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Who is Andy Slaughter, UK's Labour Party's new anti-Israel Solicitor General? - explainer

Ultimately, Slaughter’s elevation to the role of Solicitor General places an official with a long-standing record of critical positions on Israel into a key governmental advisory post.

Britain's Member of Parliament (MP) Andy Slaughter speaks during the Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, June 21, 2023.
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.

UK working on plan to ban all trade with Israeli settlements, minister says

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.

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

IDF troops in northern West Bank operation.

Multiple clashes between Israelis, Palestinians reported in West Bank following alleged sheep theft


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A settlement-bloc-only annexation plan? Nobody told Ma’aleh Adumim

When Israel speaks of retaining high Jewish population areas of the West Bank, his settlement bloc is often one of the premier locations that come to mind.

A general view of houses in the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank

Settlement leaders split on annexation reflects lack of trust in PM

Netanyahu has been unable to win over the settlement leaders because not all of them trust his word. And without details of the plan out there for all to see, trust becomes important.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a meeting with Yesha council heads at the Prime Minister's Office.

Border Police demolish two illegally rebuilt structures near Yitzhar

A security official warned that all illegal actions would be responded to with firm action.

Demolished structures in Kumi Ori near Yitzhar, April 23, 2020

West Bank settlement construction drops 32% in 2019

The low numbers continue a trend, in which cumulative settler starts down by over 20% during the three years since US President Donald Trump took office.

A view of the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim February 25, 2020.

Does Netanyahu's failure to hit 61-seats place annexation on the rocks?

There has rarely been a time in Israeli history with such political unity of thought on annexation of West Bank settlements.

A view shows the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the West Bank February 25, 2020.

Bennett advances 1,800 new settler homes, says won’t give land to Arabs

The list of projects that were advanced include the approval of a master plan for 620 homes in the Eli settlement and a 2 million sq.m. industrial park off of Rt. 5 in the West Bank's Samaria Region.

Then Minister of Defense Naftali Bennett visits new housing projects in Judea and Samaria

EU warns Israel’s Har Homa, Givat Hamatos building harms 2-states

Building in these areas would undermine the viability of a future Palestinian state, the EU and Ireland, Germany, France and Italy say.

A laborer works on an apartment building under construction in the Har Homa neighborhood of Jerusalem

EU pulls statement referring to settlement activity on “disputed” land

The statement was re-issued with the land instead being referred to only as being "occupied".

A Jewish settler walks at the Jewish settlement outpost of Adei Ad B in the West Bank

Push for over 2,000 settler homes, after 617 Palestinian structures razed

Plans to retroactively legalize 180 homes in the MItpze Dani outpost as a neighborhood of the Ma'aleh Mikhmas settlement is expected to be advanced.

Demolition of al-Abed family home comes less than a month after deadly attack