Settlements
'Stealing like thieves': Opposition condemns gov't NIS 5b allocation to haredim, settlements
The government faces backlash over its decision to allocate NIS 5 billion to haredi institutions and settlements during Israel’s ongoing conflict.
Beyond the Golan: The Israeli case for reclaiming southern Syria's Bashan - opinion
MK Son Har-Melech, dozens of activists cross border fence into Gaza Strip
UN Security Council calls urgent meeting to discuss recent Israeli West Bank policies
No. 16: Bezalel Smotrich, Moshe Arbel, Nir Barkat: Israel's wartime political leaders
Despite the cost of living increasing across all sectors, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has continued to focus his energies on countering the Palestinian Authority and the West Bank.
Joshua Hasten: The Indianapolis-born journalist, podcaster living in Israel
A freelance journalist and public relations consultant, he specializes in PR for nonprofits. Until recently, he served as the international spokesperson for the Yesha Council and Gush Etzion.
Three Israelis wounded in two terror attacks in Gush Etzion, West Bank
The IDF is investigating if these two separate nearby attacks are linked, and are looking for other possible suspects in the area.
US State Department announces new sanctions against Israeli settler organization, individual
In response to an uptick in settler violence, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller announced new sanctions on Hashomer Yosh and Yitzak Levy Filant.
A wrong turn: Settlers hold gun to 3-year-old's head in attack on Arab-Israeli family in West Bank
Security establishment figures said this was a serious escalation of "right-wing activism" in the West Bank.
Rise, fall, rumored return: Gaza's Gush Katif remembered in Jerusalem
A ‘rediscovered’ museum provides insight into the thriving Gaza community before the disengagement – and its status post-Oct. 7 today.
The ICJ is using a political escape routes to avoid calling Israel out on apartheid - opinion
The legal caution exercised by the ICJ on the most critical issues – such as avoiding the declaration that the occupation itself is illegal.
ICJ sips espresso while Tel Aviv coffee shops burn: A tale of legal myopia - comment
Israeli settlements act as crucial buffers against the kind of aggressions that tend to happen when your neighbors aren't exactly sending you fruit baskets.
G7 condemns Israeli creation of new West Bank settlements
“Israel’s settlement program is inconsistent with international law and counterproductive to the cause of peace,” said the foreign ministers from the seven countries.
European Union condemns Israeli authorization of five new settlements
The Security Cabinet authorized one outpost for every country that unilaterally recognized Palestine as a state in the last month, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explained.
