West Bank Annexation
IDF admits West Bank commander met settler official, denies secret coordination of Jericho outpost
IDF sources confirm Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth met with a regional defense officer, but denies claims that he secretly coordinated a new settler outpost near Jericho.
Court orders return for Jalud Palestinian families home after extremist settlers drove them out
Palestinians say settlers want to ‘expel us, kill us’ as Jewish extremists return to Kusra
West Bank annexation supported by nearly 40% of Israeli Jews, JPPI poll finds
Netanyahu denies surprising Trump, Kushner with Israeli annexation bid
Netanyahu, however, said that he and Trump exchanged letters on the day before the ceremony unveiling the Trump peace plan.
Settlers fear Biden visit may strengthen Palestinian hold on Area C
The Palestinians believe that all of Area C, where the Israeli settlements are located, must be part of the final borders of their state.
Court backs settler evacuation on Homesh, upholds Palestinian rights
The court didn’t directly order the evacuation, but it accepted the state’s declaration of intent to evacuate the small illegallybuilt modular seminary.
Senior religious-Zionist, settler leader Rabbi Eliezer Waldman dies at 84
Waldman was one of the founders of the Jewish settlement in Hebron, founder of Nir Yeshiva in Kiryat Arba and one of the founders of the Gush Emunim settlement movement in 1974.
Behind scenes of Abraham Accords: Israeli annexation halted day before deadline
Israeli annexation of West Bank settlements was scuttled within 24-hours of its July 1 deadline in 2020, Barak Ravid revealed in his new book interviewing Donald Trump.
73 congressional Democrats to Biden: Call Israeli settlements illegal
A letter from Democratic congresspeople to President Joe Biden urged him to overturn Trump presidency policies.
Jerusalem Flag March cancelled after police reject Damascus Gate route
Originally, the march was scheduled to pass through the Damascus Gate near the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
From Trump to Biden; from West Bank annexation to Israeli apartheid
The settlement movement is now almost precisely where it was four years ago and in some ways it is in an even worse position.
Friedman recalls close connection to Trump as days in post draw to close
Speaking to Trump weekly and meeting monthly gave Friedman unparalleled power as an ambassador.
2020: A year when normalization trumped annexation
SETTLEMENT AFFAIRS: Israel pulled back from West Bank annexation in 2020, but the story is not over.
