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Israel advances bill for authority over West Bank heritage, archaeology sites

Seven MKs voted in favor of the bill, and five MKs opposed it. It will need to pass three readings in the Knesset’s plenum to become a law.

The Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee approved the advancement of a controversial bill to establish an authority to oversee antiquities and heritage sites in the West Bank, February 5, 2026.
Hamas Nukhba Battalion terrorists who were captured on October 7th massacre seen in a jail cell at a prison in central Israel, where high risk Hamas and Hezbollah prisoners captured in recent war are being held, March 4, 2025.

Israel's Knesset moves to try Nukhba terrorists as Phase I of Trump's Gaza plan ends

US President Donald Trump speaks during a reception with business leaders, at the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026.

Will Donald Trump's Hamas disarmament endgame make Israel safer? - analysis

An attorney has urged the Shin Bet to act after three Jewish hilltop youth allegedly attacked a pregnant Arab woman in Jaffa, warning that settler violence is being shifted from the West Bank into Israel’s cities.

IDF admits failure to sufficiently reduce Jewish violence against West Bank Palestinians


Beyond the Green Line

Beyond the Green Line is my story. It’s the story of a boy who came to Israel looking to become a man by earning a red paratrooper’s beret.

IDF soldiers at a temporary checkpoint in the West Bank [File]

Foreign transit executives tour Jerusalem light rail – a signal of change?

An increasing number of mass transit firms are seeking to gain Israeli technical know-how despite the intractable political situation and ongoing conflict with the Palestinians.

The Jerusalem light rail celebrated the 50th anniversary of the capital city’s reunification last summer by decorating its trains with Israeli flags and banners.

New Zealand denies apologizing to Israel over controversial UN motion

Wellington's foreign minister clarifies that a letter his country sent Tuesday to Jerusalem was not an apology.

The current New Zealand flag flies on Parliament buildings in Wellington's Central Cusiness District on March 24, 2016.

Trump: I’m working hard to finally achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace

In an interview before his arrival, the US president preferred not to address most core issues.

Abbas, Trump, Netanyahu

Transportation minister plans to build artificial island off Gaza coast

Katz’s plan also calls for clarifying Israel’s construction policies beyond the Green Line to the new US administration that would allow for building throughout Jerusalem.

Intelligence Services Minister Israel Katz‏

Ashton Kutcher shuts down protester calling for 'Airbnb out' of Israeli settlements

Hollywood actor and technology enthusiast defends online vacation rental company in the face of disruptive demonstrator's rant about West Bank settlements.

American actor and investor Ashton Kutcher

Jerusalem official suggests Trump a game-changer for building over '67 lines

After perceived "de facto freeze" during Obama administration, City Hall reportedly set to approve 1,400 homes in east Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo.

Jerusalem's Ramat Shlomo neighborhoood

JPost Editorial: Myopic State

The State Department’s overblown language indicates a distorted view of the reality driving the conflict – and it’s not settlements.

Palestinians walk near an opening in Israel's security fence in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of A-tur

Israel 2016: A house divided

Israelis who still adhere to such concepts as democracy, or human rights, or simply common decency, increasingly feel beleaguered and threatened – and not only left-wingers.

An Israeli settler puts up an Israeli flag over a house, which is disputed between Palestinians and Israelis, in Hebron

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