Tag: Judea and Samaria
Right-wing officials back plan to bolster Jewish settlements in Judea, Samaria by 2 million
Dozens of ministers and senior lawmakers from the Likud and other right-wing parties have signed a Nahala movement petition to promote a settlement plan introduced under the government of late Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, Israel...
Netanyahu’s decision to end international monitors in Hebron ‘strengthens’ Israeli sovereignty
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided this week that he would refrain from extending the mandate of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, or TIPH, an international civilian observer mission that has been stationed...
Roseanne Barr: Residents of Judea and Samaria are ‘pioneers’
American Jewish actress and comedienne Roseanne Barr toured Samaria on Friday as part of an international campaign against the BDS movement she is leading along with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.
Boteach and Barr met with head...
In latest case, San Francisco files lawsuit against Airbnb for delisting area-specific properties
A new lawsuit has been filed against Airbnb, this time in San Francisco.
It alleges that the company, in its decision to delist accommodations owned by Jews in the geographical area of Judea and Samaria,...
Almost 450,000 Jews live in Judea and Samaria, despite a slowdown in housing
There are currently nearly 450,000 Israelis living in Judea and Samaria, according to a report released by the Yesha Council on Tuesday.
In 2008, just before U.S. President Barack Obama took office, population growth in...
‘Forbes’ reports Airbnb policy ‘growing headache’; app now to ban Palestinian listings
A recent article in Forbes magazine reported that Airbnb’s decision to delist 200 Jewish residences in Judea and Samaria from its popular travel rental site is becoming a “growing headache” for the company, with new reports...
Injured pregnant terror victim improves, newborn baby in critical condition
Shira Yael Ish-Ran, the 21-year-old pregnant woman who was shot by Palestinian terrorists along with her husband and five other people at a bus stop near the town of Ofra in Samaria, is reported...
Business leaders, officials lament the toll BDS has taken on Judea and Samaria
At a gathering of senior Israeli officials, business leaders and other global representatives at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, the BDS movement was at the forefront of discussion following the recent news of Airbnb’s...
Beverly Hills boycotts Airbnb after company bans listings in Israeli settlements
In the wake of Airbnb’s decision last week to remove listings of rentals in Israeli settlements, the city council in Beverly Hills, California, announced over the weekend it plans to boycott the short-term home-rental company.
“We...
Judea and Samaria apartment owners file class action against Airbnb in Jerusalem
A group of Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria filed a class action lawsuit against Airbnb in Jerusalem District Court on Thursday, after the travel home rental company erased 200 listings which they said...