Peace Now
Coverage of Peace Now in the Nexus archive.
- Rights group condemns Israeli moves to take over Hebron planning powers
Peace Now, an Israeli rights group, condemned the Israeli government's decision to assume planning and construction powers in Hebron from the Palestinian Municipality. The group accused finance minister Bezalel Smotrich of using the move to gain political support and criticized the action as based on an apartheid principle, which it claims undermines prospects for a two-state solution.
- Israel strips Palestinians of control over holy site in Hebron
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich transferred control of the Cave of Patriarchs/Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron from the Palestinian municipality to an Israeli committee, a move condemned by the Palestinian Authority as violating agreements and international law. The 1997 protocol had placed most of the site under Palestinian administration, which Israel has been eroding.
- Israel allocates funds for West Bank settlement expansion, report says
The Israeli government has approved an initial $51 million allocation for planning 69 West Bank settlements and outposts, part of a potential $388 million package. Peace Now criticized the move, stating it bypasses regulations and the decision was postponed to the Security Cabinet, with settlements deemed illegal under international law.
- Israel to allocate $338 million for West Bank settlement expansion, rights group says
Israel is expected to approve a 1 billion shekel ($337.8 million) allocation for new settlements and infrastructure in the occupied West Bank, according to Peace Now, an Israeli anti-settlement group. The plan is promoted by far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, who advocates for settlement expansion and opposes Palestinian statehood.
- Lior Amihai, director of Israeli NGO Peace Now: 'The coalition in power wants to annex the territories in the West Bank and establish a racist state based on Jewish supremacy'
Lior Amihai, director of Israeli NGO Peace Now, claims the Israeli coalition government aims to annex West Bank territories and create a racist state based on Jewish supremacy. The government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, has expanded West Bank settlements since late 2022, though most Israelis oppose this policy.
- Left-wing activist, whom settlers shoved on camera, to be questioned under caution
A left-wing activist was shoved by settlers on camera in the West Bank, leading to Peace Now's CEO Lior Amichai being questioned as a suspect while the settlers remain uncharged. The incident occurred during a tour of a Bedouin hamlet where residents fled due to prior settler attacks.