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Louis Theroux: The Settlers paints a grim picture of life in the West Bank

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director was beaten and arrested in West Bank, co-filmmaker says

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A Palestinian filmmaker who was part of a team that won an Oscar for “No Other Land,” a documentary depicting life under Israeli occupation, was beaten by West Bank settlers and then arrested by Israeli forces, his co-director said Monday. Director Yuval Abraham said on X That co-director hamdan ballal was beaten by a “group … Read more

Israel’s security cabinet approves independence for 13 West Bank settlements

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Israel’s security cabinet approved a plan to separate 13 Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank from their neighboring communities, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday. The settlements will ultimately be recognized as independent, he posted on X about the move, which follows the approval of tens of thousands of housing units across the … Read more

As Israel drops bombs on the occupied West Bank, some fear it will become a new Gaza

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Once rare, Israel‘s use of airstrikes in the occupied West Bank has soared since Oct. 7, 2023, stoking fears that it is deploying the military tactics there that it used in the Gaza stripsome 60 miles away. “There wasn’t a time in the history of the occupation, not even during the Second Intifadathat the use … Read more

Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades, says fleeing Palestinians can’t return

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JENIN, West Bank — Israeli tanks moved into the occupied West Bank on Sunday for the first time in decades in what Palestinian authorities called a “dangerous escalation,” after the defense minister said troops will remain in parts of the territory for a year and tens of thousands of Palestinians who have fled cannot return. … Read more

‘We are history.’ Hood Historian serves as the memory bank for L.A.

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This story is part of a zine that L.A. Times Image created in collaboration with Lauren Halsey, Diamond Jones and the Summaeverythang Community Center. The limited-edition zine, printed by -ism, will be at Halsey’s booth at Frieze L.A. For over a decade, Qione Holmes, a.k.a. Hood Historian, has served as the memory bank for L.A. … Read more