaza and the West Bank, forcing them to stop operations by 31 December 2025. This is not a bureaucratic adjustment; it is a...