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. TOVAH LAZAROFF FEBRUARY 27, 2020 19:23 Defense Minister Naftali Bennett swore he would “not give one inch […]

PA calls for EU boycott of Israeli goods

PA calls on the EU to boycott goods from Judea and Samaria, and recognize a ‘Palestinian’ state. Dalit Halevi, 26/02/20  PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called on EU states to require international businesses in Judea and Samaria to cease operations. Shtayyeh said that the UN Human Rights Council had recently released a “blacklist” of “settler […]

UN slams ‘worrying’ Israeli plans to build in West Bank, East Jerusalem

Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov says moves promoted by Netanyahu endanger prospects for two-state solution The United Nations Middle East peace envoy condemned Israel’s recent advancement of construction plans in the West Bank and East Jerusalem that he said would effectively cut the West Bank in two and isolate some Palestinian neighborhoods. The statement from Nickolay […]

Report: 1,000 new housing units in east Jerusalem set for approval in coming days

Green light of project in Givat Hamatos neighborhood comes after Netanyahu vowed new construction After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to build thousands of new homes in east Jerusalem, the Prime Minister’s Office is preparing to grant the green light for the construction of 1,000 new units in the neighborhood of Givat Hamatos, […]

France, Germany slam plan to build, expand East Jerusalem neighborhoods

European nations condemn Netanyahu’s announcement of approval for 3,000 homes for Jews in project that would cut off Palestinian areas in capital from West Bank By TOI staff and Jacob Magid Today, 8:33 pm France and Germany on Friday slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he had lifted restrictions against the construction of a […]

UNHRC’s game is rigged, so Israel isn’t playing – Analysis

The UNHRC is publishing this list even though the only support it received for doing so was from the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, South Africa, Venezuela and Cuba. By LAHAV HARKOV FEBRUARY 12, 2020 22:43 The release on Wednesday of the UN Human Rights Council’s blacklist of companies that operate in Judea […]

Palestinian Authority says it will ‘pursue’ companies on UN settlements list

PA premier suggests firms operating in West Bank move to areas under Palestinian control, says Ramallah will ‘demand compensation for illegally using our occupied lands’ TOI staff12 February 2020, 10:31 pm The Palestinian Authority said on Wednesday that it will go after companies that are included on the UN Human Rights Council’s list of firms […]