'Act of Collective Punishment': Netanyahu Condemned Over 'Full Lockdown' of Occupied West BankPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has ordered the Israel Defense Force to "immediately impose a lockdown on Hebron and prepare for a full lockdown of the entire" illegally occupied West Bank following a gun battle that reportedly left two Palestinians dead and at least five Israeli soldiers wounded. Following an emergency meeting with…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →TechnologyCulture
Headlines for October 21, 2026Ansar Allah Attacks Taiz as 250,000 Yemenis Displaced Since Fighting Erupted in July, Saudi Arabia Executes Bangladeshi Man and Woman in Mecca, Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Seven Palestinians, Brad Lander Detained by the IDF in the Occupied West Bank, Congressmember Tlaib Calls on DOJ to Arrest Israeli Military Commander Accused of Killing Hind Rajab,…Democracy Now!2d agoWhole story →EconomySecurity
6 Ways To Hold Banks Accountable For Debanking Conservative CustomersBad actors should be prosecuted to the limit of the law and regulators should require banks to publicly disclose the reason for debanking.The Federalist2d agoWhole story →Economy
Dow, S&P 500 fall, tech steadies to end rocky weekThe Dow Industrials and S&P 500 fell on Friday while technology shares steadied to end a turbulent week for the market-driving AI trade, while investors looked ahead to a busy slate of corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve interest-rate policy meeting.Spokane Spokesman-Review2d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
Jared Kushner's scandal denial spectacularly backfires as Dems demand answers 'under oath'Jared Kushner broke his usual silence to fight back against a bombshell Vanity Fair report. Critics say his response only raised more questions. Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former senior adviser, went after the magazine on X Wednesday over a book excerpt alleging secret financial dealings. Those include a $1 billion account with…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomy
Bank Of Korea Moves To Regulate Stablecoins Under Forex LawThe Bank of Korea told lawmakers it will draft a forex law amendment this year to regulate stablecoins as a means of payment, a plan that points to tighter cross-border controls rather than legal-tender status.Bitcoin Magazine2d agoWhole story →EconomySecurity
Jared Kushner Threatens to Sue Over Damning Phone Hack ReportJared Kushner threatened to sue Vanity Fair for publishing an excerpt of a forthcoming book describing how the president’s son-in-law oversaw foreign slush funds filled by the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. In the new book Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East , author…The New Republic2d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomy
Lovell Sees Earnings Growth Beyond AINadia Lovell, UBS Global Wealth Management’s head of global equity strategy, said markets may remain volatile over the coming weeks amid earnings, next week’s Federal Reserve meeting, midterm-election uncertainty and the Middle East conflict’s impact on energy and oil prices. Despite risks around financing the AI buildout, she said economic growth and…Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
45-Year-Old Republican Candidate Sued by His Own ParentsA 45-year-old Republican candidate in Iowa is being sued by his parents for $275,000 in unpaid rent. The Des Moines Register reported that the parents of lieutenant governor nominee Derek Wulf allege that he stopped paying rent two years ago on the farmland he rented out from them. A court petition filed Tuesday demands repayment and also accuses him of…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →BuildEconomy
Next week brings major risks for the stock market, just as the AI trade keeps falteringThe latest group of megacap earnings, a Federal Reserve meeting and a key inflation report are all on deck.CNBC1d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
Benjamin Netanyahu Signals Massive West Bank Operation After Hebron Attack — Days Before ElectionIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday that Israel is preparing a massive military operation in Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank, on a scale not seen since the 1967 Six-Day War, after Palestinian terrorists killed two Israeli soldiers near Hebron, just four days before Israel's national election. The post Benjamin…Breitbart News Network1d agoWhole story →EconomySecurity
Around 1,200 Palestinians are displaced in Hebron as Israel begins military operation - Sat, 24 Oct 2026 PSTJERUSALEM – The Israeli military forced around 1,200 Palestinians to leave their homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said on Saturday, a day after a Palestinian attack killed two Israeli soldiers. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday had said the military would launch a large-scale operation after the…Spokane Spokesman-Review16h agoWhole story →EconomySecurity
'Act of Collective Punishment': Netanyahu Condemned Over 'Full Lockdown' of Occupied West BankPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has ordered the Israel Defense Force to "immediately impose a lockdown on Hebron and prepare for a full lockdown of the entire" illegally occupied West Bank following a gun battle that reportedly left two Palestinians dead and at least five Israeli soldiers wounded. Following an emergency meeting with…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →TechnologyCulture
Meet Issa Amro: Palestinian Human Rights Advocate Attacked by Settlers, Detained by Israeli ArmyWe speak with Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro after he was detained at an Israeli military base for seven hours on Friday. Amro, the founder of the Hebron-based group Youth Against Settlements, was helping a Palestinian family that he says had been attacked by armed Israeli settlers at their farmhouse outside Hebron in the occupied West Bank.…Democracy Now!20d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentwest bank unrest
Who are the violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank?In the weeks and months following Hamas’s brutal October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, and Israel’s devastating campaign in Gaza that followed, the world’s attention turned away from the West Bank. Over the past three years, however, the situation in the Israel-occupied territory has worsened as Israeli settlers have carried out more violent attacks on […]Vox15d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentisrael west bank violence
Israel Must Probe West Bank Attack on Journalist, US Envoy SaysUS Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned the beating of a Washington Post journalist while working in the West Bank and demanded a “full investigation, arrest and prosecution” of the attackers.Bloomberg7d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentwest bank journalist attack
US Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander detained by Israeli military in West BankBrad Lander, a US Democratic Party candidate for Congress, was detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, along with other Americans and Israelis harvesting olives alongside Palestinian farmers, rights groups said.Reuters3d agoSources (4)Whole story →SecurityGovernmentwest bank olive harvest incident
Israeli forces detain and then release US congressional candidate at West Bank harvestIsraeli forces have detained Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander as he helped Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the occupied West Bank. He was released hours later, but dozens of other volunteers, including American rabbis, remained in custody. The Israeli military said the farmers and volunteers failed to seek prior approval for the…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentwest bank olive harvest detentions
