Israel publishes tenders to plan 20,000 settlement units
Washington, Palestinians condemn move; Netanyahu scrambles to nix tender for 1,200 apartments in E1 near Ma’ale Adumim
View ArticleAiming to calm critics, Netanyahu cancels massive settlement plan
PM says move for 20,000 units harms settlements and undermines efforts to stymie Iran’s nuclear ambitions; US wants answers; Palestinians threaten ‘end of peace process’
View ArticleUri Ariel denies PM rebuked him over settlement tenders
Housing minister says it would be a ‘great success’ if plans nixed by Netanyahu produced first apartments in six or seven years
View ArticleState seizes 1,000 acres in West Bank
Peace Now says move near spot where three teens were abducted is a ‘stab in the back’ for moderates in the Palestinian Authority
View ArticlePalestinians pan Israeli West Bank land appropriation
Top PA negotiator calls for diplomatic action over move to expand Gvaot settlement in wake of three Jewish teens’ killing
View ArticleUS urges Israel to reverse West Bank land seizure
American official says decision to expand Gvaot settlement in wake of three Jewish teens’ killing is harmful to peace process
View ArticleWest Bank land appropriation harming Israel, Livni says
Justice minister says decision to seize about 1,000 acres will tarnish country’s reputation
View ArticleBritain condemns Israel’s ‘ill-judged’ West Bank land grab
UK foreign secretary says appropriation of nearly 1,000 acres near Bethlehem is ‘an obstacle to peace’
View ArticleIsrael’s land seizure: political favor or West Bank game-changer?
Some experts say though the move hurts Israel diplomatically, critics overstate its importance on the ground
View ArticleIsrael publishes tender for 283 settlement homes
Land Authority announces expansion of Elkana in West Bank, days after land appropriation move
View ArticleAustralia calls on Israel to rethink West Bank land grab
Canberra, normally seen as empathetic to Israeli settlement policy, joins international community in condemning move
View ArticleIsrael okays 2,610 homes for Jews and Arabs in E. Jerusalem
Construction in Givat Hamatos approved by Jerusalem committee ahead of PM’s meeting with Obama in Washington
View ArticleUS warns East Jerusalem housing plans will ‘distance Israel from even its...
In strikingly bitter language, White House and State Department say move ‘will poison atmosphere,’ call into question Israel’s commitment to peace
View ArticleUS-Israel ties in crisis over East Jerusalem building plans
Implying that Netanyahu’s talk of peace is insincere, Washington warns new project will ‘distance Israel from closest allies'; PM says he rejects US criticism
View ArticleIsrael reportedly planning 48,000 new homes in West Bank
One sixth of 279,000 proposed tenders situated across Green Line, according to Yedioth daily; Peace Now counts nearly 5,000 new units over 2014
View ArticleDriver tries to hit Israeli troops in West Bank; no injuries
Car flees site of attempted attack; Israeli vehicles hit by gunfire, stones in separate West Bank attacks, one lightly hurt
View ArticleGrapes from Zion
The West Bank makes world-class wine, no matter what you think of the wineries' religious or political convictions
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