AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoUK Sanctions Impact on West Bank Christians: A West Bank visit finds Palestinian Christians weighing the UK’s planned ban on imports from Israeli settlements and limits on services that back expansion—welcoming the intent but fearing job losses, permit squeeze, and more settler intimidation. Diplomatic Retaliation in Jerusalem: Israel escalated its fight with Britain by ordering the East Jerusalem consulate closed within 30 days, while Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King urged immediate cuts to water and telecom services to the mission. West Bank “Elimination” Report: B’Tselem released a major study alleging Israel is driving an “eliminationist” project by combining violence, movement restrictions, economic strangulation, social/political destruction, and ethnic cleansing to dismantle Palestinian collective life. Elections and Palestinian Governance: PCPSR says PLC elections should be delayed 3–4 months due to Israeli control over Area C and east Jerusalem, PA capacity gaps in Gaza, and Hamas’s unresolved status; meanwhile the PLO is moving to restructure the Palestinian National Council ahead of the November 28 vote. Crime and International Claims: In Vermont, a man accused of shooting three Palestinian students told jurors he acted on orders from the CIA and Mossad, as the trial spotlights how the case reverberates back to Ramallah. Settler Violence and Israeli Rule-of-Law: INSS warns rising Jewish nationalist violence is eroding Israel’s institutions and diverting security forces, while also threatening the state’s governance and international standing.
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