Posts Tagged: West Bank settlements
Jordan’s King Says Regional Stability Put at Risk by Israeli Annexation
Jordan's King Abdulllah warned on Tuesday that Israel's planned move to annex parts of the West Bank next month would threaten stability in the Middle East. In...
Israel’s Netanyahu Mulls Two-Phase West Bank Annexation, Newspaper Says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a limited initial annexation in the West Bank, hoping to quell international opposition to his pledge of wide territorial...
UN Rights Experts Condemn Israel’s Annexation Plan and US Support
UN human rights experts said on Tuesday that Israel's plan to annex significant parts of the West Bank would violate international law banning the taking...
A Disingenuous Debate About Annexation
JNS.org - The list of signatories to a new letter organized by the Israel Policy Forum protesting the possibility of Israel passing legislation in the...
Netanyahu Says Will Press Ahead With E-1 Settlement Project in West Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was moving forward with a plan to build some 3,500 homes for settlers in one the...
Israel’s Netanyahu Says Plans to Annex Settlements in West Bank if Reelected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he would annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank if he wins another term in office,...
Airbnb Refutes Israeli Government Claim It Reversed West Bank Settlement Ban
The Israeli Tourism Ministry claimed on Monday that Airbnb had backtracked on its recent decision to remove listings in West Bank settlements, but this was...
Number of Tourists Visiting Israeli Settlements Reportedly Doubles After ‘Antisemitic’ Airbnb Delisting Move
The number of tourists visiting Israeli settlements in the West Bank reportedly doubled this past weekend following Airbnb’s decision to delist lodgings in the communities. According...
13 Years After Gaza Evacuation, 160 Families Still Without Housing
JNS.org - The Knesset House Committee convened on Tuesday to mark Gush Katif Day, commemorating the evacuation of Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip in the...
White House Denies Netanyahu’s Claim of Annexation Talks
JNS.org - The White House on Monday denied Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that he is in talks with the Trump administration on the annexation of Israeli...
Palestinian Terrorists Arrested With Knives in Two West Bank Incidents
JNS.org - A Palestinian terrorist was arrested on Thursday outside Kochav Yaakov in Samaria, after a search of his backpack uncovered a meat cleaver, knife and Quran. A...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Pledges $57 Million to Build Bypass Roads for West Bank Settlers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged 200 million shekels ($57 million) Monday to build safe bypass roads for Jewish West Bank settlers, in a move that looks...
Report: Saudi Arabia Pushed US to Stop Israel From Expanding Jerusalem Municipality
Saudi Arabia applied diplomatic pressure on Israel via the US to delay a vote on a controversial bill that aims to expand the Jerusalem municipality...
Netanyahu: Israel Will Adopt Policy of Limited West Bank Settlement Construction in ‘Show of Good Will’ to Trump
Israel will adopt a policy of limiting new construction in West Bank settlements to within the boundaries of areas that have already been built upon...
