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US Congresswoman Tlaib condemns Israel's 'violent attack' on occupied Nablus

25 Feb 2023; MEMO: US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has condemned the "violent attack" carried out by the Israeli occupation on the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.

Tlaib wrote on Twitter: "Today the extremist right-wing government of Israel violently attacked the city of Nablus, leaving 82 Palestinians shot & bringing the 2023 death toll to 61, including 13 children."

White House: US 'deeply dismayed' by Israel settlement expansion

17 Feb 2023; MEMO: The United States is "deeply dismayed" at an Israeli Cabinet decision to expand Jewish settlement activity in the Occupied West Bank, the White House said on Thursday, suggesting President Joe Biden was prepared to take a harder line in dealing with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuters reports.

Such activity "creates facts on the ground that undermine a two-state solution" between Israelis and Palestinians, White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters.

US withdraws candidate nomination because of Israel 'apartheid' remark

15 Feb 2023; MEMO: The administration of US President Joe Biden has withdrawn the nomination of leading law professor James Cavallaro for an international human rights post because he called Israel an "apartheid state". Cavallaro is a law professor at Wesleyan University and the executive director of its Network for Human Rights.

Turkiye-Syria earthquake 'one of the greatest disasters in the 21st century': UN

15 Feb 2023; MEMO: The twin earthquakes that devastated south-central Turkiye and northern Syria on 6 February is one of the greatest disasters of the 21st century, according to the UN.

Reuters reported United Nations relief coordinator Martin Griffiths saying that the reported death toll is likely to "double or more."

Nearly 26 million people have been directly impacted by the quake, and many of these will face the threat of hunger, disease and physical and psychological trauma, the report added.

Israel 'legalises' colonial outposts, causing further irritation in Washington

13 Feb 2023; MEMO: Israel has "legalised" nine colonial outposts in the occupied West Bank, turning them into official settlements. The decision, which is said to be the first legalisation of such outposts by the Israeli government since 2012, has caused further irritation in Washington.

US warns Israel against handing the West Bank to Bezalel Smotrich

10 Feb 2023; MEMO: The administration of President Joe Biden has warned the Israeli government that it would consider any transfer of civilian authorities in the occupied West Bank to far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich as a step toward annexation, Axios has reported citing two Israeli and US officials.

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