Settlements
US bill targeting Israeli settlements in West Bank, Gaza gains 53 co-sponsors
As of this week, the bill has 53 co-sponsors, including high-profile figures such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ro Khanna.
The settlement revolution: How Bezalel Smotrich changed Israel's map for the better - opinion
'Excuse Me, Is This Yours?': Before you boycott settlers, meet them - review
Thousands of Christians visit West Bank settlements in support after European sanctions, trade bans
Grapevine: ‘Settler’ is not a dirty word - opinion
The upcoming Alon Shvut conference will bring together Israeli leaders and activists to discuss ways to end violence in settlements, focusing on peaceful coexistence and non-violence.
Tzipi Hotovely, former envoy to UK, appointed Israel's new public diplomacy chief
Hotovely, who served as Israel’s ambassador to the United Kingdom between 2020 and 2025, was unanimously approved by the government.
Smotrich: US supports Israeli West Bank settlement expansion - interview
In past efforts by Israel to expand control in the West Bank, the US has called for maintaining stability in the area, adding that US President Donald Trump has not backed total annexation.
Israeli officials attend Sa-nur settlement reestablishment ceremony
Samaria Regional Council Chairman Yossi Dagan, who was among the residents evacuated from Sa-Nur in 2005, was among the 16 families who took up residence anew in the settlement on Sunday.
Smotrich: 'Establishing settlements destroys idea of Palestinian state in our heartland'
Smotrich's comments came at a ceremony celebrating the establishment of a new settlement, called Maoz Tzur, in the Binyamin region of the West Bank.
Knesset advances bill to grant tax benefits for West Bank settlements
The bill passed with 37 lawmakers in favor and 33 against. It will return to the Knesset Finance Committee for further debate and still must pass two additional readings in the plenum to become law.
'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
The Bashan is knocking, awaiting the return of its children, the Jewish people. Israel must now decide whether it hears it as noise or as a call.
MK Son Har-Melech, dozens of activists cross border fence into Gaza Strip
The Otzma Yehudit MK has said in a statement published by Nachala that "Gaza is ours forever."
UN Security Council calls urgent meeting to discuss recent Israeli West Bank policies
The session, initiated by the British Foreign Secretary, comes less than a week after the Israeli government reopened land registration in Area C for the first time since 1967.
