Posts Tagged: Israeli settlement
EU Foreign Policy Chief Pushes Member States to Sanction Israeli Ministers
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday he has asked the bloc's members if they want to impose sanctions on some Israeli ministers. Borrell did...
Bennett Announces Task Force to Boost Israeli Settlement Enterprise
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett announced on Wednesday the establishment of a task force to develop and legalize unauthorized outposts in Judea and...
Netanyahu Announces He Will Keep Promise to Build New Community in Judea, Samaria
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that he plans to keep his commitment to build the first new Judea and Samaria (West Bank) settlement in 25...
France Joins Mounting Number of Countries Condemning New Israeli Settlement Regulation Law
France on Monday joined a growing list of countries and international bodies condemning Israel's settlement regulation law, passed by the Knesset late Sunday. "I condemn the...
Israeli Education Minister Says Outpost Bill Paves Way for West Bank Annexation
JNS.org - Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett, leader of the country's Jewish Home party, hailed the preliminary passage of a controversial bill to retroactively legalize Israeli settlement...
Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas Rejects Joe Biden’s Peace Initiative
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday rejected a peace initiative that was proposed by US Vice President Joe Biden during their two-hour meeting...
Wounded Israeli Soldier Recounts Stabbing Attack Amid Palestinian Riots
An Israeli soldier was stabbed in the head while confronting Palestinian demonstrators near Hebron on Thursday, amid clashes that have been ongoing for days. The IDF said the soldier was lightly wounded. "He ran...
Jonathan Pollard Wouldn’t Want to be Freed for Israeli Concessions, Jewish Leaders Say
JNS.org - Multiple Jewish leaders have said that jailed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard would not want to be freed as part of a deal...
Wailing at the Western Wall
For nearly twenty-five years an organization known as Women of the Wall has struggled, in the words of its mission statement, "to achieve the social...
Israeli Settlement Facts and Falsehoods
1. Judea and Samaria (Jewish roots) or West Bank (Arab roots)? "Judea" (יהודה) is the origin of the term "Jew" (יהודי). Its Hebrew spelling combines...
Europe Loud on Settlements, Quiet on Terrorism
When Israel evacuated the Jewish communities from the Gaza Strip in August 2005, no one imagined that the area would become a platform for firing...
Legal Panel Frames New Debate on Judea, Samaria Jewish Development
Sparking intense debate over an area whose Israeli-Arab disputes are already the subject of frequent international scrutiny, the Commission to Examine the Status of...
