Posts Tagged: Israel Settlements
Christian Evangelicals Harvest Land in Settlements Israel Hopes to Annex
It's harvest time in vineyards atop the hills of Shilo settlement in the Israeli-controlled West Bank. But it's not Jewish settlers picking the grapes, it's...
End Which Occupation?
JNS.org - It seems that just about everyone wants to “end the occupation” in Israel. The call rings out from the editorial pages of The New...
The Palestinians Continue to Reject Any Settlement with Israel
In recent years, amid the rounds of fighting in Gaza, of which the most notable were Operation Cast Lead (2008-09), Operation Pillar of Defense (2012),...
Annexing Parts of the West Bank’s Area C: An Israeli National Interest
The Commanders for Israel’s Security movement has appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a much-publicized warning based on a new false assertion: that annexation...
The Truth About the ADL’s Position on Settlement Annexation
In his article, "The ADL Distorts the Annexation Debate,” Stephen M. Flatow completely mischaracterizes our piece in The Forward. Contrary to Flatow's assertion, the ADL’s piece...
IDF Leader’s Position on Soldiers’ Conduct in Judea and Samaria Deserves Scorn
JNS.org - In a letter to the officers under his command early this week, the head of the IDF’s Judea and Samaria Division declared that...
Kentucky and Other States Take a Stand Against BDS and Discrimination
Discrimination is wrong. That’s why states, including Kentucky, are enforcing measures aimed at pushing back against the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. In just...
How a Bedouin Settlement Can Help Solve the Israeli-Palestinian Dispute
While there is little doubt that the Bedouin settlement of Khan Ahmar on the Jerusalem-Dead Sea road was illegally built, the decision to move its...
Ireland, Boycotts, and Israeli ‘Settlement’ Products
JNS.org - Ireland’s Senate approved legislation last week to boycott products made in Israeli settlements. The move to ban such products -- the first by a...
On AIPAC Sidelines, Israeli Ministers Express Support for Settlements
JNS.org - On the margins of the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, D.C., more than 300 conference attendees gathered at the prestigious Sixth & I Historic...
The Demand for Sovereignty Over Judea and Samaria Is a Waste of Zionist Energy
JNS.org - The longing for Jewish sovereignty over the historic homeland of the Jewish people is understandable. Nevertheless, the recent attempt to pass a law declaring...
Political Party in Morocco Wants to Withdraw Citizenship From Jews in ‘Israeli Settlements’
A political party in Morocco is proposing to remove citizenship from any Jews who live in "Israeli settlements." The proposal was launched by Elias Ammari, secretary-general of...
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,...
US Ambassador David Friedman: Settlements Are Part of Israel
JNS.org - In a remarkable statement by an American official, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said in an interview on Thursday he believed that settlements...









