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De facto annexation in the West Bank: Israel cannot have it both ways - opinion

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.

View of Karmei Tzur settlement north of Hebron, in the West Bank, November 24, 2025.
A yellow concrete block placed by the Israeli army is seen along the Yellow Line in the northern Gaza Strip, November 2, 2025

From the Yellow Line to the Green Line: What lines will peace draw? - opinion

Palestinian Security Forces, who have been trained under US General Keith Dayton in Jordan, train in the West Bank city of Nablus on August 13, 2009.

Could the Palestinian Authority be planning a Jewish genocide in the West Bank? - opinion

A map depicting US President Donald Trump's initial Gaza withdrawal lines, October 4, 2025.

Gaza cannot wait: Time for a Palestinian Green Zone to end Hamas rule, IDF presence - opinion


Likud shifts strategy to positive campaign

PM kicks off Likud-Beytenu campaign with promise to continue settlement construction "despite international pressure."

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Netanyahu: I'll strengthen settlements during next 4 years

PM kicks off Likud-Beytenu campaign with promise to continue settlement construction "despite international pressure"; commits himself to lowering housing prices, tackling Iranian nuclear issue.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu 370

Diplomacy: Settlements, world outrage and election

Construction announcements feed global condemnation that helps the Right. It’s a simple script currently being played to perfection by all actors

E1 370

Quartet's Blair weighs in on Israeli building plans

France, Britain, Germany, Portugal issue joint statement expressing "extreme concern" over construction plans in E1.

Quartet Mideast envoy Tony Blair 311 (R)

EU's Ashton ‘troubled’ by new Israeli construction

France, Britain, Germany, Portugal issue joint statement expressing "extreme concern" over construction plans in E1.

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton 390 (R)

14 UNSC members slam settlement plans; US mum

France, Britain, Germany, Portugal issue joint statement expressing "extreme concern" over construction plans in E1.

UN Security Council vote 370

Committee approves plan for 2,610 units in e. Jerusalem

Jerusalem Local Planning Committee approves construction in Givat Hamatos neighborhood; Netanyahu to Asian and Pacific envoys: It is not logical for Israel to be barred from building in its capital.

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Livni: The world is mistaken on settlements

Former foreign minister gives rare rebuke to int'l community, says settlements a requirement for achieving peace.

Livni at Jpost conference 370

Deputy mayor: J'lem must build over Green Line

Newer neighborhoods over Green Line are only place to build high-rises to address housing shortage says Naomi Tsur.

311_Pisgat Zeev view of homes

Why won’t the bulldozers show up tomorrow?

A look at Israel's complicated permit process, and why today's partial approval doesn't translate into tomorrow's penthouse.

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