Settlement blocs

Israel approves 22 West Bank settlements amid war with Hamas, pressure for Palestinian state

Legal Affairs correspondent Sarah Ben-Nun explains the context of settlement approval, touching on expansion during the Israel-Hamas War, IDF operations in the West Bank, and more.

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank
 Israeli border police officers guard after clashes between Palestinians and Jewish settlers near the Palestinian village of Jalud, in the West Bank, June 22, 2023.

UK sanctions four Israelis over aggression against Palestinians in West Bank

 View of the Jewish settlement of Eli, in the West Bank on January 17, 2021.

Israel to build 1,000 new homes in Eli settlement after terror attack

 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


Netanyahu: We will move forward with annexation in July

Map committee member Levin denies Yesha Council complaint thatUS rejected settler changes to sovereignty map

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Jordan Valley community of Mevo’ot Yericho in February 2020

Dichter: Trump map worrisome, settlements should be annexed

Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz, who hosted Dichter, told him that “We must safeguard the settlements, and they in turn will safeguard us.”

Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz and Likud MK Avi Dichter.

Peace Now petitions court to halt Efrat E2 settler building project

Palestinians hold that the portions of the land are private Palestinian property and should never have been allocated as state land.

THE WEST BANK town of Efrat, with Bethlehem in the background.

Settler leader: ‘Trump deal serves first and foremost US interests’

Most settler leaders are opposed to any recognition of Palestinian statehood, even a limited one, and have embarked on a campaign against the deal.

A general view picture shows the Israeli settlement of Efrat (L) in the Gush Etzion settlement block as Bethlehem is seen in the background, January 28, 2020

Disagreement among EU on sanctioning Israel over settlement annexation

Pointing to past disagreements on statements about the matter, Borrell said that the current ones came up “when we discussed it a couple of months ago – and I suppose this divide is there.”

Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, holds a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, January 10, 2020.

Bennett’s Area C ‘tsunami’ in advance of West Bank annexation - analysis

Even if a solution is found for the party to stay in the government, it is presumed at this juncture that Bennett will not continue on as defense minister.

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett during a West Bank visit

Sen. Cardin implies he won’t join a letter against possible annexation

The progressive Jewish group J Street asked supporters on Monday to urge their respective senators to sign the letter.

Ben Cardin, United States Senator (D) from Maryland at the 7th Annual JPost Conference in NY

Settlers: Sovereignty on the rocks unless right-wing coalition formed now

Yesha sees an immediate option of 61 parliamentarians and does not want to leave anything to chance.

A protest for Israeli sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and Judea and Samaria in Jerusalem in February. Will events complicate the plans?

By talking settlement blocs, Gantz could be looking to a post-Trump era

Why would Gantz start talking about the long-forgotten idea of settlement blocs, a concept that is way less than the solution Trump has floated?

Border police forces on their way to the Kumi Ori outpost on the outskirts of the Yitzhar settlement to demolish two illegally built homes on January 15, 2020.

Gantz weighing limited West Bank settlement annexation – report

The subject of annexation has been one of the sticking points in the ongoing negotiations between the Blue and White leader and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the formation of a government.

Blue and White leader Benny Gantz