Illegal israeli settlements

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

“If settlements are illegal, why have we not made an outright ban on trade? What exactly is it that we’re waiting for?” said Abtisam Mohamed, a Labour politician.

|ByKELLY HARTOG/JTA
Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.
JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

Three female soldiers wounded by settlers while clearing illegal West Bank outpost

Security forces arrived at the outpost adjacent to Ma’aleh Amos during the night, where they announced that the area was a closed military zone and demanded that all civilians disperse.

|ByTZVI JASPER
An IDF soldier stands guard during an evacuation of illegal West Bank outposts, December 7, 2025.

Border Police, IDF evacuate four illegal outposts across West Bank

Border Police and IDF units evacuated four illegal outposts in Gush Etzion, Samaria, and Binyamin, following PM Netanyahu’s directive to clear 14 such sites across the West Bank.

|ByEFRAT FORSHER
Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025

WATCH: Hilltop Youth, security forces clash during demolition of illegal settlement extension

Gush Etzion Regional Council reached out to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to request his assistance in dealing with the "anarchy" developing in the area in a letter sent in September.

|BySHIR PERETS

Netanyahu: Palestinian leaders demand future state ethnically cleansed of Jews

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has stated previously that no Israeli settlers or border forces could remain in a future Palestinian state.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF
PM Netanyahu: Dear Arab citizens of Israel--take part in our society in droves

Regavim vs. the two-state solution vs. the IRS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016ByRYAN FAGAN
The Jerusalem Post

New rule makes it harder to remove illegal settler structures

Until now, the civil administration had the sole authority to remove unauthorized modular homes and structures within 60 days of their construction.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Avihai

IDF seizes mobile home of navy commando in Esh Kodesh settlement outpost

The authorities placed the structure on a flatbed truck and carted it away from the small community, which is located near the Shiloh settlement.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
AN IDF CRANE yesterday removes the illegally placed modular home belonging to a soldier at the Esh Kodesh outpost in the West Bank.

Palestinian Foreign Minister: PA not against Abbas-Netanyahu meeting

But Israel must meet preconditions, minister says.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016ByADAM RASGON
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki and French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

Emergency talks planned to save 40 Amona homes

Nine residences in nearby Ofra also slated for demolition.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
The Amona outpost in the West Bank

Court orders demolition of 17 settler homes in Derech Ha’avot outpost

News of court decision set off a political firestorm among right-wing ministers and parliamentarians.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
IDF bulldozer

White House warns against ‘expansion of settlement activity’

179 homes retroactively legalized in Ofarim, plans advanced for 234 units in Elkana • 50 other homes approved.

AUGUST 31, 2016ByMICHAEL WILNER, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Efrat settlement, West Bank

European parliamentarians to form first ever pro-settler caucus

The Samaria Regional Council boosts that it has hosted some 150 parliamentarians from around the world.

AUGUST 6, 2016ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Members of the Samaria Regional Council meet with European officials

US angry over new Israeli settlement activity

The State Department said the move constitutes "activity that is systematically undermining the prospects for a two-state solution."

JULY 28, 2016ByMICHAEL WILNER
Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo