West Bank Annexation
Smotrich announces expansion of West Bank's Highway 465, pushes for new level of 'safety, security'
"The doubling of this important road will create a completely different level of safety, security, and quality of life," said Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in a statement announcing the project.
California Gov. Newsom says West Bank annexation, Netanyahu could lead Israel into apartheid state
Palestinian family says settlers annexed unfinished West Bank home
Foreign Ministry denies annulment of Hebron Agreement, contradicting Smotrich's announcement
It is unacceptable for the ICJ to deliver opinion on Israel, West Bank - opinion
It is unacceptable for the ICJ to deliver an opinion on this seminal issue reached in private and without the benefit of representations.
Nides: US will fight against Israeli annexation attempts
US Ambassador Tom Nides’s comments come as Smotrich demanded that Israeli settlements be governed by the relevant ministries rather than the IDF.
Will the ICJ declare Israel's 'occupation' of the West Bank illegal? - analysis
Every time a major international body like the ICJ or ICC rules against Jerusalem, it eats away at the Jewish state’s legitimacy and raises support for prosecuting Israelis or boycotting Israel.
Donald Trump offered Israel's West Bank to Jordan's King Abdullah in 2018 - report
It was not mentioned whether Israel and then prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had any knowledge of Trump's proposal.
Trump letter authorized Israeli sovereignty in West Bank - exclusive
Trump gave Netanyahu the green light to annex as long as he accepted a future Palestinian state, in contrast with the description in Kushner's book.
Does Israel's Netanyahu have a Donald Trump problem?
DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: With Kushner’s new book portraying the Netanyahu-Trump relationship as not as rosy as it once had seemed, the former US president may no longer be an asset to the Likud campaign.
Netanyahu denies surprising Trump, Kushner with Israeli annexation bid
Netanyahu, however, said that he and Trump exchanged letters on the day before the ceremony unveiling the Trump peace plan.
Settlers fear Biden visit may strengthen Palestinian hold on Area C
The Palestinians believe that all of Area C, where the Israeli settlements are located, must be part of the final borders of their state.
Court backs settler evacuation on Homesh, upholds Palestinian rights
The court didn’t directly order the evacuation, but it accepted the state’s declaration of intent to evacuate the small illegallybuilt modular seminary.
Senior religious-Zionist, settler leader Rabbi Eliezer Waldman dies at 84
Waldman was one of the founders of the Jewish settlement in Hebron, founder of Nir Yeshiva in Kiryat Arba and one of the founders of the Gush Emunim settlement movement in 1974.
