Illegal israeli settlements

UK's proposed ban on Israeli settlement trade would breach int'l legal obligations, lawyers warn

Furthermore, UKLFI puts forward the argument that bans on trade could "harm the very Palestinian population it is supposedly intended to assist."

Protesters call for boycott of Israel [file]
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

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

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


Will the UN resolution bring down a full ICC war crimes probe on Israel?

Israel lost a significant battle on Friday. But the war over the ICC is still in play.

The entrance of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague

Analysis: US consistent against settlements — and against UN as appropriate venue

Every US president in the last five decades has characterized Israel’s settlement enterprise as a lamentable project damaging its long term prospects for peace.

US President Barack Obama gestures during a meeting with American Jewish leaders

State asks for 45 more days to evacuate Amona

The state emphasized that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman had requested the postponement in order to ensure that the evacuation happens peacefully.

Amona outpost

Legality of new Amona outpost challenged

The custodian is subservient to the attorney-general, meaning the motion ultimately will be decided by Avichai Mandelblit.

‘THERE WILL be war over Amona,’ the graffiti reads at the outpost in the Binyamin region of Samaria in the West Bank

Trump transition official: Friedman as envoy is clear message of change

Friedman, an Orthodox Jew, is staunchly in favor of moving the embassy to Jerusalem, and building in Judea and Samaria.

Becky Norton Dunlop, vice president of the Heritage Foundation and cabinet director in the Reagan administration

UN ambassadors visit Israeli settlement

Danny Danon says he wanted group "to have knowledge, be objective, and judge for themselves."

AMBASSADOR TO THE UN Danny Danon (second left), Guatemalan Ambassador to the UN Jorge Skinner-Klee and Ma’aleh Adumim Mayor Benny Kashriel discuss a map in Ma’aleh Adumim last week

Netanyahu gives directive to expedite demolition of illegal homes in Arab sector

Move comes as Dec. 25 deadline for Amona evacuation approaches.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu promises an eye for an eye in upholding the law

Amona residents issued a response shortly afterwards, saying that they "do not seek empathy, but for a leader able to find a way to prevent this injustice."

Mounted Israeli police scuffle with pro-settler supporters at the Amona outpost, February 1, 2006

Specter of violence looms over Amona evacuation

‘We don’t want violence, but they’ll need to take us,’ says resident

Amona outpost

Hard-line rabbis call on security services to disobey orders over Amona evacuation

“We call on the personnel of the security forces to act in accordance with justice and righteousness and not to blindly carry out any order,” the rabbis declared.

POLICE PREPARE to remove settlers and their supporters from Amona in 2006.