Settlers

The court also ordered the defendant to pay Rabi’s family NIS 258,000, the maximum compensation available under the law, and imposed an additional suspended prison term.

Britain and Israel have genuine strategic interests in common even when their governments disagree sharply, but diplomatic relations require reciprocity.

Israel’s ongoing threats to punish countries that take measures against settlements in the West Bank and goods they produce remind me of expressions describing having things both ways.

On Sunday night, the PA-run WAFA reported that three Palestinians were wounded during the clash, including two who were in serious condition after being shot. 

According to the police, the first suspect, a 19-year-old from the Shomron area, was arrested first. On a search of his vehicle, police found several suspicious items, including an airsoft rifle.

It was not immediately clear when the operation would begin, with reports from Israeli media pointing out that hundreds of settlements could be removed.

With a PM and foreign minister planning to implement hostile policies toward Israel, one wonders who this government truly caters to

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Preparing to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, Huckabee says settler violence is hurting the Jewish state's reputation stateside.

Settler leaders have condemned the violence, saying on August 13 that the attacks in Kusra "are not our way."

The IDF says the commander has been explicitly ordered to avoid taking any actions that may be in any way interpreted as identifying with the Jewish extremists or supporting their illegal conduct.