Settlement blocs
Israel approves 22 West Bank settlements amid war with Hamas, pressure for Palestinian state
Legal Affairs correspondent Sarah Ben-Nun explains the context of settlement approval, touching on expansion during the Israel-Hamas War, IDF operations in the West Bank, and more.
UK sanctions four Israelis over aggression against Palestinians in West Bank
Israel to build 1,000 new homes in Eli settlement after terror attack
Settlers vow to build more outposts after 7 West Bank encampments razed
Netanyahu: We will move forward with annexation in July
Map committee member Levin denies Yesha Council complaint thatUS rejected settler changes to sovereignty map
Dichter: Trump map worrisome, settlements should be annexed
Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz, who hosted Dichter, told him that “We must safeguard the settlements, and they in turn will safeguard us.”
Peace Now petitions court to halt Efrat E2 settler building project
Palestinians hold that the portions of the land are private Palestinian property and should never have been allocated as state land.
Settler leader: ‘Trump deal serves first and foremost US interests’
Most settler leaders are opposed to any recognition of Palestinian statehood, even a limited one, and have embarked on a campaign against the deal.
Disagreement among EU on sanctioning Israel over settlement annexation
Pointing to past disagreements on statements about the matter, Borrell said that the current ones came up “when we discussed it a couple of months ago – and I suppose this divide is there.”
Bennett’s Area C ‘tsunami’ in advance of West Bank annexation - analysis
Even if a solution is found for the party to stay in the government, it is presumed at this juncture that Bennett will not continue on as defense minister.
Sen. Cardin implies he won’t join a letter against possible annexation
The progressive Jewish group J Street asked supporters on Monday to urge their respective senators to sign the letter.
Settlers: Sovereignty on the rocks unless right-wing coalition formed now
Yesha sees an immediate option of 61 parliamentarians and does not want to leave anything to chance.
By talking settlement blocs, Gantz could be looking to a post-Trump era
Why would Gantz start talking about the long-forgotten idea of settlement blocs, a concept that is way less than the solution Trump has floated?
Gantz weighing limited West Bank settlement annexation – report
The subject of annexation has been one of the sticking points in the ongoing negotiations between the Blue and White leader and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the formation of a government.
