Occupation

Breaking the individual to break the collective - opinion

Occupation does not begin at a border. It begins inside the human mind. That is why sexual violence has remained such an effective weapon across centuries.

 Demonstrators hold signs against what they describe as international silence over sexual violence perpetrated against Israeli women during the attack by Hamas on southern Israel on October 7, at a protest in Jerusalem, November 27, 2023.
JEWS AND Arabs take part in a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the West Bank and to mark the anniversary of the Six-Day War in Haifa, northern Israel, June 6, 2026.

Man arrested for waving Palestine flag at joint Jewish-Arab anti-government protest

Exterior view of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

The EU-ICC assault - opinion

Palestinians throw stones at Jewish settlers as they establish a pastoral outpost at the site where Jewish settler Yehuda Sherman was murdered, near the village of Beit Mirin north of Nablus in the West Bank.

‘Settler violence’: A buzzword used to single out Israel - opinion


How the West Bank became an ‘occupied Palestinian territory’ - opinion

ICRC’s rulings have distorted and confused the issue of Israel’s legitimate claims to the territories, and are used to condemn Israel.

 FORMER PRIME MINISTERS Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barak attend a memorial ceremony, marking the 26th anniversary of the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2021.

Archbishop of Canterbury urges nations to respect ICJ opinion on Israeli 'occupation'

Justin Welby - who also heads the worldwide Anglican Communion - said in a statement the ICJ opinion had made it clear the 'occupation' is "unlawful" and must end.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby speaks during the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet at Guildhall, in London, Britain November 13, 2023.

One part mourns, another celebrates as Cyprus marks 50 years since split

In the south, church memorial services mourned the dead, and Greek PM Mitsotakis was due to attend an event on Saturday evening marking what Greek Cypriots call a "black anniversary."

A man with a child are silhouetted against sunset sky as they walk past the graves of soldiers killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus at the Tymvos Makedonitissas military cemetery in Nicosia, Cyprus July 19, 2024.

ICJ: Settlements in West Bank, east Jerusalem are illegal

The decision is expected to address the West Bank, east Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip as a single entity. 

Public hearing held by ICJ to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 21, 2024.

What came first – Palestinian terrorism or Israeli ‘occupation?’ - opinion

Our closest Arab neighbors repeatedly state that terrorism will end only when the “occupation” ends. Despite this claim, they continue to deny Israel’s basic right to exist.

Washington, DC – November 04, 2023: A view of the massive Gaza Protest March at Freedom Plaza and the White House calling for a cease fire and an end to US aid to Israel and in ending the occupation.

Apartheid or no Jewish majority: Israel's settlement dilemma - opinion

Israel's former ambassador to South Africa writes: The choice between apartheid and the end of the Jewish majority is fast approaching.

 A construction site for new housing in the Jewish settlement of Shiloh, in the West Bank, on June 21, 2023.

Nobel Prize laureate: Israel must reoccupy Gaza Strip

At the Table: Prof. Yisrael (Robert) Aumann, who won the Nobel Prize for work on conflict, cooperation through game-theory, said Israel should establish military presence in Gaza.

 Prof. Yisrael Aumann in his Baka home in Jerusalem.

Turkey tells World Court occupation is root cause of Israeli-Palestinian conflict

"The unfolding situation after October 7 proves once again that, without addressing the root cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there can be no peace in the region," he said.

 International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds a hearing to allow parties to give their views on the legal consequences of Israel's 'occupation' of the Palestinian territories before eventually issuing a non-binding legal opinion in The Hague, Netherlands, February 19, 2024.

Ukrainian wounds from Russian occupation and attacks slow to heal after 2 years

Sunday was the first time in a while that a night hadn’t been interrupted by air raid sirens, locals said. but sirens rang out across Ukraine on Tuesday night.

 A ruined building in Trostyanets, which was seized by the Kremlin for over a month before being liberated in March 2022.

Israel must start talking about Gaza's postwar future - opinion

The underlying principle guiding Gaza’s reintegration lies in its disassociation from terrorism and the establishment of durable national infrastructure.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday.