Posts Tagged: Israel settlement construction
Israel Will See 12,000 New Settlement Homes Approved by End of 2017, Official Says
JNS.org - By the end of 2017, some 12,000 new Israeli settlement homes will have been approved at various stages of the planning and construction process,...
Israel Breaks Ground on First New West Bank Settlement in 25 Years
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that construction of the first new Jewish settlement in the West Bank in 25 years has...
Israeli Official: PA Has Not dropped Demand for Settlement Freeze
JNS.org - A senior Israeli official said Thursday that contrary to media reports, the Palestinians have not officially relinquished their demand for a complete moratorium on...
Israel Approves Settlement for Amona Residents, Vows Future Construction Restraint
JNS.org - The Israeli cabinet unanimously approved the construction of a new settlement for the first time in decades, while promising restraint on future settlement construction. Israeli...
Israel Reportedly Rejects US Request for West Bank Construction Freeze
JNS.org - Following meetings this month between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump’s special representative for international negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, Israel has reportedly...
Israel Responds to US Statement on Settlements, Says Palestinians Responsible for Stalled Peace Talks
Responding to a US reprimand on a recent rash of settlement construction, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely on Friday insisted that the Palestinians — not...
Trump, Netanyahu Urge Obama to Veto UN Anti-Settlement Resolution
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Obama administration on Thursday to veto a U.N. Security Council draft resolution calling...
Guardian Gets It Wrong on ‘Jewish Homes in East Jerusalem’ Claim
The Guardian published an article on Tuesday by Donald Macintyre ("Israeli settlements: EU fails to act on its diplomats’ report") detailing a confidential report by EU Heads of Mission in...
New Liberal Party Canadian FM Draws Criticism Over Israel Remarks
JNS.org - Canada’s new Liberal party government said it is delivering a “tough message” to Israel after drawing criticism over a statement expressing concern about...
The Crass Self-Promoting Motivations Behind the ‘Anyone But Bibi’
The "Anyone but Bibi" frenzy, now moving into high gear, highlights the absence of genuine discourse or debate over issues confronting the nation and demonstrates...
Pathological Findings
On Tuesday evening, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro delivered the keynote address at a conference on "America's Standing in the World" held at...
Obama Administration Slams Israel on New Jewish Housing in Arab Section of Jerusalem
JNS.org - Following a meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, Netanyahu rejected American criticism of an Israeli...
Egypt Says New Israeli Land Declaration Imperils Peace Process
Arutz Sheva - Egypt on Monday denounced Israel's plans to to declare 4,000 dunams (988 acres) of land in Judea, mostly in Gush Etzion, as...
Report: U.S. Mideast Envoy Martin Indyk Resigns After Failed Peace Deal Attempt
United States special Middle East envoy Martin Indyk will leave his post after nearly a year of unfruitful efforts to forge an Israeli-Palestinian Authority peace deal,...
