American Jews splintering on Israel
Exclusion of J Street at presidents’ conference indicative of growing chasm over how to talk about Israel in the US
View ArticleCity approves 172 East Jerusalem homes
Municipality signs off on construction of apartments in Har Homa neighborhood as Israeli-Palestinian tensions rise
View ArticleReform head urges Presbyterians not to support BDS
Rabbi Rick Jacobs warns church before vote: ‘BDS undermines two-state solution'; invites leaders to meet Netanyahu
View ArticleArmy banned Palestinian workers from settlements after kidnapping
24-hour decree seen as sending message to PA that ‘it is not business as usual,’ but some settlers oppose move
View ArticleFrance warns citizens against doing business in settlements
Foreign ministry declares economic activity in the territories a ‘legal risk'; Israel: Warning indicates ‘deep confusion’
View ArticleSkepticism greets East Jerusalem Arab housing plan
While some welcome mayor’s effort to support Arab needs, critics say initiative is only a fig leaf for a much wider problem
View ArticleSettlements get higher share of state funds, study reveals
New report by center that tracks government spending says Arab towns receive second highest amount of funds per capita
View ArticlePalestinians better off working in settlements, says PA daily
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida finds salaries and benefits higher across the board for those employed by Israelis rather than by Palestinians
View ArticlePalestinians to seek UN resolution Friday on Israeli withdrawal
Palestinian Authority will turn to Security Council after Abbas’s address to UNGA, demanding pullout in 3 years to pre-67 lines
View ArticleIsrael okays 2,610 homes for Jews and Arabs in E. Jerusalem
Construction in Givat Hamatos approved by Jerusalem committee ahead of PM’s meeting with Obama in Washington
View ArticleUS warns East Jerusalem housing plans will ‘distance Israel from even its...
In strikingly bitter language, White House and State Department say move ‘will poison atmosphere,’ call into question Israel’s commitment to peace
View ArticleUS-Israel ties in crisis over East Jerusalem building plans
Implying that Netanyahu’s talk of peace is insincere, Washington warns new project will ‘distance Israel from closest allies'; PM says he rejects US criticism
View ArticleEU considers banning violent Jewish settlers
European Union looking at ways to pressure Israel on settlements without resorting to sanctions
View ArticleEU seeking Israeli clarification on new settlement homes
Spokeswoman says body would ‘condemn such an ill-judged and ill-timed decision’ if the plans went ahead
View ArticleLapid balks at funding settlements, halting high-level meet
Finance minister storms out of parley with Netanyahu, says time is not right to build in Jerusalem
View ArticleBill would require IDF to copy Israeli civil law for settlements
Right-wing lawmakers sponsor legislation meant to equalize labor and other protections between Israel and settlements
View ArticleMinisters back bill forcing army to extend civil law to settlements
Controversial bill wins okay after prime minister allows cabinet committee to vote freely, may soon be presented in Knesset
View ArticleMKs charge ‘civil law’ bill will lead to settlement annexation
Justice minister says she’ll appeal against cabinet committee-approved legislation requiring IDF to copy Israeli civil laws in West Bank
View ArticleLiberman: Israel will keep building in East Jerusalem
Foreign minister says construction in capital is not settlement activity; thanks German counterpart for ‘balanced approach’
View ArticleEx-Israeli attorney general urges EU to recognize Palestine
Michael Ben-Yair says ‘apartheid regime’ imposed in West Bank, Palestinian state only a matter of time
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