Tag: Settlements
Ben & Jerry’s boycott ripples through Jewish world, mixed with legal threats
The fallout over the decision by Ben & Jerry’s to no longer sell its products in what the company calls “occupied Palestinian territory,” which includes parts of Jerusalem, immediately rippled throughout the Jewish world, with Israel’s...
Gush Katif conference relives loss of Gaza communities, studies rifts in Israeli society
It was 16 years ago Monday— the 10th of Av in the Hebrew calendar—that more than 8,000 Jews were evicted from their homes in the Gaza Strip in what was officially known as the...
New government criticized for approving lackluster building projects in Judea and Samaria
At the end of June, the new Israeli government led by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett approved 31 new building projects throughout Judea and Samaria. The projects were green-lighted by the subcommittee on Jewish...
Nordic fund KLP disinvests from 16 Israeli firms over settlement ties
Norway’s largest pension fund, KLP, announced on Monday that it was disinvesting from 16 companies connected with Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, including Motorola and Israeli telecom giant Bezeq.
Following a “thorough assessment” of...
Evyatar residents leave settlement but with hopes of return
The last of the Jewish residents of Evyatar left the hilltop settlement on Friday afternoon in accordance with an agreement reached with the government following days of negotiations.
Fifty-three families had moved into Evyatar, established...
Democrats in Congress urge Biden to reverse Trump policies on Israeli settlements
A group of 73 Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. President Joe Biden to reverse Trump administration policies towards settlements in Judea and Samaria, designating them once again as illegal under international law.
The letter was drafted by Reps....
West Bank facts on the ground cannot be ignored
Palestinian and American officials had on Monday their first formal public contact since 2017. The Palestinian Authority refused to speak to the Trump administration for years because of anger over the moving of the...
Israel headed towards 1 million residents living in the West Bank
The latest edition of the “West Bank Jewish Population Stats Report,” commissioned annually by former Member of Knesset and National Union Party head Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz, shows a 2.62 percent growth in 2020, and a 17 percent in...
Bahrain changes tune, saying it won’t allow imports from Israeli settlements
Bahrain will not allow imports from Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria, Bahrain’s Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry said on Friday, according to a report by the state news agency BNA. The ministry’s statement contradicted the...
US issues policy to have exported goods made in settlements labeled ‘Product of Israel’
The U.S. State Department issued a new policy on Thursday requiring that products manufactured in settlements in Judea and Samaria be labeled as “Israel,” “Product of Israel” or “Made in Israel” when exported to the United States.
“This approach recognizes that...