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Eyeing a new opportunity, Jewish settlers are positioning themselves on the Gaza border

Around 30 such families signed up to move to Gaza weeks after Oct. 7, but a further 800 have signed up to move to six would-be Gaza settlements down the road.

 Arbel Zak, a senior Nachala leader, holds a map of envisioned settlements inside Gaza, at the Nachal Oz soldiers memorial overlooking Gaza, April 15, 2025.
 An illustrative image of Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Katz: Lack of settlements led to security deterioration in Samaria

 Settler youth at Hilltop 26 near Kiryat Arba, one of the protest points for outpost settlement, July 21, 2022.

Settlers vow to build more outposts after 7 West Bank encampments razed

Unveiling the new settlement of Amichai

In pictures: A settlement is born


Danon: Too soon to tell how US statement will affect settlements

"We will not always agree on everything."

Danny Danon

Connecting the dots between settlements and Trump

It is obvious that the government – often labeled the most right-wing government in Israel’s history – wanted to soften the blow of the Amona evacuation.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with US President Donald Trump in less than two weeks.

Netanyahu announces plans for first new West Bank settlement in 25 years

The announcement came less than 24 hours after Israel announced the advancement and/or authorization of 3,000 homes in other settlements.

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

Tears and somber acceptance among residents

3,000 police officers remove 1,700 activists, one by one.

YOUNG PROTESTERS sit in a caravan singing and resting as they wait to be evacuated by police officers from the illegal outpost in Amona.

Ambiguous settlement policy

Settlements are apparently a very important strategic asset in Netanyahu’s eyes. So much so that strengthening the Jewish hold in Judea and Samaria is worthwhile and a cardinal Israeli interest.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Peace Now: Israel begins to act on 73% of the 2,500 settler homes

The Housing Ministry approved tenders for 723 of the homes, including 552 in the Givat Ze’ev settlement, 90 in Ma’aleh Adumim, 78 in Alfei Menashe and 3 in Ariel.

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

Aussies rap Israel’s knuckles over settlements

Canberra issues a rare statement on eve of scheduled PM visit, raising speculation it may be a signal to Netanyahu not to cancel trip.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem last September

Jerusalem municipality approves 560 Israeli homes over Green Line

Hundreds of additional units expected to be approved beyond Green Line as Trump takes office.

Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhoood

Shaked: We want to annex Ma'ale Adumim

Maaleh Adumim

Settlements, annexation and the death of Zionism

Donald Trump is completely unpredictable, but what is clear is the responsibility of decisions that he will actually face when the weight of the world is on his shoulders.

Construction in Amona settlement