Israel settlement construction

Dreaming of a private house? You’ll have to move beyond the green line

A CBS report for early 2025 shows most new private homes are built in small West Bank towns, while big cities build upward and the dream of a yard and driveway drifts farther from Israel’s center.

New construction of a house.
 US President Biden welcomes Israel's Prime Minister Bennett, in Washington

US denounces Israel's push to advance 3,988 West Bank settler homes

US HOUSE LEAD impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks during the impeachment trial of former US president Donald Trump last week.

73 congressional Democrats to Biden: Call Israeli settlements illegal

HOUSES in the Beit Safafa neighborhood of Jerusalem, near Givat Hamatos.

Israel promotes over 2,000 settler units prior to Biden inauguration


Bennett meets Trump envoy in Washington

Soon after Trump’s election victory in November, Bennett said the election meant that “the era of a Palestinian state is over."

Naftali Bennett

Report: US may allow new settlement in exchange for partial building freeze

Trump has prioritized making peace between Israelis and Palestinians, characterizing a comprehensive agreement between the two parties as the "deal of all deals."

PM Netanyahu and President Trump

Netanyahu: 'Significant progress' in talks with US on settlement construction

It’s presumed that Netanyahu seeks permission to build in the settlement blocs in exchange for freezing isolated Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visit the Great Wall during state visit to China, March 22, 2017

Obama's last year in office saw 40% rise in settler housing

The ground that was broken on 2,630 new settler homes last year, is the second highest amount of new Jewish construction that has occurred in the West Bank since the year 2,000.

General view of Ariel

The recorded deed to Jerusalem

What country doesn’t have the right to its unified capital, and to develop and build it?

Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem

UK House of Commons condemns Israeli settlement activity

The UK was one of 14 countries, out the UNSC 15 member body, that voted in support of Resolution 2334.

British House of Commons in London.

MK Zoabi offers to help ICC indict Netanyahu over settlements law

MK Basel Ghattas (Joint List) also called for sanctions against Israel in the wake of passage of the law.

MK Haneen Zoabi at the High Court of Justice

The Law to Organize Land in Judea and Samaria

The Jerusalem Post

JPost Editorial: No victory

The tragedy of Amona is that none of this had to happen.

Forces evacuate Amona synagogue

Housing Ministry approves marketing of over 2,000 units in W. Bank

Galant strongly condemned the handful of rioters and their violence towards security forces during the Amona operation.

BULIDINGS ARE SEEN under construction in the settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim [File]