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Ireland's parliament passes bill banning imports from Israeli settlements

This makes Ireland the first EU member state to implement such a ban; however, Spain notably started applying restrictions on imports from Israeli settlements in October 2025.

PROTESTERS CALL on the Irish government to impose sanctions on Israel, in Dublin, last month. Over the years, Ireland has taken a more anti-Israel position than most European or Western nations, states the writer.
Bezalel Smotrich

The Association for Civil Rights petitions against the tax benefits law for settlements

AN AERIAL view shows the Cave of the Patriarchs, a site sacred to Jews and Muslims, in the city of Hebron, November 2, 2020.

Smotrich claims historic Hebron shift as Israel advances new building plans

A view of the Maale Adumim settlement in the West Bank, Jan. 28, 2020.

Southern District Committee approves plan submission for new settlement, named after Oct. 7 soldier


Seven Israelis including one minor charged for breaching military zone, crossing into Gaza

The defendants were among protesters who resisted arrest, which required police and military action to remove them.

Erez crossing

Katz: Lack of settlements led to security deterioration in Samaria

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan referred to Judea and Samaria as “Israel’s bulletproof vest.”

 An illustrative image of Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Bill allowing Jewish settlement in Gaza put to Knesset, coalition MKs plan to 'right injustice'

Ahead of Thursday's visit, Sukkot said "the renewal of settlement in Gaza is above all a matter of righting historical injustice."

Illustration: MKs Zvi Sukkot, Limor Son Har-Melech and Avichai Boaron in front of the Gaza border

Hofshi Israel members protest against administrative orders against settlers

The family members of a 14-year-old who received an administrative order also were in attendance.

 Members of the Hofshi Israel movement gather in protest following administrative orders.

Approved: New settlement to integrate people with disabilities into the community

The Northern District Committee: Shibolet settlement in Lower Galilee to integrate people with disabilities. About 350 housing units will be built, with 70 for disabled individuals and their families

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Canada sanctions seven Israelis, five entities over West Bank violence

"We remain deeply concerned by extremist settler violence in the West Bank and condemn such acts," said the Canadian Foreign Minister.

 Israeli settler leaders are seen arguing with lawmakers at a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, in Jerusalem, on December 11, 2023.

New right-wing central commander likely to be harder on Palestinian terrorism

Israeli settlers have accused the last few IDF central commanders of spending too much time cracking down on Jewish violence versus Palestinian violence.

Brigade Commander Colonel Avi Bluth 370

Remembering when the US pushed for Israel to annex the Gaza Strip - opinion

Clearly, there is no way of knowing how the Middle East might have looked had the Gaza proposal been accepted, no way of knowing the impact its acceptance would have had on subsequent events.

 FISHING AT the Gaza City port, 2018.

EU condemns expansion of 'illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank'

"The European Union firmly condemns the announcement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that over 800 hectares of land in the occupied Palestinian territory."

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Israeli commander calls to resettle Gaza, reprimanded by IDF

The IDF claims that the "officer expressed remorse" after being reprimanded.

 IDF soldier seen walking between two armored vehicles in Gaza, December 20, 2023.