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Foreign criticism of West Bank settlements 'discriminatory against Jews,' Sa'ar says

"Foreign governments will not restrict the right of Jews to live in the land of Israel, and any such call is morally wrong and discriminatory against Jews," Sa'ar said.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.
Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 27, 2025.

Singapore imposes sanctions, entry bans on four Israeli settlers

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2025

Netanyahu condemns West Bank riots, vows action against Jewish extremists

Israeli settlers riot at a Palestinian village in the West Bank, setting fire to cars and homes, on November 17, 2025

WATCH: Settler extremists riot in Palestinian West Bank village, set fire to homes and cars


Peace Now warns of de facto annexation as E1 planning

The E1 project was first advanced by former prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and then frozen as a result of US and international pressure.

Ir Amim researcher Aviv Tatarsky on the E1 hilltop.

Illegal building at Einot Anar must be razed after Settlement Law voided

In light of that annulment the state informed the court on June 24, that it would now demand the dismantlement of the illegal construction within 90 days.

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Settlers ramp up protests ahead of Washington sovereignty parley

Jordanian and Egyptian foreign ministers affirm their opposition to annexation.

Yesha Council leaders at the protest tent outside the Prime Minister's Office.

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.

With annexation in the balance, 10 things to know about how settlers voted

Residents of Judea and Samaria, which make up some six or seven mandates, are considered to be the bedrock of the Likud and Yamina parties.

A view shows the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank February 25, 2020.

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

Pompeo announcement: Peace or propoganda?

Having Pompeo, an Evangelical, make the announcement helps him if, as expected, he runs for the Senate from Kansas next year; he’s also said to have his eyes on the presidency in 2024.

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo listens during a news conference in Reykjavik

Don't legalize the illegal

Encountering Peace: It is a reality that international law has determined that the West Bank is governed as a territory captured in war, which makes it defined as a “belligerent occupation."

Settlers clash with Israel Police in West Bank settlement of Yitzhar, Nov. 10, 2019

Does U.S. shift on settlements increase the chances for peace?

There is importance in stating the truth even if it doesn’t have a direct tangible outcome.

A Jewish settler walks at the Jewish settlement outpost of Adei Ad B in the West Bank

Netanyahu approves 300 new housing units in Dolev in response to attack

"We will take root and cripple our enemies," Netanyahu said. "We will continue to strengthen and develop the settlement."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Efrat settlement located in the Gush Etzion region just outside of Jerusalem