Posts Tagged: Judea and Samaria
At AIPAC, 400 Attend Event in Support of Judea and Samaria
JNS.org - An event in support of Judea and Samaria organized in parallel to the 2018 AIPAC Conference reached maximum capacity on Monday night, turning away...
New Community Goes Up in Samaria for Former Amona Residents
JNS.org - The residents of Amona are receiving 36 promised temporary houses to be erected in their new community of Amichai. Evicted by the Supreme Court order...
IDF Busts Palestinian Weapons Ring Amidst Increased Violence in West Bank
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Forces busted a weapons-smuggling operation in the southern Hebron Hills early Thursday morning, arresting six suspects. The army reported that the weapons were found...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Blocks Vote to Apply Sovereignty Throughout West Bank
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday blocked a vote in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on a bill which would gradually apply Israeli sovereignty to...
Residents of Judea Neighborhood Bemoan Continued Israeli Government Preparations to Destroy Homes
JNS.org - Residents of the Netiv Ha’avot neighborhood in northern Judea expressed dismay over the continuation of plans to destroy 16 homes that were found to...
Hamas Establishing Terror Infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Says
JNS.org - The Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas is investing considerable resources into establishing terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday. Hamas, stated...
When Geopolitical Conditions and Moral Values Converge
The geopolitical developments in the Middle East over the past 15 years have created new political and security dynamics engendered by the violent turmoil and profound...
Israel Foiled 400 Terrorist Attacks in 2017, Shin Bet Chief Says
JNS.org - Nadav Argaman, director of Israel’s Shin Bet, said the security agency has foiled some 400 attempted terrorist attacks this year. “The calm we are experiencing...
Netanyahu to Attend Event Marking 50 Years of Settlement Movement
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will attend a special ceremony Aug. 28 to mark 50 years since the Six-Day War and Jewish settlement in the...
Netanyahu Vows to Link Beitar Illit With Jerusalem, Touts Pro-Settlement Policy
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday to link the haredi-majority city of Beitar Illit in the West Bank directly to Jerusalem through a...
Netanyahu Supports Massive Expansion of Jerusalem Municipality
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated on Wednesday that he would support an initiative to integrate four Jewish communities in the West Bank, as...
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...
Fact-Checking Claims About Israeli ‘Settlers’
A theme I keep coming across in mainstream media articles about Israeli-Palestinian relations is starting to bother me. Here's a typical example: Today there are more than 400,000...
Defense Minister: West Bank Construction at Highest Level in More Than 20 Years
JNS.org - The number of buildings being constructed in the West Bank is at its highest in more than 20 years, and any additional construction would put...
