Settlement construction

Approved: New settlement to integrate people with disabilities into the community

The Northern District Committee: Shibolet settlement in Lower Galilee to integrate people with disabilities. About 350 housing units will be built, with 70 for disabled individuals and their families

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 Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, April 30, 2024.

Israel must take six punitive measures against PA, Smotrich says

 IDF soldier seen walking between two armored vehicles in Gaza, December 20, 2023.

Israeli commander calls to resettle Gaza, reprimanded by IDF

A view of the Maale Adumim settlement in the West Bank, Jan. 28, 2020.

Israel sets borders for three recently-legalized West Bank outposts


Bennett slammed after calling for 'natural' West Bank settler growth

Right-wing politicians slammed Prime Minister Naftali Bennett after he spoke of maintaining only 'natural' West Bank settlement growth in an interview he gave to the New York Times.

 Israelis protest at the Gush Etzion junction against Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett's visit to US president Joe Biden and the freeze on Gush Etzion development, August 24, 2021.

A bird’s-eye view of the settlement enterprise after Area C announcement

The Yesha Council's frustration and condemnation of the construction work in both Jewish and Palestinian parts of Area C are the results of a narrow view.

A Jewish settler walks past Israeli settlement construction sites around Givat Zeev and Ramat Givat Zeev in the West Bank, near Jerusalem June 30, 2020.

IDF advances settler E1 project ahead of Bennett-Biden meeting

In a move likely to complicate Israel's relations with Washington, Bennett approved construction of 3,412 apartment units in the West Bank.

The E1 territory, located outside of Jerusalem and within the jurisdiction of the Ma'aleh Adumim settlement

Nine ways the Evyatar outpost impacts the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The events of the last two months on the Evyatar hilltop, which were overshadowed by the Gaza war, Jerusalem unrest and Jewish-Arab riots, mark one such turning point.

Smoke from a Palestinian tire fire turned the blue sky black at the Evyatar outpost.

Netanyahu asks Gantz to delay evacuation of settler outpost Evyatar

Settlers headed by the Nahala Movement made their latest push to illegally build the outpost last month.

Evyatar outpost 370

Settler leaders fighting for Netanyahu despite freeze on housing plans

They have supported him, even though Netanyahu had not advanced plans for new settler homes since US President Joe Biden took office in January.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a ceremony for a new neighborhood in Kfar Etzion, Gush Etzion, March 14, 2021.

Right pushes for initial Knesset vote next week to authorize outposts

Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister Benny Gantz were present for the vote.

An Israeli flag is seen at the Elon Moreh settlements, one of 15 pending enclave communities under the Trump plan.

Binyamin Regional Council tackles Palestinian building in Area C battle

Settlers and the Israeli Right have warned that the Palestinian Authority is creating de-facto facts on the ground.

A MAN stands in front of Israeli troops near Ramallah on Friday, during a protest against Jewish settlements.

Israel's destiny is in extending sovereignty to Area C - opinion

On behalf of the Jewish people, past and future, by virtue of historical claims, international law, and civil and humanitarian rights, Israel is entitled to extend sovereignty in Yesha.

THE TOMB of Jesse and Ruth in the city of Hebron.

UN lacks funds to update its settlement 'black list'

The list is designed to highlight corporate activity linked to alleged violations of international law, such as settlement activity.

THE UN Security Council debates a 2019 resolution condemning Israel