West Bank Settlements

• Israeli government figures lead thousands in defiant march on West Bank settlement

  The mass rally also threatened to further raise tensions that have been heightened by days of unrest across the region over a contested Jerusalem holy site.

  World

  Apr 10, 2023
  
• Israel’s Netanyahu vows to expand West Bank settlements

  The package laid the groundwork for what is expected to be a stormy beginning for Netanyahu's government and could put it at odds with large parts of the Israeli public.

  Politics

  Dec 28, 2022
  
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• Israel to hold 5th election in 3 years as parliament to be dissolved

  The vote could bring about the return of a nationalist religious government led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or another prolonged period of political gridlock.

  World

  Jun 20, 2022
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• Israel set to move forward with 3,000 West Bank settlement homes this week

  The Palestinians view the settlements in the West Bank, which house some 700,000 settlers, as the main obstacle to peace.

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2021
• Netanyahu promises to annex West Bank Jewish settlements if re-elected

  Netanyahu has promoted Jewish settlement expansion in his four terms as prime minister, but until now refrained from presenting a detailed vision for the West Bank, seen by the Palestinians as the heartland of a future state.

  World

  Apr 6, 2019
• Israeli PM considering legislation to annex West Bank settlements: spokesman

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he wanted to coordinate any such move with the United States.

  World

  Feb 12, 2018
• Palestinian officials accuse Israeli soldiers of killing 19-year-old stone-pelter

  Palestinian officials say Ahmad Abu-Obeid was shot in the head Saturday during a stone-throwing confrontation near the northern West Bank town of Jenin.

  World

  Feb 3, 2018
• Israeli settlers downplay Donald Trump’s criticism of settlement construction

  President Trump has been perceived as sympathetic to the settlements, an issue at the heart of the Israel-Palestinian conflict that was a frequent source of friction between his predecessor, Barack Obama, and Netanyahu.

  Politics

  Feb 3, 2017
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• Donald Trump does U-turn on Israeli settlements, says they ‘may not be helpful’

  President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Israel that constructing new settlements "may not be helpful" to Middle East peace efforts, shifting toward a tougher line with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

  World

  Feb 2, 2017
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• Israel ramps up West Bank settlement-building after Donald Trump inauguration

  Israel announced plans Tuesday to build 2,500 more settler homes on the West Bank, moving to step up construction just days after the swearing-in of Donald Trump brought to power a U.S. administration seen as friendly to the settlement movement.

  World

  Jan 24, 2017