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White House said to mull settlement sanctions

Obama administration reportedly meets to discuss tougher stance on Israel’s West Bank construction policies

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Despite inflamatory pro-BDS speech, British MP says he supports Israel

Conservative Alan Duncan explains why settlement support is ‘a form of extremism’ akin to racism, sexism, homophobia, and anti-Semitism

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Republicans push Obama on Israel ‘sanctions’ claim

GOP responding to ambiguous report that administration wants to punish Israel over East Jerusalem development

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US denies plans for sanctions over East Jerusalem building

State Department dismisses reports it is contemplating punitive measures against Israel as ‘unfounded’

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Awed by Israel, 2016 Republican hopeful Ben Carson pledges support

US would ‘have Israel’s back’ if he was president, says early conservative favorite, knocking Obama and calling Netanyahu ‘a great leader’

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243 homes okayed in Jewish neighborhood of East Jerusalem

Approvals granted for homes in Ramot; municipality says tens of thousands of homes will be built throughout city for Jews and Arabs in coming years

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West Bank barrier won’t cut through ancient village

Joint petition by Palestinians and settlers halts fence construction at UNESCO World Heritage site Battir

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Done fighting the White House, settlers’‘foreign minister’ vies for Knesset seat

Secular and cosmopolitan, Dani Dayan, the former settlers council head who hired Naftali Bennett as his deputy, is a rare creature in the national-religious camp

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Brazilian Christians urged to buy settlement goods

Jewish and Christian Zionist groups market products from West Bank, Golan in effort to promote Israeli economy

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US condemns plan to build new Israeli settlement units

Announcements have ‘detrimental impacts on the ground, further isolate Israel,’ says White House spokesman

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Police seize weapons from hard-line settlement

Knives, tear gas canisters, black masks and other gear for use against Palestinians, Israeli forces found in Yitzhar

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Bennett to EU envoys: Stop trying to make Israel ‘commit suicide’

Jewish Home party chief says economic arm-twisting ‘immoral,’ calls for European support against ‘river of terror’

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Israel reportedly planning 48,000 new homes in West Bank

One sixth of 279,000 proposed tenders situated across Green Line, according to Yedioth daily; Peace Now counts nearly 5,000 new units over 2014

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IDF, Bat Ayin residents trade accusations after violence

Arrest of suspected criminals draws violent response from settlement’s youth, leading to soldier firing in air

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Post-election, a widening US Jewish split over Israel

Netanyahu’s actions, particularly his disavowal of two-state solution and attitude towards Israeli Arabs, are proving increasingly divisive

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Zionist Union MK calls for sacking of Dermer

Israel reportedly freezes East Jerusalem project; US Senate to bring sanctions bill to vote if no Iran deal; leading pollster says PM’s Arab comments may have clinched win

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Americans for Peace Now calls settlements a ‘plague’

ZOA accuses group of incitement against Jews

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Israeli official denies report settlements employ Palestinian child laborers

Council chief: Human Rights Watch’s claim that kids as young as 11 employed on low wages, in dangerous conditions, is a ‘horrific lie’

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US court chucks case against charities supporting settlements

Palestinian group sought damages from institutions, claimed funding helped finance ‘terrorist attacks’ by Jews in West Bank

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Extremism takes center stage in NY production of ‘Martyr’s Street’

Proliferation of political plays in the US attempt even-handed portrayal of Palestinian-Israeli conflict

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