Israel settlement construction
Dreaming of a private house? You’ll have to move beyond the green line
A CBS report for early 2025 shows most new private homes are built in small West Bank towns, while big cities build upward and the dream of a yard and driveway drifts farther from Israel’s center.
US denounces Israel's push to advance 3,988 West Bank settler homes
73 congressional Democrats to Biden: Call Israeli settlements illegal
Israel promotes over 2,000 settler units prior to Biden inauguration
In Biden slight, Netanyahu publishes controversial Givat Hamatos tender
The Israeli right is looking to Netanyahu to solidify Israel's hold on areas over pre-67 lines in the last months of Trump's presidency.
Settler housing starts drop 50% under COVID-19
Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan has called on Netanyahu to immediately open up the bottleneck on settler building plans.
Peace Now asks Gantz, Ashkenazi to halt east Jerusalem Givat Hamatos homes
“This is a destructive plan that, if implemented, will fatally block the possibility of creating territorial contiguity between east Jerusalem and Bethlehem,” Peace Now wrote in a letter.
Palestinians: We don’t need permission from Israel to build on our land
“The terms A, B, and C no longer exist because Israel has violated the Oslo Accords.”
Right in uproar over Netanyahu’s Palestinian building plan
The prime minister “must stop the delusional demands of our great friend [US President Donald Trump]” who, if he is a friend, would understand.
Bezalel Smotrich calls on Netanyahu to debate PA 'takeover' of Area C
Residents of Area C claim that the Palestinian construction in Area B to create agricultural roads for Palestinian farmers is getting dangerously close to their borders.
On election eve, Netanyahu advances plans for 4,615 new settler homes
On Thursday the Ministry of Housing and Construction published tenders for 956 new settler homes.
Housing starts in settlements up by 187% in second quarter
The second quarter data in 2018 on housing starts is 66% higher than that of 2017.
MKs hope West Bank outpost authorization bill will pass this month
MK Bezalel Smotrich submitted a bill on the outposts, which he hopes will come before the Knesset Ministerial Committee this Sunday before it heads on out break on July 18th.
In pictures: A settlement is born
Israel-German ministerial meetings back on after year hiatus
Disagreements over settlement policy had prevented diplomatic meetings from happening between Israeli and German ministers.