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Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chair Yuli Edelstein and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides meet in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Source: Courtesy of the Knesset.

Knesset committee to US ambassador: Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria ‘should continue’

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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...
The Nachalah Settlement Movement set up two outposts near Kiryat Arba and four more in other areas of Judea and Samaria, July 20, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Settlement activists temporarily establish six new outposts in Judea and Samaria

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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...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid Defense Minister Benny Gantz attend a vote on the "settler law" bill at the Knesset, June 6, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel’s coalition faces uncertain prospects after key legislation fails vote

Israel’s government suffered a double blow on Monday that could impact its future and potentially lead to early elections. The first setback came when the coalition failed to pass a bill Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar...
The town of Yakir in Judea and Samaria, June 11, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

Israeli settlement population up 16.5 percent in five years

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Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria have continued to grow over the past year, continuing a spurt of growth that began during the Trump administration, according to data compiled by WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com. According to the statistics, the...
The Unilever company. Credit: Unilever.com.

Unilever fires 1,500 workers, splits ice-cream from food division

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The multinational firm Unilever, which owns Ben & Jerry’s, announced on Tuesday that in the wake of severe losses, it will fire 1,500 workers around the world and split off its ice-cream division from...

Obsessed with Israeli settlements, Americans and Europeans turn blind eye to Palestinian violence

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The United States and some European nations continue to demonstrate an obsession with Israeli “settlements” and isolated incidents by small groups of radical right-wing Israelis, mostly wayward youths, while completely ignoring the much larger...

Bereaved families demand resignation of Israel’s public security minister

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Bereaved families launched a campaign on Wednesday demanding that Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev “apologize or resign” over remarks made to senior American diplomat Victoria Nuland about alleged settler violence and for comparing...
A view of the town of Karnei Shomron in Judea and Samaria on June 10, 2020. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.

Approval for thousands of housing units in Judea and Samaria pushed off to unknown...

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Approval of 2,223 new housing units slated for Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria has been postponed to an unknown date after the council responsible for approving them failed to meet on Wednesday, Kan News reported. The...
Ben & Jerry's products on the shelf of a grocery store. Credit: Arne Beruldsen/Shutterstock.

Why are ‘progressive Jews’ defending Ben & Jerry’s?

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If you thought that American Jews were going to unite against discrimination in ice-cream sales, you were wrong. The decision of the Ben & Jerry’s company to “end sales of our ice-cream in occupied Palestinian territories”...
Ben & Jerry's Ice-Cream Shop. Credit: Joshua Small-Photographer/Shutterstock.

New Jersey investigates Ben & Jerry’s parent company for possibly violating state law

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New Jersey joined the growing list of U.S. states that announced it is examining ice-cream maker Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company, Unilever, to see if they violated state law against boycotts of...