Posts Tagged: West Bank settlements
Israeli Cabinet Approves Construction of First New West Bank Settlement in 20 Years
Israel's security cabinet on Thursday approved the building of the first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades, even as Prime Minister...
Police Evacuate Settlers, Protesters From Ofra Settlement in West Bank Ahead of Home Demolitions
JNS.org - Some 100 Israeli security officers arrived Tuesday in the Samaria community of Ofra to carry out the court-ordered eviction of nine homes that were...
Israel-Germany Meeting Cancelled Following Settlement Dispute
A meeting between the governments of Germany and Israel that was scheduled to take place in May has been canceled amid rising frustration in Berlin...
Trump Says UN Has Become ‘Club for People to Get Together, Have a Good Time’
Donald Trump is questioning the effectiveness of the United Nations, saying it's just a club for people to "have a good time," after the U.N....
Arson Confirmed as Cause for Several Israel Fires, Qualifying Victims for State Restitution
Fires in nine cities and settlements hit in the rash of blazes that spread across the country over the past week were caused by arson...
New York Times Article on Arab-Jewish Solar Project Turns Into Attack on Settlements
Just how bad is Sunday’s New York Times feature article about a solar energy array in a West Bank Palestinian Arab village that was built...
Survey: Nearly Half of Jewish Israelis Think Arabs Should be Expelled or Transferred
Nearly half of Jewish Israelis agree that Arabs should be expelled or transferred from Israel, and a solid majority (79 percent) maintain that Jews in...
IDF Reservist Attacked by Palestinian Terrorists With Clubs, Axes at West Bank Home
Two terrorists infiltrated the settlement of Eli in the West Bank early Wednesday morning, and attacked a local resident at his doorstep with clubs. They...
Netanyahu to Allow Evicted Jews to Return to Hebron Houses With Proper Permits
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would allow Jewish settlers evicted by the Israeli army from two houses in the West Bank...
US Supports EU Move to Distinguish West Bank Settlements From Israel Proper
The US State Department came out in support of a European Union move to distinguish West Bank settlements from Israel proper, and said that settlement...
Liberal Israeli Daily: US Donors Funneled More Than $200 Million for West Bank Settlements Through NGOs
An Israeli newspaper investigation says US donors have pumped more than $200 million into Jewish West Bank settlements in recent years. The investigation, published by the...
Former Clinton Aide Proposed ‘Shaming Israel’ Through ‘Pledge for Palestine’ Initiative, Latest Email Batch Reveals
A former top policy aide to then-secretary of state Hillary Clinton proposed a "pledge for Palestine" fundraising initiative that would have a "shaming effect on...
Report: Netanyahu Wants to Draw Borders for West Bank Settlements
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly aspires to reach understandings with the Palestinians on the borders of Jewish West Bank settlements that Israel would annex...
Israeli Officials to Review Housing for French Immigrants in West Bank Settlements
Jerusalem Post - The Elections Committee is set on Monday to weigh the legality of plans for new housing for French immigrants in West Bank...
