Tag: Settlements
EU foreign-policy chief: European policy on Israeli settlements is ‘unchanged’
A few hours after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the United States no longer views Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria as violating international law, E.U. foreign-affairs chief Federica Mogherini stated...
US announcement on Jewish settlements does not ‘close door’ on peace, says legal expert
Experts weighed in on the U.S. State Department’s announcement on Monday that the United States is softening its stance on Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria.
It is a reversal of the 1978 State Department legal opinion,...
In major policy shift, US no longer views Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the United States is softening its stance on Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria.
This is a reversal of the 1978 State Department legal opinion...
Warren says ‘everything on the table’ to halt settlement expansion
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Oct. 19 that all options will be considered to prevent Israel from ramping up settlement building in the West Bank, including cutting aid to the...
EU criticizes Israeli plans for housing units in ‘occupied’ West Bank
In a statement, the European Union denounced Israeli “plans for more than 4,600 new housing units for settlers in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of an illegal outpost.”
The plans were announced last...
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...
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...
Ruling: Settlements built on Palestinian-owned land can be legalized
Twenty years after it was founded, the outpost of Mitzpe Kramim can be legalized, the Jerusalem District Court ruled on Tuesday in a precedent-setting decision.
The outpost, on a ridge in the Binyamin region overlooking...
Study finds major Israeli Supreme Court procedural discrimination in favor of pro-Palestinian plaintiffs
An in-depth analysis of more than 100 petitions filed in Israel’s Supreme Court against illegal construction in Judea and Samaria revealed preferential treatment given to leftist groups, according to a report by Arutz Sheva.
The...
At AIPAC, 400 attend event in support of Judea and Samaria
An event in support of Judea and Samaria organized in parallel to the 2018 AIPAC Conference reached maximum capacity on Monday night, turning away a long line of attendees who came to oppose boycotts...