Posts Tagged: Israeli settlements
Trump’s Pick to Serve as Next US Envoy to Israel: Challenges of Reaching Peace Deal ‘Daunting’ While PA President Abbas Still in Power
The challenges of achieving an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal while PA President Mahmoud Abbas is still in power are “daunting,” attorney David Friedman -- President Donald...
Trump at Joint White House Press Conference With Netanyahu: Palestinians Must Stop Teaching Hate; Israel Should ‘Hold Back on Settlements for a Little Bit’
The Palestinians “have to get rid of some of the hate they are taught from a very young age” before a peace deal with Israel...
Ex-Israeli Envoys to Washington: Iran to Top Agenda at First Trump-Netanyahu White House Meeting
Iran will be at the top of the agenda when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House...
Report: UN to Delay ‘Blacklist’ Database of Companies With Israeli Settlement Ties
JNS.org - An upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) report that would establish a database of companies with ties to Israeli settlements has been delayed...
Trump Says Settlements ‘Don’t Help’ Peace Process, Still ‘Studying’ Embassy Move
JNS.org - In an interview with the Hebrew daily Israel Hayom on Friday, US President Donald Trump said he believes settlements “don’t help the [peace] process,” and...
International Legal Expert: Widespread Global Criticism of Settlement ‘Regulation Law’ Passed by Knesset Is Unwarranted
The widespread global criticism of the settlement “Regulation Law” passed by the Israeli parliament earlier this week is unwarranted, an international legal expert told The Algemeiner on...
Major UK Newspaper: Maintaining Good Relations With Israel is Vital to British Interests
This week’s meeting in London between UK Prime Minister Theresa May and her Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, was a “timely reminder of how important it...
US Mum on Outpost Bill as International Community Condemns Israeli Move
JNS.org - The US has remained mum on the historic, yet controversial passage of an Israeli bill that retroactively legalizes settlement outposts in Judea and Samaria...
In Historic Move, Israel Votes to Retroactively Legalize West Bank Settlement Outposts
JNS.org - In an historic and controversial move, the Knesset voted 60-52 Monday evening to legalize some 4,000 settlement outposts in Judea and Samaria (the West...
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...
White House Tells Israel: Settlement Construction ‘May Not Be Helpful’
JNS.org - The Trump administration reiterated its belief Thursday that "the existence of [Israeli] settlements is not an impediment to peace," while warning Israeli Prime...
The Washington Post’s Biased Sources: Settlement Watch, J Street, the PLO and the PA
When the media use advocacy groups with political agendas as sources, they have an obligation to present the views of the other side. At the...
Responding to Question on Settlement Building, White House Spokesman Says Trump Wants to Make Sure Israel ‘Gets the Full Respect It Deserves’ in the Middle East
New US President Donald Trump “wants to grow closer with Israel and make sure that it gets the full respect that it deserves in the...
Israeli Cabinet Delays Vote on Annexing Ma’ale Adumim; Amona Deal Stalls
JNS.org -- The Israeli cabinet decided to delay a vote on annexing the Jerusalem suburb of Ma’ale Adumim, which lies beyond the 1967 lines, until Prime Minister...
