Settlements
Knesset advances bill to grant tax benefits for West Bank settlements
The bill passed with 37 lawmakers in favor and 33 against. It will return to the Knesset Finance Committee for further debate and still must pass two additional readings in the plenum to become law.
'Stealing like thieves': Opposition condemns gov't NIS 5b allocation to haredim, settlements
Beyond the Golan: The Israeli case for reclaiming southern Syria's Bashan - opinion
MK Son Har-Melech, dozens of activists cross border fence into Gaza Strip
UK sanctions target Israeli West Bank outposts, settler organizations
Britain and France have called an urgent meeting at the UNSC to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza and Britain is considering sanctioning ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich.
No. 16: Bezalel Smotrich, Moshe Arbel, Nir Barkat: Israel's wartime political leaders
Despite the cost of living increasing across all sectors, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has continued to focus his energies on countering the Palestinian Authority and the West Bank.
Joshua Hasten: The Indianapolis-born journalist, podcaster living in Israel
A freelance journalist and public relations consultant, he specializes in PR for nonprofits. Until recently, he served as the international spokesperson for the Yesha Council and Gush Etzion.
Three Israelis wounded in two terror attacks in Gush Etzion, West Bank
The IDF is investigating if these two separate nearby attacks are linked, and are looking for other possible suspects in the area.
US State Department announces new sanctions against Israeli settler organization, individual
In response to an uptick in settler violence, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller announced new sanctions on Hashomer Yosh and Yitzak Levy Filant.
A wrong turn: Settlers hold gun to 3-year-old's head in attack on Arab-Israeli family in West Bank
Security establishment figures said this was a serious escalation of "right-wing activism" in the West Bank.
Rise, fall, rumored return: Gaza's Gush Katif remembered in Jerusalem
A ‘rediscovered’ museum provides insight into the thriving Gaza community before the disengagement – and its status post-Oct. 7 today.
The ICJ is using a political escape routes to avoid calling Israel out on apartheid - opinion
The legal caution exercised by the ICJ on the most critical issues – such as avoiding the declaration that the occupation itself is illegal.
ICJ sips espresso while Tel Aviv coffee shops burn: A tale of legal myopia - comment
Israeli settlements act as crucial buffers against the kind of aggressions that tend to happen when your neighbors aren't exactly sending you fruit baskets.
G7 condemns Israeli creation of new West Bank settlements
“Israel’s settlement program is inconsistent with international law and counterproductive to the cause of peace,” said the foreign ministers from the seven countries.
