Israel new settlements

What Britain risks by treating Israeli intelligence as a bargaining chip - comment

London is banning trade with Israeli settlements. The secret Hezbollah case shows how much of the UK-Israel relationship the British public never sees.

|ByZVIKA KLEIN
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during Ministerial Statement on Government Direction at the House of Commons in London
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich interacts with a man, on the day of a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split east Jerusalem from the West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim, August 14, 2025.

EU foreign ministers condemn Israel's new West Bank E1 settlement plan

The Foreign Ministry "rejects the attempt to impose foreign dictates upon it [Jerusalem]," it said Friday.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustrative image of Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Katz: Lack of settlements led to security deterioration in Samaria

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan referred to Judea and Samaria as “Israel’s bulletproof vest.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the Maale Adumim settlement in the West Bank, Jan. 28, 2020.

Israel sets borders for three recently-legalized West Bank outposts

Two of the new settlements Avigail and Asael are located in the South Hebron Hills while the third, Beit Hogla is in the Megilot region by the Dead Sea.

|ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

US source: Trump will ask Netanyahu to curb West Bank settlement activity

President "has not abandoned the two-state solution," senior White House official says​; Western Wall visit without Israeli officials.​

MAY 18, 2017ByMICHAEL WILNER
WHAT DEAL will President Donald Trump try to push when he gets to Israel later this month?

Israel to limit settlement ‘footprint,’ new homes only inside building lines

No commitment made to restrict construction to large settlement blocs.

MARCH 31, 2017ByHERB KEINON
BULIDINGS ARE SEEN under construction in the settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim [File]

Progress on Israel-US joint policy on settlement construction

Netanyahu and the US envoy “discussed concrete measures that could help support and advance Palestinian economic development.”

MARCH 17, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US ENVOY Jason Greenblatt (center) poses with Israeli students in Jerusalem after a meeting to discuss their views and perspectives on the future.

Yesh Din: Bleak outlook with new settlements law

The law empowered various state organs to legalize a range of unauthorized Jewish settlements on private Palestinian land, while providing compensation.

FEBRUARY 15, 2017ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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Abbas: Israeli 'colonization' could force us to end security cooperation

PA leader Abbas made the dramatic statement in an address to France's Senate.

FEBRUARY 8, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

A continuation of land theft by other means

The Regulation Bill will remove the final protection for Palestinian landowners in the West Bank

FEBRUARY 7, 2017BySARIT MICHAELI
Palestinian labourers work at a construction site in Efrat

Netanyahu announces plans for first new West Bank settlement in 25 years

The announcement came less than 24 hours after Israel announced the advancement and/or authorization of 3,000 homes in other settlements.

FEBRUARY 2, 2017ByHERB KEINON, TOVAH LAZAROFF
BULIDINGS ARE SEEN under construction in the settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim [File]

Shaked: We want to annex Ma'ale Adumim

DECEMBER 31, 2016ByJEREMY SHARON
Maaleh Adumim

This week in 60 seconds: Settlements in the diplomatic crosshairs

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

DECEMBER 30, 2016ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Members vote on a resolution at the UN Security Council in New York

Trump calls UN 'sad,' days after Israeli settlements vote

"The United Nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad!"

DECEMBER 27, 2016ByREUTERS
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the Trump tower