Posts Tagged: Israel Settlements
Israeli Housing Minister Visits Settlement, Promises More Construction
Jerusalem Post - Construction and Housing Minister Uri Ariel (Bayit Yehudi) said on Tuesday he would be ready to market over a thousand new homes in...
Obama Administration Criticizes Israel on Settlements
The Hill - The State Department on Monday criticized Israel for approving new settlements on disputed lands on the eve of resuming long-stalled peace talks. Spokeswoman Marie...
EU Settlement Policy Legitimises Mass Dispossession
Cairo's Tahrir Square is once more in the news: revolution and counter-revolution, protest and put-down. But some issues never capture the headlines: for instance, did...
New York Times Corrects ‘Illegal’ Settlements Error
JNS.org - New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief Jodi Rudoren printed a correction on Thursday to an earlier version of an article on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
Livni, Bennett Clash on Benefits for Judea and Samaria Communities
JNS.org - Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Israel's negotiator in renewed Israeli-Palestinian conflict talks, abstained from a cabinet vote approving national benefits including housing subsidies...
EU Publishes New Settlement Directive Despite Israeli Opposition
JPost - The European Union, as expected, published new guidelines limiting interaction with Israeli entities beyond the pre-1967 lines on Friday, with European Union...
Freezing Settlements Will Not Bring Peace to Israel or the Middle East
In Egypt, the military coup that has taken place over the last week has become a full-on revolution. Both sides of the dispute fault Obama,...
Amid Global Focus on Jewish Construction, NGO Counters Illegal Arab Building
JNS.org - While the international community often focuses on the legal status of Jewish construction in Jerusalem and in Judea and Samaria, two Israeli government...
Rise in Judea and Samaria Housing Construction
Times of Israel - Official Israeli figures show housing starts in West Bank settlements rose significantly in the first three months of 2013 compared to...
Likud Beytenu Coalition Chairman Forms Pro-Judea and Samaria Caucus
Jerusalem Post - Coalition chairman Yariv Levin (Likud Beytenu) will announce next Tuesday in a celebratory meeting at the Knesset the launch of a caucus...
Riots in Turkey and Tens of Thousands Dead in Syria, Caused by West Bank Settlements?
Just imagine... If in Israel there were widespread protests involving tens of thousands throughout the country calling out Prime Minister Netanyahu, there would be...
EU Officials: Curb Trade With, Cease Financial Support of Settlements
The European Union has recommended that its 27 member states "prevent" all financial transactions that support Israel's Jewish communities in the West Bank. In its "Jerusalem...
Kerry: Obama Plans to Listen, Not to Impose Peace Plan on Israel and Palestinians During Visit Next Month
Reuters - President Barack Obama will not bring a peace plan to Israel and the Palestinian Territories next month, but rather intends to...
Fatah Official Reiterates Demands that Peace Talks Hinge on Settlement Freeze
A Senior Fatah official reiterated to Ma'an News Agency Friday that the Palestinian Authority leadership is ready to negotiate with Israel if it stops building...
