Israel closes Palestinian Christian village to halt settlers

Israel has barred Israelis from entering the predominantly Christian West Bank village of Taybeh, citing escalating settler violence, amid repeated attacks

JERUSALEM, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Israel's military on Sunday closed the West Bank village of Taybeh to nonresidents, saying it aimed to prevent growing attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers across the West Bank. The order, the military said, only applies to Israelis and not Palestinians. A spokesperson said turning T

Israel military closes Palestinian Christian village Taybeh to halt settler attacks  Reuters

JERUSALEM, Aug 9 - Israel's military on Sunday closed the West Bank village of Taybeh to nonresidents, saying it aimed to prevent growing attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers across the West Bank.

Yinon Levy charged with manslaughter in first exception this decade to culture of impunity for Israelis who kill Palestinians in the occupied West Bank Prosecutors in Israel have indicted an extremist settler for shooting a Palestinian activist last July, the first attempt this decade to hold an Israeli responsible for

An Israeli settler has been indicted for allegedly killing a West Bank activist who contributed to an Oscar-winning film on the Palestinian struggle.

Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian activist  CNN

Israel Charges Settler With Killing Palestinian Activist In Rare Indictment  HuffPost

Awdah Hathaleen, who worked on the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was killed last July in occupied West Bank.