PM’s office: E1 settlement plan came from minister, not government
Move to distance Netanyahu from coalition member follows report on scheme to build thousands of units in contested area
View ArticleYa’alon said to approve construction of new settlement
Plot of land south of Etzion Bloc includes former church compound purchased in secret by Christian activists
View ArticleUS condemns Israel’s plan to expand West Bank settlement bloc
State Department says adding compound to Gush Etzion will ‘only make achieving a two-state solution more difficult’
View ArticleWill Human Rights Watch report close vise on Israeli settlements?
Even as Netanyahu aims to tie anti-settlement rhetoric to the BDS movement, the EU and US Ambassador Shapiro place the West Bank in their sights
View ArticleSettlements warned to stay alert following multiple attacks
Civilian security personnel encouraged to carry firearms at all times after third attack inside West Bank community; IDF maintains lockdown of Palestinian village
View ArticleFurious Netanyahu slams Ban Ki-moon for ‘stoking’ Palestinian terrorism
UN chief: It’s ‘human nature to react to occupation’; PM: There’s no justification for terror, the Palestinians want to destroy Israel
View ArticleUN chief rebuffs Netanyahu’s claim that he stokes terror
Ban Ki-moon’s aide says international body’s leader stands by comments that ‘Palestinian frustration’ drives violence
View ArticleUN chief redoubles criticism of Israel’s ‘stifling’ occupation
‘You can count on me’ to speak up, achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace Ban Ki-moon says, but Palestinians ‘losing hope’
View ArticleUS issues telling reminder of labeling rules on Israeli products from West Bank
Days after ambassador slammed Israel’s policies, State Department stresses requirement to distinguish between Israel, settlement goods
View ArticleMinister condemns US for demanding West Bank products be labeled
Uri Ariel slams ‘unreasonable’ State Department decision to stress requirement to distinguish between Israel, settlement goods
View ArticleUN’s Ban scolds Israeli officials who ‘twisted’ his criticism
In NY Times, secretary general condemns terrorism, but insists Israel ignores Palestinian frustration at its peril
View ArticleSettler allegedly attacks Palestinian’s car with an ax
West Bank police say they’re ‘not familiar’ with the incident, though witnesses say they contacted law enforcement
View ArticleSettler arrested for ax attack on Palestinian vehicle
Police say resident of Karnei Shomron implicated himself in smashing of truck’s windshield
View ArticleObama to reluctantly sign trade bill that lumps together Israel and settlements
Legislation, hailed by AIPAC, includes anti-BDS provision with language White House says ‘contravenes longstanding US policy,’ but president will still back it
View ArticleIsrael: EU ties back on track after settlement labels row
Mogherini assures PM the bloc’s directive is not an effort to dictate terms of peace efforts, Jerusalem says
View ArticleIsraeli indicted for road rage ax attack on Palestinian
Court says Shlomi Katsav shattered truck driver’s windshield after being cut off on a West Bank highway last week
View ArticleCan Jewish communities unite in the fight against BDS?
A heated panel at the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations sees ex-IDF general condemn boycott movement as ‘terrorism’
View ArticleAfter deadly stabbing, West Bank supermarket steps up security
At the request of police, all Rami Levy stores across Green Line to be equipped with cameras, metal detectors and more guards
View ArticleRebuffing protest, Edelstein says he’s ‘proud’ to be a settler
PA envoy to UK says allowing Knesset speaker to address British lawmakers indicates British support for settlement enterprise
View ArticleSigning law to defend Israel from boycott, Obama excludes settlements
US trade legislation features anti-BDS provision that relates to settlements, but president says this ‘conflation’ of Israel and the territories runs contrary to ‘longstanding bipartisan US policy’
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