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


The ICC, settlements and the Orwellian denial of the Jewish presence in Israel

The fact remains that the position that settlements are illegal as such serves a war-like narrative that denies any legitimacy to Jewish presence on the entire territory of Israel.

Palestinian boys walk near Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Jaloud near Nablus

The top 10 diplomatic stories of 2019

Ranked from least to greatest are the most high-profile diplomatic stories of the year.

2019:  Diplomatic top 10

Liberals like Peter Beinart hope to block Israeli settlement funding

Meet the slate of first-time candidates seeking seats in the 38th World Zionist Congress.

Jewish Israelis seen in the West Bank settlement of Shavei Shomron

Mike Pompeo slams Democrats’ settlement fixation, calls claims foolish

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said that he supports Pompeo's letter, adding that the US has restored its historic and appropriate role in mediating the conflict.

US SECRETARY OF STATE Mike Pompeo shake hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem earlier this year.  Can the US administration be taken seriously when it comes to their interpretation of international law?

Two states for two peoples requires recognizing Israel’s legal rights

When US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently announced that Israeli settlements are not per se illegal, it touched off a political firestorm.

Revava - An Orthodox Jewish Israeli settlement in the West Bank, Located between Barkan and Karnei Shomron. Revava, Oct 23, 2018

It’s time for Israel to start annexing settlements near eastern Jerusalem

If neither of these landmark decisions were enough to “open the gates of hell,” as Imam of the Egyptian mosque al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb claimed it would, why is this announcement any different?

The Arab East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ras al-Amud is seen in front of the Dome of the Rock

Netanyahu: U.S. legalization of Israeli settlements will stand test of time

When pressed by the 'Post' if his next step was the application of sovereignty, the prime minister brushed off the question.

Netanyahu meets with settler leaders in Gush Etzion after the US stated that settlements are not illegal on November 19, 2019.

America has finally decided the Bible is not illegal- Opinion

This is a major blow to the BDS movement, which calls to “boycott, divest and sanction” the State of Israel, in addition to a snub to the European Court of Justice.

A general view picture shows houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank February 15, 2017

How does U.S. settlement decision impact coalition talks? - analysis

As dramatic as the announcement was, it’s not clear that it will do much in terms of untangling our current political knot.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem, October 18 2019

Right demands West Bank Annexation, Left says it's still occupation

Right-wing politicians demanded that Israel immediately annex the West Bank settlements in light of the US's dramatic announcement, while Left-wing politicians insisted that Israel still "occupied."

A girl holds an Israeli flag on a hilltop near the Maaleh Adumim settlement