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‘Make him uneasy’— Clinton emails reveal debate on handling Netanyahu

Newly released exchanges between ex-secretary of state and Sandy Berger show US administration saw PM as obstacle to peace

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Study: Israel spends twice as much on settler students

Education Ministry says data compiled by Tel Aviv’s Macro Center is inaccurate

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West Bank gas station set alight in suspected arson attack

Initial reports say car was seen entering Route 60 facility near Eli settlement, occupants started fire and fled

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Toddler said banned from settlement daycare for not being Jewish

Administration of state-supervised school denies claims of discrimination, says 2-year-old now welcome to enroll

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Alleged Jewish extremists banned from West Bank, Jerusalem

Security services issue administrative restraining orders to 10 right-wing activists in wake of deadly firebombing

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15% of settlers are American, new research claims

Approximately 60,000 US Jews, out of the 170,000 in Israel, live in West Bank, study shows

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2 more right-wing activists handed restraining orders

Youths are the latest to receive administrative warrants in efforts to curb alleged extremist activities in West Bank

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France backs labeling settlement goods, but not boycotting Israel

Economy minister says Paris’s position remains unchanged as Israel working to halt EU initiative

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Settler pamphlet aims to turn youth against 2-state solution

Yesha Council comic-style booklet, set to be distributed across country, argues Palestinians have no claim to West Bank

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Minister said to plan adding secretive new settlement to bloc

Moshe Ya’alon to expand Etzion settlement area south of Jerusalem to include former church compound next to al-Aroub

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At funeral of slain couple, president vows terror won’t halt settlement building

Thousands gather in Jerusalem to pay last respects to Naama and Eitam Henkin; grandparents say they’ll raise kids, who witnessed attack

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‘US won’t veto UN vote on settlements if Israel builds anew’

Should West Bank construction resume in response to terrorism, Washington won’t block resolution branding settlements illegal, report says

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US denies ultimatum over West Bank settlements

Media reports claim Washington may not veto UN resolution on settlements if Israel ups construction after terror wave

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Israel: Settlement expansion ongoing, but best not to talk about it

Netanyahu and Ya’alon say they’re keeping construction beyond the Green Line quiet lest they lose international backing for anti-terrorism measures

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Israel and the Palestinians slide deeper into conflict

Stabbing attacks are multiplying, PA security forces are shrinking away in the West Bank, the IDF is getting more deeply involved and more Palestinians are joining the clashes

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US pulls back from linking settlements to violence

State says Kerry didn’t intend to suggest construction, stabbings connected; acknowledges ‘reports’ on excessive use of force by Israel

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Cruz: Kerry must disavow spokesman’s remarks — or resign

GOP senator says comments that Israel is ‘guilty of acts of terror’ display administration’s antagonism toward Israel

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Arab areas of Jerusalem blocked off in crackdown

Amid wave of Palestinian attacks and West Bank protests, capital’s Arab residents wake up to a new reality

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At World Zionist Congress, Reform stakes its claim in Israel’s future

American Jews need to redefine the meaning of ‘liberal Zionism,’ says head of the movement’s Zionist action wing Rabbi Joshua Weinberg

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Diplomats to learn to defend ‘legality of settlements’

Deputy Foreign Minister Hotovely changes cadets’ course to include right-slanted tours of West Bank and East Jerusalem’s City of David archaeological site

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