Annexation

Smotrich deserves 'at least 15 seats' for West Bank actions, former justice minister claims

Ramon made the comments on the Gatekeeper podcast with journalist Nissim Sofer during a discussion about the political system and the electoral landscape.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.
View of a graffiti sprayed by unknown attackers, ancient archeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, November 30, 2024.

Hijacking history: How messianic extremists are weaponizing Israeli archaeology - opinion

FORMER OTZMA YEHUDIT chair Michael Ben-Ari (left) and Zehut party leader Moshe Feiglin (right) agree to run in a joint list ahead of elections, Wednesday, May 7, 2026.

Zehut party leader to run in elections on joint list with ex-Otzma Yehudit chair

Jonathan Pollard seen during a tour of the Sovereignty movement and the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council in the Jordan Valley, in the West Bank on February 12, 2023.

Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard joins politics, calls to annex Gaza Strip


Israel already annexed the West Bank a long time ago - opinion

International critics demonize Israel make a fundamental error in presenting it as evil. Hanlon’s razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

 ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the UN Gilad Erdan speaks at a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East in August. Last week, the UN General Assembly referred the West Bank issue to the World Court.

Middle East Quartet no longer relevant to Israel-Palestinian conflict - editorial

Over the years, it has become unclear what work the Quartet actually does and whether it has relevance when it comes to what is taking place in Israel and the Palestinian territories. 

 US State Department spokesman Ned Price holds a press briefing on Afghanistan at the State Department in Washington, U.S., August 16, 2021.

Otzma Yehudit MK: Israel's 'occupation' of West Bank is permanent for now

A former IDF brigadier general, Fogel is a member of the party established by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and is a strong supporter of Jewish control over Judea and Samaria.

 People overlook the Jewish settlement of Kokhav Hashahar, in the West Bank during a scouting mission to find new hilltops to settle, November 6, 2022.

Netanyahu pushing for Saudi-Israel deal with annexation pledge - report

Netanyahu would reportedly suspend plans for annexing the West Bank in exchange for a Saudi deal as well.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu istens prior to participating in the signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 15, 2020

Blinken: We will judge Israeli gov't by policies, not personalities

US secretary of state congratulates Netanyahu on announcing formulation of gov't

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Tunisian President Kais Saied (not pictured) during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC

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.

 Palestinian Authority and Israeli flags (illustrative)

Letters to the Editor November 14, 2022: Obstacles in the path

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

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Palestinians push for ICJ to rule ‘Israel occupation’ is annexation

Palestinian representatives to the UN pushed a resolution that argues the continuing nature of the “Israeli occupation” is de facto annexation.

SCALES OF JUSTICE decorate the International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2019.

Russia tells people in occupied Kherson to 'save your lives' and leave

Russia's proxies in the southern region are trying to evacuate up to 60,000 people who live on the western bank of the Dnipro river.

 Civilians evacuated from the Russian-controlled city of Kherson walk from a ferry to board a bus heading to Crimea, in the town of Oleshky, Kherson region, Russian-controlled Ukraine October 23, 2022.

Kremlin: Annexed Ukrainian lands protected by Russian nuclear weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin said last month that Moscow was ready to use nuclear weapons if necessary to defend the "territorial integrity" of Russia.

Smoke rises over the city after Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, October 10, 2022.