Tag: Settlements
Labeling Israeli products harms both Jews and Palestinians
In the case of the complex Israeli-Palestinian conflict, economic activities often become entangled with political discourse. One such contentious issue is the labeling of Israeli products. While this practice aims to inform consumers about...
Biden’s settlement delusions
Last week, the Biden administration reversed the “Pompeo Doctrine,” which recognized that Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria are not “per se inconsistent with international law.”
Biden’s record of being wrong on every single important...
How the ‘settler violence’ campaign works
This past Last Saturday afternoon, 71-year-old Hagar Gefen was driving through the Jordan Valley when she was waylaid by Palestinian assailants. They pulled her from her car, beat her and stole her vehicle.
Gefen is...
Settlement mega-event calls for Jewish return to Gaza
In an exuberant display of support for re-establishing Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip, 5,000 activists filled three large halls to overflowing at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on Sunday night.
A kind of...
Biden, Netanyahu discuss ongoing efforts to free remaining hostages
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization in a phone call on Thursday.
According to a White House readout of the call,...
Judea and Samaria leaders bash US visa bans on ‘extremist settlers’
Leaders of communities in Judea and Samaria criticized America's new "visa restriction policy" targeting "extremist settlers" who engage in violent acts against Arabs in the region.
"In the spirit of being 'fair and balanced,' the...
Film in Chattanooga Jewish screening refers to ‘Occupied West Bank’
The 16th annual Chattanooga Jewish Film Series, hosted by the Jewish Federation in the southeastern Tennessee city, began on Wednesday evening.
Titles featured include the 1941 Holocaust escape drama “Farewell Mr. Haffman,” the musical drama “Love Gets...
New York bill aims to stop funding of ‘Israeli settler violence’
A new law has been introduced into New York’s state legislature with the goal of preventing tax-deductible donations from supporting Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank.
The “Not on our dime!:...
Knesset committee to US ambassador: Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria ‘should continue’
The chair of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee told U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides that settlement expansion would continue, despite Washington’s objections.
Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, the former Knesset speaker who now...
Settlement activists temporarily establish six new outposts in Judea and Samaria
Settlement forces challenged Israel’s government with the establishment of six outposts in Judea and Samaria on Wednesday. In response, the government ordered the Israel Defense Forces to remove them.
Thousands of people, including hundreds of...