Posts Tagged: Yesha Council
Israel’s Labor leader: West Bank Won’t Be Part of Israel
i24 News - During an audience exchange at Channel 12 on Saturday, the head of Israel's center-left Labor party said it's a "shame" to invest...
Despised Settlers
According to the Biblical narrative Abraham’s purchase of the Machpelah cave in Hebron as the burial site for Sarah (Genesis 23) marks the first property...
Netanyahu Tells Settler Leaders He Will Pursue West Bank Annexation, but Only in Context of Trump Peace Plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a group of settler leaders on Tuesday that he intended to annex parts of the West Bank, but only...
How Two US-Trained Israel Advocates Became International Spokesmen
JNS.org - You could say that Yishai Fleisher was destined to be a Jewish activist. Born in Haifa on the day of the 1976 Entebbe hijacking...
Trump’s Pick of David Friedman as Next US Envoy to Israel Draws Praise From Jewish Right, Dismay From Left
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of attorney David Friedman to serve as the next US ambassador to Israel has drawn praise from right-wing Jewish groups and...
Israeli Settler Leader Invites Trump to Visit West Bank Jewish Communities as President
A prominent Israeli settler leader congratulated on Wednesday US President-elect Donald Trump on his electoral victory over Hillary Clinton and said he would be welcome...
Head of Major West Bank Jewish Community Calls on PA to ‘Immediately Release’ Palestinians Arrested After They Visited His Sukkah
The head of a major Jewish community in the West Bank is calling on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to “immediately release” three Palestinians who were...
Settler Leader: Main Victims of BDS Movement Are the Palestinians Themselves
The fight against the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement was one of the hottest topics at the National Israeli-American Council Conference in Washington,...
Settler Leader Dani Dayan Unveils ‘Hebron’ Peace Plan, Calls for Integration in Absence of Violence
Settler leader Dani Dayan, former chairman of the YESHA Council in Judea and Samaria, proposed a peace plan with the ancient city of Hebron as...
U.S. Congressmen Surprised by Discrimination Against Jews, Christians on Temple Mount During Jerusalem Visit (VIDEO)
U.S. Congressman Dr. Andrew Harris on Wednesday said he was "surprised" by the limited access for non-Muslims to Jerusalem's Temple Mount and the "discrimination against...
Kerry’s Forthcoming Peace Plan Draws Criticism for Judea and Samaria Withdrawal
JNS.org - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's soon-to-be-revealed framework for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians is drawing significant criticism for its rumored...
Residents of Judea and Samaria Meet Sharon’s Death With Mixed Feelings
Until his implementation of the unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip, Ariel Sharon was a revered leader to the residents of Judea and Samaria. In...
In Wake of EU ‘Earthquake’ Directive, Israeli Government to Take Foreign Journalists to Samaria in Bullet-Proof Bus to See Jews and Arabs Working Together
In the wake of the release of new anti-Israel European Commission guidelines regarding cooperation with the Jewish state in Judea and Samaria, and in light...
Huffington Post Political Director: Two-State Solution is Dead, ‘the Settlers Have Won’
The two-state solution is dead and "It is now a matter of when, not if, the West Bank boils over into violent protests," write the...
